Chase Coleman’s Tiger Global Management disclosed that it has enlarged its position in 58.com Inc. (NYSE:WUBA) by 10.74 million shares since the reporting period of the firm’s most recent 13F filing, according to a 13G form filed with the SEC. According to the recently-released filing, Tiger Global Management currently owns 13.19 million shares in the Chinese online marketplace, which represent 6.3% of its outstanding common stock.
Tiger Global Management is a fundamentally-oriented investment firm established by Tiger Cub Charles Coleman in 2001. The New York-based firm specializes in long/short equity investing by employing a fundamental analysis approach. As the fund’s name suggests, Tiger Global makes its investments globally and is primarily seeking opportunities in China, Southeast Asia, Latin America, and Eastern Europe. The firm is currently undergoing a significant management change, as Feroz Dewan, one of the firm’s investment heads, has recently left to start his own investment firm. Feroz Dewan had managed the firm’s $6 billion hedge fund business since 2003. Following his departure, Scott Shleifer has taken the reigns of Tiger Global’s public equity business, which currently manages $10 billion in assets. According to the latest 13F filing for the period as of the end of the first quarter of the current year, Tiger Global Management oversees a public equity portfolio worth $9.12 billion.
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58.com Inc. (NYSE:WUBA) is a New York-listed company that operates the largest online marketplace in China. Its online marketplace allows local merchants and consumers to connect, share information and conduct business. The shares of 58.com have gained nearly 30% year-to-date despite riding the downtrend wave that has hit Chinese stocks since the beginning of June.
