
38 Ge tt in g re ad y fo r Ho lt e Ca pital
Our new friend Marty now led the charge and said he would be
responsible for closing the deal with Holte. In his early forties, Marty
had come to investment banking and his role as head of European capital
introductions fairly late. At around 5'11" (180cm) Marty had the build
of a swimmer and exuded energy. I already had the impression of a man
in a hurry, as if he were running out of time on a game show. Marty
would become instrumental in raising capital for Holte and is a personal
friend to this day. After the brief awkwardness of trying to shake six
hands quickly after the ...