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Billions to Bust – and Beyond | How I made, lost and rebuilt a fortune, and what I learned on the way

ملياراتٌ تُهدر – وما بعدها .. كيف كوّنتُ ثروةً، وخسرتها، وأعدتُ بناءها، وما تعلمتُه في هذه الرحلة

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A no-holds-barred true story of risk, loss and adventure capitalism

Thor Bjorgolfsson is a self-styled adventure capitalist who became Iceland's first billionaire: by his 40th birthday he had assets of around $4 billion. Among them was investment in Iceland's oldest bank, Landsbanki - but in the 2008 financial meltdown, Landsbanki crashed, taking Bjorgolfsson with it. He lost nearly everything, yet amazingly by 2014 had made good his losses, repaid his creditors and rebuilt his empire. This new and extensively revised edition brings the buccaneering story of his extraordinary and ambitious achievements fully up to date.

Billions to Bust – and Beyond | How I made, lost and rebuilt a fortune, and what I learned on the way
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Author
PublisherProfile BooksWebsite
Publisher Addressinfo@profilebooks.com
CountryBritain
Primary CategoryEconomy and Development
Published2025
LanguageEnglish (EN)
Pages288 pages
EditionThe first
Dimensions5×7
ISBN9781805220237
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About Thor Bjorgolfsson

Thor Bjorgolfsson is a self-styled 'adventure capitalist' and was Iceland's first billionaire. Born in 1967, his earliest business deal was persuading his father to lend him $80 to buy vintage Marvel and X-Men comics, an investment that he still holds. He made his first $100 million in 2002, from the sale of his Russian Bravo brewery business to Heineken. At the age of 40, *Forbes* magazine estimated his wealth at $3.4 billion and featured him on its cover.

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