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Viking [3] (formerly Viking Cruises) is a cruise line providing river, ocean, and expedition cruises.Its operating headquarters are in Basel, Switzerland, [4] and its marketing headquarters are in Los Angeles, California.
As of 2016, Hagen has disposed of 23% of Viking Cruises to TPG Capital and the Canada Pension Plan Investment Board for a total of $672 million. [6] As of 2017, the company has a fleet of over 60 vessels, [11] [12] and four ocean-going ships. [8] At the beginning of 2020, Hagen announced that Viking would begin offering expedition tours.
As of 2021, the cruise industry was estimated to be around US$ 23.8 billion with 13.9 million passengers per year. The following is a list of the largest cruise lines with over 1,000 passengers per year and their market share by passengers and revenue as of 2021 according to Cruise Market Watch.
Multinational healthcare company headquartered in Basel. Subsidiaries include Genentech (US) and Ventana Medical Systems (US). 186 Novartis: $49,436 118,393 Multinational pharmaceutical company in Basel and one of the largest drug producers by both market cap and sales.
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In 1995, Viking founded its subsidiaries in Netherlands, Germany, and Ireland, and later expanded its presence with the establishment of an Austrian subsidiary in 1997. Subsequent years saw the addition of subsidiaries in Belgium, Switzerland, Spain, Italy, Portugal, and France. In May 1998, Viking Office Products merged with Office Depot. The ...
The city is also home to the world headquarters of the Bank for International Settlements. [20] The name of the city is internationally known through institutions like the Basel Accords, [21] Art Basel [22] and FC Basel. [23] Basel is Switzerland's main centre for the pharmaceutical industry, hosting both Novartis and Roche. [24]