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International Business Times UK
International Business Times UK
Niloy Chakrabarti

Here's Why Point72's Steve Cohen's Bought Millions Worth of Biotech Stocks Last Week

Steve Cohen has an estimated net worth of $23 billion. (Photo: Point72)

New York Mets owner and billionaire investor Steven A. Cohen is known for his agility and high-risk/reward investing approach. Cohen founded the now-defunct SAC Capital Advisors, which was among the most successful hedge funds. However, the fund was charged with insider trading charges and repaid investors $1.8 billion (£1.3 billion) in penalties as Cohen faced a two-year ban on managing investor money.

In 2013, Cohen converted his investment operations into a family office and formally adopted the Point72 Asset Management name the following year. In 2018, the firm became a registered investment advisor and started accepting outside capital.

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