Magnetar Financial LLC and affiliated reporting persons filed a Schedule 13G on November 13, 2026, disclosing beneficial ownership of 1,900,000 Class A ordinary shares of Viking Acquisition Corp. II as of September 30, 2026.

Key Highlights

  • Aggregate beneficial ownership: Each reporting person may be deemed to beneficially own 1,900,000 Class A ordinary shares, representing approximately 8.05% of shares outstanding.
  • Shares outstanding basis: The 8.05% figure is based on approximately 23,610,000 shares outstanding, as reported by Viking Acquisition Corp. II in a filing dated August 14, 2026.
  • No sole voting or dispositive power: All 1,900,000 shares are held with shared voting power and shared dispositive power; sole voting and sole dispositive power are each reported as zero.
  • Shares distributed across eight funds: Holdings include 469,584 shares for Constellation Master Fund, 402,395 for Structured Credit Fund, 336,582 for Alpha Star Fund, 322,999 for Xing He Master Fund, 292,436 for Lake Credit Fund, 60,398 for Waterfront Series A Fund, and 15,606 for Capital Master Fund.
  • Reporting persons: The four reporting persons are Magnetar Financial LLC, Magnetar Capital Partners LP, Supernova Management LLC, and David J. Snyderman, all principally based in Evanston, Illinois.
  • Event date: The date of the event requiring the filing is stated as September 30, 2026.

Magnetar Financial's Position in Viking Acquisition Corp. II

According to the filing, Magnetar Financial LLC serves as the investment adviser to the group of funds collectively referred to as the Magnetar Funds, and in that capacity exercises voting and investment power over the 1,900,000 Class A ordinary shares, par value $0.0001 per share, held across those funds. Viking Acquisition Corp. II is a blank-check special purpose acquisition company with its principal executive offices at 900 Third Avenue, 18th Floor, New York, NY 10022, and the shares carry CUSIP number G9601D108.

The filing describes the corporate structure connecting the four reporting persons. Magnetar Capital Partners LP serves as the sole member and parent holding company of Magnetar Financial LLC. Supernova Management LLC is the general partner of Magnetar Capital Partners LP, and David J. Snyderman, a United States citizen, is identified as the administrative manager of Supernova Management LLC. The filing was signed by Hayley Stein as attorney-in-fact for David J. Snyderman on November 13, 2026.

The Schedule 13G certification states, according to the filing, that the securities "were acquired and are held in the ordinary course of business and were not acquired and are not held for the purpose of or with the effect of changing or influencing the control of the issuer." Items 5 through 9 of the filing, covering ownership of 5% or less, ownership on behalf of another person, subsidiary identification, group membership, and group dissolution, are each listed as not applicable.

What Was Disclosed

The Schedule 13G filed on November 13, 2026 discloses that Magnetar Financial LLC and three affiliated persons collectively hold 1,900,000 Class A ordinary shares of Viking Acquisition Corp. II, equal to approximately 8.05% of the class, as of September 30, 2026, with all voting and dispositive power held on a shared basis.