The company started with $35 million in capital and is named after the 19th-century aqueduct that connects Washington Heights and the Bronx.

[5] In October 2015, it was reported that JPMorgan Chase was nearing a deal to sell the firm's private equity business.

[8] The reason for Louis Dreyfus to sell LDH Energy was it sought to raise capital to expand its agriculture trading business.

Morgan partnership, Highbridge announced in October 2010 the purchase of a majority interest in Gávea Investimentos, a leading alternative-asset management company in Brazil.

[10] Gávea was co-founded in 2003 by Chairman and Chief Investment Officer Arminio Fraga, former President of the Central Bank of Brazil.