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About J. Ezra Merkin
- Jacob Ezra Merkin (born April 19, 1953) is an American investor, hedge fund manager and philanthropist.
- He had been a fund manager and capital raiser until 2008 when one of the funds in Gabriel Capital LP, his $5 billion group of hedge funds became insolvent because a large portion of its assets was invested with the convicted Ponzi scheme operator Bernard Madoff.
- The fallout from his investment with Madoff has been extensive.
- He navigated a series of lawsuits without a finding of fraud or knowledge of the scheme, but agreed to repay any fees earned from the investment in Madoff historically.
- He had to resign a series of positions including his role as Non-executive Chairman of GMAC.
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