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The Vikings eventually outgrew Winter Park, which was lacking in office space and featured deteriorating training amenities. [5] In August 2015, the Vikings signed a purchase agreement to buy a 185-acre site in Eagan, Minnesota which was once the headquarters of Northwest Airlines . [ 7 ]
The company was established by Torstein Hagen in St. Petersburg, Russia as Viking River Cruises in 1997. Hagen had become involved in cruising as a McKinsey and Company consultant who helped the Holland America Line survive the 1973 oil crisis, then was CEO of the Royal Viking Line from 1980 to 1984, made money in the Russian private equity markets, then bought a controlling stake in a Dutch ...
On September 1, 1988, Viking was sold in a leveraged buyout to VOP Acquisition Corporation, founded by Viking's management and Dillon Read & Company. In December 1989, VOP merged into its subsidiary, Viking Office Products, ahead of the company's IPO. The company made its first move overseas in September 1990.
This is Ben Goessling's live report of the first round of the NFL draft from Vikings headquarters at TCO Performance Center in Eagan. Check back here often for updates on the Vikings' moves. . . .
Viking Range Corporation is an American appliance company that manufactures kitchen appliances for residential and commercial use. Today the company offers three complete lines of premium appliances including cooking, ventilation, kitchen clean-up and refrigeration, as well as various outdoor appliances. [1]
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.
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Viking Line's history can be traced back to 1959, when a group of sea- and businessmen from the Åland Islands province in Finland formed Rederi Ab Vikinglinjen, purchased a steam-powered car-ferry SS Dinard from the UK, renamed her SS Viking and began service on the route Korpo (Finland)–Mariehamn (Åland)–Gräddö (Sweden).