Lars Kroijer was the CEO of Holte Capital Ltd, a London-based special situations hedge fund which he founded in 2002 before returning external capital in the spring of 2008. Prior to establishing Holte Capital, Lars served in the London office of HBK Investments. In addition, he previously worked at SC Fundamental and the investment banking division of Lazard Freres in New York. Lars graduated Magna Cum Laude from Harvard University and received a MBA from Harvard Business School.

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About the second edition

Introduction

Part 1 Getting ready for Holte Capital

1 Becoming a hedgie

2 Taking the plunge

3 Starting a hedge fund

4 On the road

5 Limping to launch

Part 2 Becoming the real deal

6 Mickey Mouse fund

7 Breaking through

8 Scaling up and meeting the Godfather

9 The real deal

10 Being corporate

11 Activist investor

12 A day in the life

Part 3 On the front line

13 Getting fully examined

14 Blood in the streets

15 Edge

16 Made it?

17 Friends and competition

18 Making your commissions count

19 Are we worth it?

Part 4 The fast road down

20 Feeling grim

21 A bad day

22 A bad run

23 Going home

24 Rethinking Holte Capital

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