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Coatue Management

Coatue Management

American investment management firm

Coatue is an American technology-focused investment manager led by founder and portfolio manager Philippe Laffont.[3] Coatue invests in public and private markets with a focus on technology, media, telecommunications, and the consumer and healthcare sectors. Coatue has offices in New York City, Menlo Park, California, London, Shanghai and Hong Kong.[4]

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History

Philippe Laffont graduated from MIT in 1991 in computer science. He worked as an analyst for McKinsey & Company from 1992 to 1994 in Madrid, Spain. After working as an independent consultant, he joined Tiger Management LLC as a research analyst in 1996, focusing on telecommunications stocks.

In 1999, Laffont founded Coatue making him a member of the Tiger Cubs employees who founded their own hedge funds.[3][5] Coatue launched its first hedge fund in 1999 with $45 million in capital.[6] Coatue manages this fund in addition to others.[7][8][9][10][11] Thomas Laffont is the firm’s co-founder and leads Coatue’s private equity investing.[3]

Coatue's annual "East Meets West" conference features tech entrepreneurs from the U.S. and China.[12]

Funds

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Investments

Some of Coatue's notable investments include the following:[14]

References

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    "FORM ADV" (PDF). SEC.gov.
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    "Coatue Management LLC - NEW YORK , NY". investingreview.org. Retrieved November 6, 2019.
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    "The Hedge Fund Manager Who Became A Billionaire From Tech". Forbes. May 3, 2018.
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    "Coatue Offices". Coatue. September 15, 2020.
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    Archived at Ghostarchive and the Wayback Machine: Billionaire Philippe Laffont Talks About Starting A Hedge Fund & General Investment. YouTube.
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    "Hedge fund Coatue raises more than $500 mln for second PE fund". PE Hub. October 26, 2015.
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    "Coatue Growth Fund IV LP Form D". SEC. October 26, 2015.
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    "Scoop: Coatue raising $500 million for early-stage fund". Axios. November 27, 2018.
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    "Coatue Raises $1.3 Billion for New Private Equity Fund". Institutional Investor. October 2, 2017.
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    "Hedge fund Coatue raises more than $500 mln for second PE fund". Buyout Insider. October 26, 2015.
  11. [11]
    "Laffont's Coatue Invest Launches Long-Only Fund". Institutionalinvestorsalpha.com. Retrieved May 7, 2016.
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    "In Ambitious Gamble, Hedge Fund Coatue Launches $700 Million Early-Stage Venture Fund". The Information. August 1, 2019.
  13. [13]
    "Coatue Management | Palico". www.palico.com. Retrieved May 22, 2021.
  14. [14]
    "Cobalt Robotics raises $35 million for security robots that patrol offices, warehouses, and parking lots". VentureBeat. June 25, 2019. Retrieved April 28, 2020.
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