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J. Kyle Bass is an American hedge fund manager. He is the founder and principal of Hayman Capital Management, L.P., a Dallas-based hedge fund focused on global event-driven opportunities.In 2008, Bass successfully predicted and effectively bet against the U.S. subprime mortgage crisis by purchasing credit default swaps on subprime securities which, in turn, increased in value when the real estate bubble burst.Bass has made prominent bets on Japan, European sovereign debt and, most recently, China. He has also given his expectations regarding the economic future of Japan and Argentina.Despite his early success in predicting subprime mortgages, he has received criticism for some of his investments for their performance.

✵ 7. September 1969
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Famous Kyle Bass Quotes

“You can't hate the mirror because you're ugly.”

Kyle Bass

BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.

“Capitalism without bankruptcy is like Christianity without Hell.”

Kyle Bass

BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.

“Buying gold is just buying a put against the idiocy of the political cycle. It's that simple.”

Kyle Bass

BBC HARDTalk interview, 15 November 2011.

“As we walked out of that room, he put his arm around me and said 'That's a very compelling presentation, and God, we hope you're wrong.”

Kyle Bass

CNBC House of Cards interview, 2009.

“They put lipstick on the pig to try to sell it to somebody that didn't know what they were buying.”

Kyle Bass

CNBC House of Cards interview, 2009.

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