Sam Wyly's house

Sam Wyly is a billionaire businessman who built up, then sold a number of companies. In 1981 he co-founded Sterling Software, which was sold to Computer Associates in 2000 for $4 billion. In 1982 he ought controlling interest in an arts-and-crafts chain Michaels. The company's revenues grew from $10 million at the time of purchase to $1.24 billion by 1996. In July 2006, Bain Capital and the Blackstone Group purchased the company for $6 billion. He also co-founded hedge fund Maverick Capital.