Owl Creek Asset Management seeks to achieve above average returns through a variety of opportunistic event-driven value strategies including: event-driven investing; fundamental, value driven long/short equities; and long/short credit incorporating long distressed investments.Owl Creek evaluates potential investments using bottom-up analysis. For their Flagship and Asia Funds, the firm uses this research to purchase or sell short a variety of financial instruments including, listed and unlisted common stocks, preferred stocks, convertible securities, ADRs, public and private debt issues (including bank loans and trade claims), rights, warrants, put and call options, swaps, forward contracts, when-issued securities and other derivatives, including futures contracts. In addition to investing directly, the funds may invest indirectly, from time-to-time, through special purpose vehicles. Owl Creek may use leverage in connection with the funds' investment programs. Owl Creek may also invest a portion of the funds' assets in registered investment companies, including, ETFs and closed-end funds.Owl Creek's credit funds seek to generate positive absolute returns, while minimizing the risk of loss of principal, through opportunistic investments across the credit spectrum. Owl Creek employs a fundamental, bottom-up value investment approach. The funds focus on various credit-related investment strategies, including distressed, event-driven and long-short investment strategies. The funds seek to exploit the mispricing of securities and other instruments through both long and short positions. The funds invest mainly in bank debt, including revolving credit facilities, bridge financings, debtor-in-possession financings, corporate bonds, including high-yield debt, receivables and trade claims, sovereign debt, and credit default swaps and other credit-related derivatives. The funds may also invest in futures and forward contracts, options, and convertible securities, preferred stock and equities of private and public issuers, as well as ABS, mortgages, loans, and real estate and real estate-related securities.