▁a ▁friend ▁said : ▁" He ▁loved ▁the ▁discipline ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁– ▁it ▁was ▁the ▁making ▁of ▁him ." . ▁ ▁On ▁being ▁dem obil ised , ▁Bus son ▁had ▁a ▁well - public ised ▁relationship ▁with ▁the ▁actress ▁Far rah ▁F aw c ett ▁and ▁appeared ▁in ▁tab lo id ▁g oss ip ▁columns . ▁As ▁he ▁often ▁ref uses ▁to ▁give ▁inter views , ▁stories ▁surr ound ▁Bus son ▁– ▁the ▁story ▁about ▁F aw c ett ▁is ▁that ▁they ▁met ▁on ▁the ▁French ▁Riv iera . ▁The ▁story ▁is ▁only ▁partly ▁true , ▁in ▁that ▁it ▁was ▁perpet u ated ▁by ▁the ▁g oss ip ▁column ist ▁" T aki " ▁as ▁a ▁sort ▁of ▁in - jo ke : ▁T aki ▁knew ▁Bus son ' s ▁mother , ▁who ▁was ▁friends ▁with ▁F aw c ett . ▁ ▁Fin ance ▁career ▁ ▁Bus son ▁entered ▁the ▁world ▁of ▁h edge ▁funds ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 6 ▁working ▁with ▁Dub in ▁Sw ie ca . ▁He ▁was ▁later ▁employed ▁as ▁a ▁market ing ▁representative ▁for ▁Paul ▁T ud or ▁Jones ' s ▁fund ▁T ud or ▁In vest ments . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 9 9 1 , ▁Bus son ▁founded ▁the ▁E IM ▁Group ▁to ▁provide ▁fund - of - fund ▁management ▁services ▁to ▁the ▁growing ▁institution al ▁market ▁for ▁h edge ▁funds . ▁On ▁ 8 ▁December ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁E IM ▁Group ▁was ▁reported ▁as ▁being ▁a ▁victim ▁of ▁Bern ie ▁M