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Website:

sac.com

contact e-mail:

[email protected]

# of Employees:

50-299

Annual Revenue Estimate:

$50m+

AUM:

$10bn-$15bn

Industry:

Hedge Funds

SAC Capital Advisors (SAC Capital Partners, SAC Capital Management) is a $14 billion dollar group of hedge funds founded by Steven A. Cohen in 1992. The firm employs approximately 800 people across its offices located in Stamford, Connecticut and New York City with international satellite offices. In 2010, the SEC opened an investigation into insider trading at SAC.

Location:

72 Cummings Point Road

Stamford, CT, 06902

United States

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