Viking Global Investors
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| Company type | Private |
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| Industry | Hedge fund |
| Founded | October 1999 |
| Founder | Ole Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott |
| Headquarters | , US |
| AUM | US$59 billion (31 March 2021)[1] |
| Website | www |
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Viking Global Investors is an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut, which specialises in long/short equity investing and private equity.
History
[edit]It was established in October 1999 by its CEO and risk manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Brian T Olson and David C Ott.[2][3]
Ole Andreas Halvorsen previously worked for Julian Robertson at the firm Tiger Management, making Viking one of the 30 or more so-called "Tiger Cubs," funds founded by managers who started their investment careers with Tiger Management.[4]
In June 2017, Viking announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."[5]
Viking has offices in Greenwich, where it is headquartered, New York, Hong Kong, London and San Francisco.[6]
References
[edit]- ^ "FORM ADV" (PDF). SEC.gov.
- ^ "The Tiger in Winter". Institutional Investor. December 1, 2002.
- ^ "Viking Global Investors LP - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
- ^ Gal, Bradley Saacks, Shayanne. "One of Julian Robertson's Tiger Cubs is at the center of a major market meltdown. Here's a look at the billionaire's sprawling web of hedge fund spinoffs". Business Insider. Retrieved 2021-06-13.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ Goldstein, Matthew (June 12, 2017). "Viking Hedge Fund to Return $8 Billion to Investors". The New York Times. New York City, United States. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
- ^ "Overview : Viking Global". www.vikingglobal.com.
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