Viking Global Investors

Viking Global Investors is an American-based hedge fund based in Greenwich, Connecticut.

Viking Global Investors
Private
IndustryHedge fund
FoundedOctober 1999 (1999-10)
FounderOle Andreas Halvorsen, CEO and risk manager, Brian T Olson and David C Ott
Headquarters,
US
AUMUS$ 30 billion
(as of June 30, 2019)[1]
Websitewww.vikingglobal.com

It was established in October 1999 by its CEO and risk manager, Ole Andreas Halvorsen, Brian T Olson and David C Ott.[2] In July 2014, they had $28.8 billion under management.[3]

On June 12, 2017, Viking Global Investors announced that it was returning $8 billion to investors to "reset to a smaller size."[4]

References

  1. "The largest managers of hedge funds (P&I Sep 2019)" (Special Report Hedge Funds). United States: Pensions & Investments. Crain Communications Inc. 16 September 2019. Retrieved 15 October 2019.
  2. "The Tiger in Winter". Institutional Investor. December 1, 2002.
  3. Delevingne, Lawrence (15 July 2014). "Viking Global Investors preps $2 billion illiquid investments fund". CNBC. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  4. 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.
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