HIGHBRIDGE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LLC

Highbridge Capital Management is a private hedge fund sponsor based out of New York. The company was established in 1992 by cofounders Glenn Dubin and Henry Swieca and currently operates as a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co. The firm is currently held by the subsidiary JP Morgan Asset Management, which purchased a majority interest in the firm in 2004 and became the sole substantial holder in 2009. Highbridge Capital Management has expanded its presence since its inception and now has locations in London, Boston, Dallas, Hong Kong, and Tokyo. Highbridge Capital Management is currently headed by CEO Scott B. Kapnick and has 336 employees with 130 of them being investment professionals. The company utilizes a multi-strategy to make its investments with diverse methods ranging from global convertible arbitrage to special opportunities strategies, focusing to “attain consistent capital appreciation primarily through arbitrage and absolute return investment strategies in the global financial markets.” Highbridge Capital Management invests most heavily in the health care sector, which alone makes up approximately a quarter of its total asset allocations, and also invests in the consumer discretionary, information technology, industrials, energy, finance, and consumer staples sectors, among others to a lesser degree, in order of decreasing allocation. The company currently holds over $31.5 billion in total assets under management spread across 61 accounts, all of which are discretionary accounts. Although Highbridge Capital Management’s total number of accounts held has not increased significantly in recent years, its total assets under management has grown significantly, increasing from $17.7 billion back in 2010 to becoming close to twice that amount today. The company mainly caters to pooled investment vehicles, which alone makes up three quarters of its client base, and also provides services to high net worth individuals, banking institutions, pension and profit sharing plans, corporations, and insurance companies, in order of decreasing clientele.