Kensico Capital Management is a Connecticut–based hedge fund that was co-founded by Michael Lowenstein and Thomas Coleman in January 2000. Kensico primarily invests in stocks but they invested in credit default swaps in late 2006 and profited handsomely. Coleman, 45 years old, was employed by Halo Capital Partners as a partner prior to founding Kensico. Prior to Halo Capital, Coleman was the CEO of PTI Holding Inc., a manufacturer of bicycle accessories, between 1990 and 1995.