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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.
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]
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