Paulson & Co. Inc. (PCI) is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also manages accounts for banking or thrift institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, and corporations. The firm manages separate client-focused portfolios. It invests in the public equity markets across the globe. The firm employs merger arbitrage, long/short, and event-driven strategy to make its investments. It employs fundamental analysis to make its investments. The firm benchmarks the performance of its investments against the S&P 500 Index. It conducts in-house research. Paulson & Co. was founded in July 1994 and is based in New York, New York.