Lars Windhorst

Lars Windhorst
Born (1976-11-22) November 22, 1976 (age 47)
Rahden, Germany
Occupation(s)Executive Chairman and partner of the Sapinda Group, rebranded Tennor in 2019

Lars Windhorst (born November 22, 1976)[1] is a German entrepreneur and co-founder of Sapinda Group. He is best known for being the owner of fashion company La Perla.[2]

In 2015, he was ranked in the Sunday Times Rich List, with his net worth reported as being £320 million. He notably founded businesses in his teens, filing for bankruptcy in 2003 as a result of the Dot-com bubble.[3][4] The following year, Windhorst co-founded the Sapinda Group. Following restructuring, Sapinda Holding BV, founded in 2009, is the group's parent company. Windhorst is its Non-Executive Chairman.[5][6][3]

In December 2007, shortly after Christmas, Windhorst was severely injured during a plane crash in Kazakhstan. One of the pilots died when the Bombardier Challenger 604 hit a wall and exploded after leaving the runway in Almaty.[7][8]

  1. ^ Shah, Oliver (13 March 2022). "Tennor investor Lars Windhorst on bankruptcy, lawsuits and the high life: 'It's normal to have a few billion in debt'". The Sunday Times.
  2. ^ "Lars Windhorst offered La Perla role to H2O chief's wife". Financial Times. 2022-12-13. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
  3. ^ a b Stawski, Karin. "Er darf nicht schlafen". Stern. Stern. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  4. ^ Ryan, Vincent. "Colourful financier set to help revive O'Reilly ambitions". Sunday Times. Sunday Times. Archived from the original on March 4, 2016. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  5. ^ Windhorst, Lars. "London will erobert werden". manager magazin. manager magazin. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  6. ^ Bergermann, Melanie; Esterházy, Yvonne; Seiwert, Martin; Wildhagen, Andreas; Willershausen, Florian. ""Wunderkind" der WirtschaftLars Windhorst - das zweite Comeback eines Wunderkindes". Wirtschafts Woche. Wirtschafts Woche. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  7. ^ "Coal isn't dead; it's a takeover target". Hellenic Shipping News. Hellenic Shipping News. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
  8. ^ During, Rainer W. "Lars Windhorst auf der Intensivstation". Der Tagesspiegel. Der Tagesspiegel. Retrieved 29 September 2015.