Pequot Capital Management Inc. is an employee owned hedge fund sponsor. The firm primarily provides its services to pooled investment vehicles. It also caters to corporations, pension and profit sharing plans, and charitable organizations. The firm invests in the public equity markets across the globe. It also engages in currency and interest rate hedges. The firm typically invests in small-cap, mid-cap, and large-cap companies to make its investments. It also invests in distressed debts and high-grade credit. The firm employs a fundamental analysis to make its investments. It employs long/short equity, market neutral, event-driven, and multi-strategy as hedging techniques while making investments. The firm conducts in-house research to make its investment decisions. It typically invests in health care and technology sectors. Pequot Capital Management was founded in 1998 and is based in Westport, Connecticut with additional offices in San Francisco, California; New York, New York; Los Angeles, California; Greenbrae, California; Menlo Park, California; Wellesley, Massachusetts; and London, United Kingdom.