Overview
J.C. Flowers & Co. is a private-equity group founded in 2001 in New York City by billionaire J. Christopher Flowers. J.C. Flowers & Co. serves as adviser to two private-equity funds, J.C. Flowers I LP and J.C. Flowers II LP, which are focused on the financial-services sector.
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. recently agreed to sell the remains of IndyMac Bank to a team of high-profile investors, including J. Christopher Flowers, hedge-fund investors George Soros and John Paulson, and computer mogul Michael Dell.
Recruiting
J. Christopher Flowers has a reputation as being highly driven and constantly on the move (traveling frequently for business and pleasure). According to media profiles, Flowers was a school boy chess champion and keeps a board in his office to play out strategies with colleagues.