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Highland Capital Management Named by Pensions & Investments as One of the Best Places to Work in Money Management

By December 9, 2014March 16th, 2016Press Releases

DALLAS–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Dallas-based investment management firm Highland Capital Management (together with its affiliates “Highland”), is honored to be named among the best places to work in money management by Pensions & Investments, the international newspaper of money management. The publication announced the 2014 survey results in its December 8, 2014 issue.

“We are proud of our culture at Highland, which encourages achievement and rewards it,” said Jim Dondero, Co-Founder and President of Highland. “The strength of our culture serves our investors, and we are pleased to be recognized by Pensions & Investments.”

Highland ranks as a top place to work among companies with 100-499 employees. This is the third year that Pensions & Investments has ranked U.S.-based money managers on the results of employer and employee surveys.

P&I’s partner on the project, Buck Consultants LLC, calculated the rankings based on responses on the questionnaires, with employee survey results accounting for 60% of a company’s score and employer survey responses, 40%.

For a complete list of the 2014 Pensions & Investments’ Best Places to Work in Money Management, go to www.pionline.com/BPTW14.

About Highland Capital Management

Highland Capital Management, L.P. is an SEC-registered investment adviser which, together with our affiliates, has approximately $19 billion of assets under management. Founded in 1993 by Jim Dondero and Mark Okada, Highland is one of the largest and most experienced global alternative credit managers. Highland specializes in credit strategies, such as credit hedge funds, long only funds and separate accounts, distressed and special situation private equity, and collateralized loan obligations (CLOs). Highland also offers alternative investments, including emerging markets, long/short equities, and natural resources. Highland’s diversified client base includes public pension plans, foundations, endowments, corporations, financial institutions, fund of funds, governments, and high net-worth individuals. Highland is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and maintains offices in New York, Sao Paolo, Singapore, and Seoul.

About Pensions & Investments

Pensions & Investments, owned by Crain Communications Inc., is the 41-year-old international newspaper of money management. P&I is written for executives at defined benefit and defined contribution retirement plans, endowments, foundations and sovereign wealth funds, as well as those at investment management and other investment-related firms. Pensions & Investments provides timely and incisive coverage of events affecting the money management and retirement businesses.