Highland Capital Management

This article is about the alternative investment management firm. For the venture capital firm, see Highland Capital Partners.

Highland Capital Management

Type	Private
Industry	Private equity
Founded	1993
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas, United States
Products	Leveraged buyout, Growth capital
Total assets	$18.7 billion
Number of employees	100+
Website	www.hcmlp.com

Highland Capital Management is an alternative investment management firm that manages hedge funds, structured investment and distressed investment funds. The firm invests in global public equity, fixed income and hedging markets with a focus on leveraged loans, high yield bonds, and structured products.

The firm, based in Dallas, Texas, was founded in 1993. The firm operates offices in New York City, London, and Singapore. The firm reported approximately $18.7 billion of assets under management in 2014.

Highland manages the Highland Credit Strategy Fund (NYSE: HCF) and Highland Distressed Opportunities (NYSE: HCD) among other closed-end funds. On February 4, 2010, the firm announced the completion of its CLO Value Fund I.

References

Highland Capital Management, L.P. Completes CLO Value Fund I. February 4, 2010
Highland Capital Management, L.P. Announces Changes to Portfolio Management Teams of Highland Credit Strategies Fund and Highland Distressed Opportunities, Inc.. January 2, 2009
Highland Capital Management, L.P. Responds to Erroneous News Reports Concerning Fund Performance. August 2, 2007
Highland Shuts Funds Amid `Unprecedented' Disruption. Bloomberg, October 16, 2008
Hedge Fund Offers Plan to Reorganize Delphi. Reuters, December 22, 2006
Europe: Capital Management Unit Sold. New York Times, April 6, 2005
Bridge Information Files for Bankruptcy. New York Times, February 16, 2001
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