Lars Windhorst and H2O: scandal, spies and the superyacht | FT Film

[@backofthepeloton]

Windhorst is without question a fraudster, but at least he sat down with FT, that is ballsy

[@mamusichmilan7729]

Not Ballsy. A complete and utter criminal.

[@reaver9]

Thabk you FT, this is journalism I respect and I am willing to pay for.

[@sbtopjosh4098]

Please don't put these things in their head. Lol

[@mikedonovan9783]

Dude saying he is not flamboyant and motivated by money while wearing a Patek worth 150k…

[@Ciaranion]

Love these FT Film videos, keep em coming!

[@johnnybgood7812]

The body language in the 17th minute is hilarious. Like a naughty child denying he’s had his hands in the cookie jar!

[@Fact0ry313]

It is absolutely mind boggling, how a multiple failure like Lars Windhorst is able to charm himself back into the upper echelons of society and the finance industry, which can only be attributed to the utter greed of people all around. Under no circumstances should someone like Windhorst receive any further investment, yet people are not happy with 8-10% returns and are exposing themselves to ridiculous risks, while many of them could easily live very comfortably off such "regular" returns. You get what you ask for...

[@auslander1026]

In a modern world people like him become presidents

[@zenvagabond]

He is protected, that's why....

[@naj70]

Nathanial Rothschild lost £6bn in Indonesian coal. He’s never seen anyone work; and never done a days work himself.

[@markusaurelius7227]

😂😂😂😂Nat never loses anything, let alone as much as 6 billion.

[@typxxilps]

Windhorst has no reputation in germany and his investments went into already struggling companies for many years. But he did not manage those to improve the efficiency to make those profitable again. Those went bankrupt like the ship yard in northern germany and many more.

[@Willburys]

He is a Child from Helmut Kohl!

[@mrrolandlawrence]

when its over $100m its a "scandal" if its $50,000 its criminal.

[@MrTrucker3000]

I am stuck at how he was able to set up in Mayfair. He had to ask his parents for money after it all went belly up. What was he doing for the ten years he was a bankrupt? Then he acquires the Mayfair pad fitting it with black marble. I would be really interested in what he did for that period and the minutiae of exactly how he got to that point from having to ask his mum for money. It was not really covered.

[@AMPG-1]

It takes some degree of…bravado…to conduct an interview in which you apologise for bad investment decisions and promise to continue making repayments while wearing a £100k Patek…

[@regelwerke9331]

If he got it at retail it was a good Investment at least haha

[@jonaschristensen2295]

One of my favorite subjects from the Trash Future Podcast in an interview? Sign me up. I love these FT docs

[@dpie4859]

A true psychopath.

[@frag0638]

You can see it in the eyes

[@nccamsc]

"The safety valves failed to work". How many times has that happened? It happens every day. The truth is that the rules are for the ordinary citizens. As someone who works in a bank and has to take a boatload of compliance, risk, etc. courses every year I know what I am talking about.

[@ramibidshahri6758]

Very good work by the FT

[@nicolausvoswinckel7129]

Well done FT!

[@gemueseackerlongonly]

dont understand why ppl are still giving him their money after all the fails. cant be his negative track record and cant be the wining and dining....so what is it?

[@Zero11_ss]

Blackmail or something. Masayoshi son from japan lost so much on the obvious wework scam and people still give him money too

[@LarsMach]

Please enjoy watching "Wall Street" (1987) during Christmas break... and listen to antagonist "Gekko" announcing: "Greed Is Good" There you will have the answer. Sad: If you set up profitable wind farms at even favourable sites, but with few percent of annual profit above inflation and only after staying invested for 20 years... then fundraising will be harder than for some ponzi scheme with "20% per year" nonsense in a market economy with 3% annual growth rates. People switch off brains which would ask them: "Hey, wait a minute... where could those profits really come from - if mostly moving money back and forth or converting equity into loans and back?" In "Wall Street" you find a prominent concept that is to buy a company, ideally with long grown assets (often debt free after decades of loan repayments e.g. on buildings) - which you then simply liquidate or drown in new debt (which you pay out as "profit" - and some of it as "bonuses" to managers for such good, yet not sustainable way of "doing business").

[@Fact0ry313]

There is one simple answer: Greed.

[@user-sb3yt2xl6x]

Greed and stupidity. He's a conman who's incredibly good at selling himself and misportraying past ventures as other people's fault.

[@Trollbot007]

Clean up my balance sheet sounds like a Michael Milken move. 💀💀💀

[@arilebon]

Fascinating.

[@KawooyaSimonPeter]

Thanks for sharing.

[@Dr-who]

Good work FT!

[@dwiss2556]

I have always appreciated the work FT does and their research in general, but I have to wonder why this obsession with German companies and people. Dont get this wrong - if there is something wrong go for it. But for the last few years there has been a heavy focus on one particular country, while there are at least as many bad apples to be found right in the UK that dont get covered.

[@mccanncollection]

wirecard lol

[@supertedafficionado]

@@mccanncollectionand wirecard turned out to be run by a Russian spy! So maybe not so entirely German

[@Panorabeach]

Dieselgate...and of course DB 😁

[@marcosriva]

There is a difference between playing the game smarter then everybody else and being criminal!

[@markbantz9699]

The next Bill Gates! What a joke!!😂😂 These guys are amateurs compared to our US crypto crooks.

[@bowwowrapha7790]

He was a good looking kid and now, he looks like a monster. There's a reason for that!! Then, the chaste chancellor's choosing of the little prince is very suspicious!!

[@markusaurelius7227]

Lars is someone’s construct.

[@liamhotspur9182]

He is just a player in fraudulent game and the fact he is still playing proves it. Watch out who you want to play with! No pity...

[@davidtydeman1434]

Greedy investors turned a blind eye while H2O makes extraordinary returns suggesting huge risk. When the returns fall they jump up and down and complain. What did they expect to happen?

[@kiwiopklompen]

Yup - Bernie Madoff all over again. If it’s too good to be true - it’s probably a con folks..😮

[@issayasin4118]

The problem is that H20 lied to investors that they didn't invest in Liquid Assets . That's why the investors are suing H20

[@SeniorServiceWebsite]

Great expose’👍🏻

[@qlmbusinessnews]

What a captivating tale of resilience and intrigue! 🌊 I'm curious, how do you think Windhorst’s past experiences have influenced his approach to business today? You’d think surviving a plane crash would leave quite an impact! ✈ Also, is there a particular scandal you found most shocking? 💥

[@volumelow]

100% guilty.

[@frankcarbone7642]

@FT Can you let us know what date this interview took place?

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[@WayneShaw-r6j]

SHE’S MOSTLY ON TELEGRAMS APPS WITH HER NAME.

[@WayneShaw-r6j]

Sophiahaney she’s verified

[@felipemmmmmm]

Based on the state of the world, Lars sounds like the next chancellor of Germany

[@alurays4756]

please …. no 😮

[@MoneyPlan-y3e]

It's wild how the story of Lars Windhorst blends corporate intrigue with espionage and luxury yachts-almost feels like a real-life thriller. What’s your biggest takeaway from this?

[@Paochinblog]

Nothing is free, when it’s too good to be true, it usually is

[@kimi88cz]

You need to respect the hustle a little bit..also he agreed to do the interview

[@antonysmyth2464]

Nope, that is a key weapon in the animal.

[@Asiqowoodbbxirbd]

Wow sounds exactly how citadel markets operates I wonder why you’ll never go after the big guys…

[@chrisw.5138]

The guy seems to be the goat, shame the FT didn't come up with any real numbers and actual facts other than "something fishy is going on" and "look at those expenses" and "look at these fines". I mean how many banks and funds are sniggering at this right now? I do appreciate what the FT does, but I really would like to see some more fundamental information. Much more - he's not operating out of the UKs own private financial black holes the Channel and Caribbean islands, or other ones like Panama or China, is he??? Is this going to be a series?

[@frag0638]

Hi Lars!

[@michaelfinger6303]

i understand what you mean and agree, for sure there is something off but everyone knows that, but its all a nothing burger how it is presented.

[@michaelklopper7615]

Great documentary. How can people still trust this Fraudster?

[@DAS_92]

Scenic how FT freezes this telling face expression for several seconds at 21:59 🙈

[@TSquared2001]

Interesting

[@julian5883]

The time is surely long past that the plug is pulled on Casino Capitalism, but don't hold your breath...

[@klmn2000]

Key bit of missing information: what has his rates of return been like over the past, say, 10 years? It cannot be that bad if people still keep investing. Repos conducted intra-company is fishy. Mis-pricings, conflicts of interest, 'churning' as part of ML... or all three. Who really knows?

[@zeruchofficial]

Windhorst is so packed to the brim with horseshit, it's hilarious to watch him talk about "relationships motivate me more than money" What an utter anvil-headed buffoon.

[@jackcorbos7676]

Another “wolf of wallstreet” scenario .

[@cristianfamigliuolo]

A pawn... He didn't understand! Then he's crazy! Or stupid. 😂He only has one pair of pants!

[@paguliukas]

money gone but hes wearing watch wich is very expensive :DDDDDDDD fukin jokers he just taking a laugh

[@johnnybgood7812]

That suit isn’t from Primark either.

[@ThomasConrad-f3p]

Lars should have invested some of his money in taking lessons and learning how to speak English! It might have been worth a couple of Euros!!!

[@Spiritueli]

basically, hes a european epstain

[@ANTONIORedman-l5p]

Qvarden Token will go 100x after launch on Binance

[@FAUSTINOGraves]

Makes sense that Trump would just back another upcoming altcoin instead of Bitcoin for more profits

[@jacklarner4180]

Small hands

[@Chip_in]

Go on Lars lad ⛳

[@ANTONYHaskell]

Qvarden Token is easily going to hit $1 this month

[@Spiritueli]

7:16 ... modern art ? lmao, that belongs to garbage, sigh

[@thebalance3226]

Wow 🎊 🎉

[@ThroatSore]

Is anyone convinced by this man?

[@ingogotico1398]

Windhorst hat aber so ein ehrliches Gesicht😂

[@science5923]

4:27

[@science5923]

8:07

[@CHONGSoliz]

Donald Trump is going to shill Qvarden Token hard after the inaguration 😂

[@ludolfebner6839]

Here we go again: the Brits going after a German again. They just cant let it go

[@markusaurelius7227]

Keeps the focus off them😂uk is the muddiest place off all

[@ZeynepSevgi-t1r]

With Elon and Trump now working with Qvarden Token is going to absolutely blow up

[@sonpham32]

Windhorst sitting down with FT shows clearly he has no morality in life.

[@wetdroidedition2549]

_Don’t trust, verify_

[@lucianasalles7272]

Bom dia!

[@sanctuary72000]

Lars is such a character that has ball to conduct an interview

[@Burgerklauer]

this guy hired an israeli company once to defame the president of a football club in germany (hertha bsc) so that he could become president xd

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Leaks coming out about Trump working together with shareholders involved with Qvarden Token

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Ha Ho He du schöner BSC

[@MikeB-e3c]

Wirecard 2.0

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If people don't start to learn how the money works, id.ots like this will lose their money,

[@surjitkalair8371]

👍

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Trump is expected to mention Qvarden Token this week and the ICO is already almost sold out

[@BernadetteLee-h6j]

The USA just voted for a convicted criminal to the presidency 😅

[@LarsMach]

...and another one (fund manager) died in prison.

[@diabolicalartificer]

Lars Windhorst - Donald Trump's love child : )

[@abendrothmturee4355]

Kurz: der "deutsche Trump".

[@fintamaria2429]

😂😂😂

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[@maxmj2706]

The German bill Gates ?! More like a Lars TrumpF

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If Trump puts at least $200,000 in Qvarden, I am going all in

[@phantomKE]

FT film 🤌🏿

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