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US5OTHE 50 LARGEST US MANAGERS

Fourth EditionIn association with

Newedge Alternative Investment Solutions

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01

Bridgewater Associates

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$80.93bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$76.10bn

3April 2012 position 1

4LocationWestport, CT

5Founders/principalsRay Dalio Bob Prince Greg Jensen

6Founded1975

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Pure AlphaLaunch: 1991Size: $59.62bnFund manager: Ray Dalio, Bob Prince, Greg Jensen Strategy/style: Global Macro

Fund name: Pure Alpha Major MarketsLaunch: 2010Size: $15.00bnFund manager: Ray Dalio, Bob Prince, Greg Jensen Strategy/style: Global Macro

Fund name: All Weather 12% strategyLaunch: 1996Size: $6.31bnFund manager: Ray Dalio, Bob Prince, Greg JensenStrategy/style: Global Macro

04

Angelo, Gordon & Co

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$23.98bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$21.10bn

3April 2012 position 8

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsJohn M. AngeloMichael L. Gordon

6Founded1988

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

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02

J.P. Morgan Asset Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$44.40bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$44.60bn

3April 2012 position 2

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsNot disclosed

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)JP Morgan AM Highbridge Capital Corporation

Strategy/style: Relative Value, Equity Long/Short, Macro, Distressed Securities, Merger Arbitrage/Event Driven, Short Selling

03

Och-Ziff Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$31.00bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$29.00bn

3April 2012 position 3

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsDaniel Och

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)OZ Master Fund OZ Europe Master Fund OZ Asia Master Fund OZ Global Special Investments Master Fund

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Convexity Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$21.97bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$14.00bn

3April 2012 position 18

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsJack Meyer

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

06

BlackRock

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$23.34bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$28.00bn

3April 2012 position 4

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsLarry Fink

6Founded1988

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

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05

Baupost Group

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$23.75bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$24.00bn

3April 2012 position 6

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsSeth Klarman

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Baupost Value PartnersLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Equity Value

07

Renaissance Technologies

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$22.25bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$20.0bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 9

4LocationEast Setauket, NY

5Founders/principalsJames Simons (Founder and Chairman of the Board of Directors)

6Founded1982

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Renaissance Institutional Equities Funds (“RIEF”)Launch: 08/2005Size: $5.85bnFund manager: Peter Brown (Co-President and Co-CEO) and Robert Mercer (Co-President and Co-CEO)Strategy/style: Quantitative, Long-Biased/Equity Securities

Fund name: Renaissance Institutional Diversified Alpha Funds (“RIDA”)Launch: 03/2012Size: $5.56bnFund manager: Peter Brown (Co-President and Co-CEO) and Robert Mercer (Co-President and Co-CEO)Strategy/style: Quantitative Global/Equity Securities

Fund name: Renaissance Institutional Futures Funds (“RIFF”)Launch: 10/2007Size: $911mFund manager: Peter Brown (Co-President and Co-CEO) and Robert Mercer (Co-President and Co-CEO)Strategy/style: Futures and Forwards

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12 345 6 7

Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

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11

Paulson & Co

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$19.50bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$22.60bn

3April 2012 position 7

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsJohn Paulson

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Paulson Advantage Funds Paulson Credit Opportunities Funds Paulson Partners Funds Paulson Recovery Funds Paulson Gold Fund

09

The D. E. Shaw Group

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$20.10bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$17.05bn

3April 2012 position 13

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsDavid E Shaw

6Founded1988

7Principal hedge fund(s)D. E. Shaw Multi-Asset Fund D. E. Shaw Terella Fund D.E. Shaw Composite Fund D.E. Shaw Heliant Fund D.E. Shaw Oculus Fund

Strategy/style: Multi-Strategy, Statistical Arbitrage, Event Driven, Macro Fixed Income Arbitrage

10

Farallon Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$20.00bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$19.20bn

3April 2012 position 10

4LocationSan Francisco, CA

5Founders/principalsAndrew Spokes, Managing Partner

6Founded1986

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Farallon Capital Partners, L.P.Launch: 1986Size: $20.00bnFund manager: Andrew SpokesStrategy/style: Multi-Strategy

12

AQR Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$18.00bn*

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$14.50bn*

3April 2012 position 17

4LocationGreenwich, CT

5Founders/principalsCliff Asness David Kabiller John Liew

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

*normalized to 10% volatility

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12 345 6 7

Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

KEY

13

King Street Capital

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$17.60bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$17.60bn

3April 2012 position 12

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsBrian J. HigginsO. Francis Biondi Jr.

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

14

Davidson Kempner Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$17.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$18.70bn

3April 2012 position 13

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsThomas Kempner Jr.Marvin Davidson

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Davidson Kempner International, LtdLaunch: Not disclosedSize: $7.41bnFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Event Driven, Merger Arbitrage, Long/Short, Convertible Arbitrage

Fund name: Davidson Kempner Institutional Partners LPLaunch: Not disclosedSize: $6.91bnFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Event Driven, Merger Arbitrage, Long/Short, Convertible Arbitrage

Fund name: Davidson Kempner PartnersLaunch: Not disclosedSize: $3.03bnFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Event Driven, Merger Arbitrage, Long/Short, Convertible Arbitrage

Fund name: Davidson Kempner Distressed Opportunities International (Cayman) Ltd Launch: Not disclosedSize: $835.37mFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Event Driven, Merger Arbitrage, Long/Short, Convertible Arbitrage

15

Millennium Partners

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$16.51bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$13.5bn

3April 2012 position 21

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsIsrael Englander

6Founded1989

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Millennium International/USALaunch: 1990Size: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Multi-Strategy

16

Lone Pine

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$16.46bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.00bn

3April 2012 position 45

4LocationGreenwich, CT

5Founders/principalsStephen Mandel

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Appaloosa Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$15.00bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$12.00bn

3April 2012 position 24

4LocationShort Hills, NJ

5Founders/principalsDavid Tepper

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Appaloosa Investment I Launch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Distressed Event Driven

Fund name: Palomino Fund Launch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Distressed Event Driven

Fund name: Thoroughbred Master Fund Launch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Distressed Event Driven

17

Viking Global Investors

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$16.10bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$13.80bn

3April 2012 position 19

4LocationGreenwich, CT

5Founders/principalsAndreas HalvorsenDavid Ott

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Viking Global EquitiesLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Long/Short Equity

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Elliott Management Corporation

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$15.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$19.20bn

3April 2012 position 10

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsPaul Singer

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

18

Goldman Sachs Asset Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$15.20bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$15.30bn

3April 2012 position 14

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsNot disclosed

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

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21

Canyon Capital Advisors

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$14.40bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$12.60bn

3April 2012 position 23

4LocationLos Angeles, CA

5Founders/principalsJoshua FriedmanMitchell Julis

6Founded1990

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: The Canyon Value Realization FundsLaunch: 01/1995Size: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Multi-Strategy, Event Driven (Credit Focus)

Fund name: The Canyon Balanced FundsLaunch: 06/2004Size: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Multi-Strategy, Event Driven (Credit Focus)

22

S.A.C. Capital Advisors

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$14.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$12.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 24

4LocationStamford, CT

5Founders/principalsSteven A Cohen

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: International FundLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Steven A CohenStrategy/style: Multi-Strategy, Long/Short Equity, Fixed Income Credit, Global Macro, Convertible Bonds, Emerging Markets

24

Moore Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$13.50bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$15.00bn

3April 2012 position 15

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsLouis Bacon

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Moore Emerging Market FundLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Louis BaconStrategy/style: Emerging Markets

Fund name: Moore Global Investors FundLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Louis BaconStrategy/style: Global Macro

Fund name: Moore Macro Managers FundLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Louis BaconStrategy/style: Global Macro

23

York Capital

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$13.70bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$13.60bn

3April 2012 position 20

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsJames Dinan

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)York Multi-Strategy York Credit Opportunities York European Opportunities York Asian Opportunities York Total Return

Strategy/style: Event Driven

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Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

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25

Citadel Investment Group

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$13.00bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$11.00bn

3April 2012 position 25

4LocationChicago, IL

5Founders/principalsKenneth Griffin

6Founded11/1990

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

26

Avenue Capital

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$12.44bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$13.20bn

3April 2012 position 22

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsMarc Lasry Sonia E. Gardner

6Founded1995

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: U.S. Distressed StrategyLaunch: Not disclosedSize: $5.4bnFund manager: Shawn Foley, Rob SymingtonStrategy/style: Distressed, Special Situations

Fund name: Europe Distressed StrategyLaunch: Not disclosedSize: $4.0bnFund manager: Richard FurstStrategy/style: Distressed, Special Situations

Fund name: Asia Distressed StrategyLaunch: Not disclosedSize: $1.7bnFund manager: Mark R. HarrisStrategy/style: Distressed, Special Situations

28

Goldentree Asset Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$11.70bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$10.40bn

3April 2012 position 30

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsNot disclosed

6FoundedSteven Tananbaum

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

27

Wellington Asset Management

1Total AUM$11.89bn (as at 01/10/2012)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$11.00bn

3April 2012 position 25

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsPerry Traquina

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: ArchipelagoLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Internal Fund of Hedge Funds, Long/Short Equity

Fund name: Bay Pond PartnersLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Long/Short Equity, Finance Sector

Fund name: IguazuLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Emerging Markets Macro

Fund name: Pagosa PartnersLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Internal Fund of Hedge Funds, Multistrategy, Low/Variable Beta

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Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

KEY

30

Two Sigma Investments

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$11.35bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.50bn

3April 2012 position 58

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsDavid SiegelJohn Overdeck

6Founded2001

7Principal hedge fund(s)Two Sigma Compass FundsTwo Sigma Spectrum FundsTwo Sigma Horizon FundsTwo Sigma Absolute Return Funds

Strategy/style: CTA/Managed Futures, Equity Market Neutral, Global Macro

31

Tudor Investment Corporation

1Total AUM$11.30bn (as at 01/10/2012)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$10.30bn

3April 2012 position 31

4LocationGreenwich, CT

5Founders/principalsPaul Tudor Jones

6Founded1980

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: The Tudor BVI Global Portfolio L.P. Trading Shares StrategyLaunch: 01/1986Size: $8.90bnFund manager: Paul Tudor Jones et. alStrategy/style: Global Macro

Fund name: Tudor Tensor Portfolio Ltd. & Tensor Managed AccountsLaunch: 09/2005Size: $760mFund manager: Steve EvansStrategy/style: Quantitative Managed Futures

Fund name: Tudor Discretionary Macro Portfolio L.P.Launch: 07/2012Size: $750mFund manager: Certain Discretionary Macro Portfolio ManagersStrategy/style: Discretionary Global Macro

29

Highfields Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$11.50bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$11.00bn

3April 2012 position 25

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsJonathon Jacobson

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Eton Park Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$11.00bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$12.00bn

3April 2012 position 24

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsEric Mindich

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Eton Park Overseas Fund Eton Park Offshore Fund Eton Park Master Fund

Strategy/style: Multi-Strategy

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35

Anchorage Capital Group

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$10.50bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$10.00bn

3April 2012 position 32

4LocationNew YorkLondonSydney

5Founders/principalsKevin UlrichTony Davis

6Founded2003

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Anchorage Capital Partners FundsLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Kevin Ulrich, Tony Davis, Dan AllenStrategy/style: Credit-Focused

Fund name: Anchorage Short Credit FundsLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund Manager: Kevin Ulrich, Tony Davis, Dan AllenStrategy/style: Short only

Fund name: Anchorage Illiquid Opportunities FundsLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Kevin Ulrich, Tony Davis, Dan AllenStrategy/style: Distressed/Special Situations

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Pershing Square Capital Management, L.P.

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$10.00bn (approx.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$10.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 32

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsNot disclosed

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Pershing Square, L.P.Pershing Square II, L.P.Pershing Square International, Ltd.

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Adage Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$11.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 45

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsPhil Gross Robert Atchinson

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Adage Capital Partners

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ESL Investments

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$10.58bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$10.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 32

4LocationGreenwich, CT

5Founders/principalsEdward Lampet William Crowley

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: ESL PartnersLaunch: Not disclosedSize: Not disclosedFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Distressed

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Grantham Mayo Van Otterloo & Co LLC (GMO)

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$10.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$9.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 37

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsJeremy Grantham Richard Mayo Eyk van Otterloo

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)GMO Aggressive Long/Short Strategy GMO Emerging Currency Hedge Fund GMO Fixed Income Hedge Fund GMO Multi-Strategy Fund GMO Credit Opportunities Fund

Strategy/style: Long/Short, Emerging Currency , Fixed Income, Multi-Strategy,Credit

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Bain Capital Partners, LLC

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$10.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$9.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 37

4LocationBoston, MA

5Founders/principalsMitt Romney Coleman Andrews Eric Kriss

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Brookside Capital Partners Fund Brookside Capital Partners Fund II Sankaty Advisors Prospect Harbour Absolute Return Capital Partners

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Third Point LLC

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$9.30bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$7.50bn

3April 2012 position 49

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsDaniel S. Loeb

6Founded1995

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Third Point Offshore Fund, LtdLaunch: 1996Size: $4.72bnFund manager: Daniel S. LoebStrategy/style: Event Driven, Value Investing

Fund name: Third Point Partners Qualified LPLaunch: 2005Size: $1.66bnFund manager: Daniel S. LoebStrategy/style: Event Driven, Value Investing

Fund name: Third Point Ultra Ltd.Launch: 1997Size: $1.27bnFund manager: Daniel S. LoebStrategy/style: Event Driven, Value Investing

Fund name: Third Point Partners LPLaunch: 1995Size: $296.0mFund manager: Daniel S. LoebStrategy/style: Event Driven, Value Investing

39

Cerberus Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$9.40bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.80bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 39

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsStephen Feinberg William L. Richter

6Founded1992

7Principal hedge fund(s)Cerberus InternationalCerberus Partners Styx International Styx PartnersCerberus RMBS Opportunities

Strategy: Distressed

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Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 30 September 2012Total assets under management figure, firm-wide, of all hedge fund assets (i.e., fund and managed account assets, globally) managed by the firm as at 31 December 2011Position in previous edition of US50Where the business is locatedThe names of the founders or current principals of the business, if the founders have retired from the businessThe date the business was foundedThe name/launch date/AUM figure/ portfolio managers/investment strategy for the largest hedge funds managed

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Magnetar Capital

1Total AUM (as at 01/10/12)$9.30bn

2Total AUM (as at 01/01/12)$8.10bn

3April 2012 position 43

4LocationEvanston, IL

5Founders/principalsAlec LitowitzRoss LaserDavid Snyderman

6Founded2005

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Marathon Asset Management, LP

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$8.60bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 45

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsBruce Richards (Co-Managing Partner & CEO) Louis Hanover (Co-Managing Partner & Global CIO) Andrew Rabinowitz (Partner & COO) Richard Ronzetti (Partner & Global Head of Investment Analysis and Asset Management) Steve Kim (Partner & CIO of Asia) Andrew Springer (Partner & Senior Portfolio Manager) Gabriel Szpigiel (Partner & Senior Portfolio Manager)Jake Hyde (Partner & Senior Portfolio Manager) Stuart Goldberg (Partner & Senior Portfolio Manager)

6Founded1998

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Marathon Public Private Investment Program Fund (“PPIP”)Launch: 11/2009Size: $1.25bnFund manager: Andrew Springer, Stuart GoldbergStrategy/style: Structured credit securities

Fund name: Marathon Special Opportunity Fund (“MSOF”)Launch: 04/1999Size: $1.10bnFund manager: Louis HanoverStrategy/style: Flagship Opportunistic, Multi-Strategy Credit

Fund name: Marathon Securitized Credit Fund (“MSCF”)Launch: 04/2010Size: $1.10bnFund manager: Andrew Springer, Stuart GoldbergStrategy/style: Capitalise on undervalued, transitional, distressed structured credit securities

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Taconic Capital Advisors

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$9.00bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.20bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 42

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsKenneth Brody Frank Brosens

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Taconic Capital Partners Taconic Capital Partners 1.5 Taconic Market Dislocation Fund II Taconic Offshore Fund Taconic Opportunity Fund

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Chilton Investment Company

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$8.76bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$7.00bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 49

4LocationStamford, CT

5Founders/principalsRichard Chilton

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Chilton China Opportunities Master Fund Chilton Diversified Chilton Global Natural Resources International II Chilton Pan Asia Pacific Fund Chilton Small Cap

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INVESCO Asset Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$8.50bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.50bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 40

4LocationAtlanta, GA

5Founders/principalsCharles Brady Martin L. Flanagan

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)INVESCO ABS Opportunity Fund Invesco Absolute Return Fund Invesco Large Cap Core Directional Long/Short FundInvesco Small Cap Core Directional Long/Short Fund Invesco US Equity Market Neutral Fund

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Mason Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$8.20bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$8.05bn

3April 2012 position 53

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsKenneth Garschina Michael Martino

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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Greenlight Capital

1Total AUM (*as at 01/01/12)$7.70bn*

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$7.50bn (est.)

3April 2012 position 49

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsDavid Einhorn

6Founded1996

7Principal hedge fund(s)Greenlight Capital Greenlight Capital Offshore Greenlight Capital Qualified

Strategy/style: Long/Short Equity Distressed

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Graham Capital Management

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$7.75bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$7.70bn

3April 2012 position 48

4LocationRowayton, CT

5Founders/principalsKenneth G. Tropin

6Founded1994

7Principal hedge fund(s)Fund name: Graham Discretionary-12V PortfolioLaunch: 11/2005Size: $2.00bnFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Macro

Fund name: Graham Discretionary-6V PortfolioLaunch: 06/2004Size: $1.01bnFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Macro

Fund name: Graham Proprietary Matrix-10V PortfolioLaunch: 07/1999Size: $984.41mFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Macro

Fund name: Graham K4D-15V PortfolioLaunch: 01/2001Size: $3.00bnFund manager: Not disclosedStrategy/style: Macro

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Caxton Associates

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$7.50bn (est.)

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$9.30bn

3April 2012 position 36

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsBruce Kovner (retired) Peter D'Angelo (retired) Andrew E. Law

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Caxton Global Investments A.R.T. International Investors Caxton HAWK (Diversified) Wadhwani Asset Management

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Perry Capital

1Total AUM (as at 30/09/12)$7.34bn

2Total AUM (as at 31/12/11)$7.72bn

3April 2012 position 56

4LocationNew York, NY

5Founders/principalsNot disclosed

6FoundedNot disclosed

7Principal hedge fund(s)Not disclosed

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