Chairman Tom Simeo, a corporate lawyer and investment banker, founded Viking Investments in 1993. Mr. Simeo has advised clients on international mergers and acquisitions as well as provided clients with funding exceeding several hundred million dollars. Mr. Simeo initiated, structured and participated in numerous successful reverse mergers and has been instrumental in obtaining public listings for several companies in the United States. Following the collapse of the Soviet Union in the early nineties, Mr. Simeo participated in the privatization process in Eastern Europe where he led a team of investors and advisers who successfully acquired previously state owned companies exceeding several hundred million dollars. Between the years of 1993 and 2004, based in New York City and London, Mr. Simeo initiated, advised and structured foreign investments in publicly listed companies in the United States and was a special counsel on international corporate finance to a New York City based law firm. From the early eighties to 1990, Mr. Simeo was a practicing lawyer in Sweden. Mr. Simeo is successfully establishing Viking Investments as a leader within cross continental reverse mergers between China and the United States. Mr. Simeo is a graduate (Jur. kand. Am. Juris Doctor equivalent) from the University of Lund, Sweden. Mr. Simeo has also studied law at Stockholm University and International Economy at Upsala University in Sweden. Email : tsimeo@vikinginvestments.com |
