125 million euros – even in the spoiled Bundesliga circus sit up and take notice. Hertha BSC has arranged with Lars Windhorst, one of the biggest Deals in the League’s history. The Investor, however, raises questions.
You could take a look at the wish list of Hertha BSC is expected to find the following: An axis of the Top players on the field and, if possible, a new, private stadium. Some of it is now possible, the club is happy about a windfall and want to put the sum largely in the acquisition of players. The new Coach Ante Covic is back with his Team closer to the Top German club and the international business. Whether this succeeds is in the stars. The far more interesting questions are, where the money comes from and what is the goal of Windhorst followed?
Windhorst: Between Prodigy and bag of wind
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“Hertha BSC is one of the most attractive Investments you can make in this Segment in Europe,” he said full of Conviction to the news magazine “der Spiegel”. That he had not in the past always in the best hands with his Deals, but also known. Windhorst counts since the 1990s, to the most colorful figures in the German economy. As a Teenager he founded his first company. The then Chancellor Kohl showed love to the young entrepreneurs and took him as part of his business delegation on government travel. After the turn of the Millennium and the Bursting of the Dotcom bubble wind Horst slipped with his company in Bankruptcy.
Suspended sentence for infidelity: Windhorst court
It will rise and the next Bust was followed by a again. In 2007, he crashes a plane and survived a close one. 2009 Windhorst in Berlin, was convicted of infidelity to one year in prison on probation and a hefty fine. In 2017, he stood with his group of companies once again in front of the From: There has been a “major financial bottleneck,” he explained of the “economic week”, but was overcome by him.
Again, he managed new capital from wealthy private investors to collect, which are willing to invest in his business. Windhorst is regarded as a gifted seller. How controversial he and his activities are, as before, even among experts, shows a current example. Within a few days, investors withdrew five billion euros from the investment Fund “H2O Allegro”, after it became public that this was entered in a big way, with bonds from the Windhorst environment. The analysis Agency Morningstar called “weaknesses in risk control” will be displayed.
No sporty say in this?
In view of this, the EUR 125 million for a 37.5 percent stake in Hertha BSC, a comparatively straightforward and low risk. The club ensures wind Horst holding company Tennor in addition, in a second step, in the coming season, a further 12.4 per cent of the shares for about 100 million euros to buy. Two seats on the Supervisory Board is to get Tennor in return. Many Hertha Fans are expected to turn up their noses. The club assures, however, a sporty voice was not planned at the time for an unlimited time-scale partnership.