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Viking Global Investors

Company type	Private
Industry	Hedge fund
Founded	October 1999; 25 years ago (1999-10)
Founder	Ole Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott
Headquarters	Greenwich, Connecticut, US
AUM	US$59 billion (31 March 2021)
Website	www.vikingglobal.com

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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

It was established in October 1999 by its CEO and risk manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Brian T Olson and David C Ott.

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.

In June 2017, Viking announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."

Viking has offices in Greenwich, where it is headquartered, New York, Hong Kong, London and San Francisco.

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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