Deals
At Cerberus, Feinberg Built a Web of National Security Ties
- Billionaire said to be considered for Trump intelligence role
- His firm owns companies that refuel spy planes, make rifles
Stephen Feinberg convenes with his crew as lawmakers discuss the auto bailout bill at the US Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Dec. 11, 2008.
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For a low-key financier who has spent a career managing money in Manhattan, Stephen Feinberg has a lot of friends in Washington.
Through his $30 billion investment firm, Cerberus Capital Management LP, Feinberg has bought companies that refuel spy planes, train Green Berets, make sniper rifles and watch America’s foes from space. He’s handed out jobs, lobbying contracts and campaign cash to some of the most powerful people in the nation’s capital.