Viking Global Investors

Viking Global Investors
Company typePrivate
IndustryHedge fund
FoundedOctober 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10)
FounderOle Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott
Headquarters
Greenwich, Connecticut
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US
AUMUS$59 billion (31 March 2021)[1]
Websitewww.vikingglobal.com

Viking Global Investors is an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut, which specialises in long/short equity investing and private equity.

History

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

  1. ^ "FORM ADV" (PDF). SEC.gov.
  2. ^ "The Tiger in Winter". Institutional Investor. December 1, 2002.
  3. ^ "Viking Global Investors LP - Company Profile and News". Bloomberg.com. Retrieved 2020-10-11.
  4. ^ 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)
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Overview : Viking Global". www.vikingglobal.com.
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