AKO Capital

AKO Capital LLP
Company typePrivate
IndustryInvestment management
FoundedApril 2005; 19 years ago (2005-04)
FoundersNicolai Tangen
Gorm Thomassen
Headquarters
London
,
United Kingdom
Key people
Patrick Hargreaves (CEO)
Gorm Thomassen (CIO)
ProductsHedge fund
Long/short equity
AUMUS$23.1 billion (2024)[1]
Number of employees
70 (2020)
Websitewww.akocapital.com
Footnotes / references
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AKO Capital (AKO) is a British investment management firm based in London that focuses on investment in equities. It was founded by Nicolai Tangen who later relinquished his position and ownership of the firm so he could manage the Government Pension Fund of Norway, the largest sovereign wealth fund in the world.

  1. ^ House, Christian (24 April 2024). "Nicolai Tangen is busting the silo". Financial Times.
  2. ^ "Form ADV" (PDF). SEC.
  3. ^ "AKO CAPITAL LLP overview - Find and update company information - GOV.UK". find-and-update.company-information.service.gov.uk.