Lars Christensen (6 April 1884 – 10 December 1965) was a Norwegian shipowner and whalingmagnate with a keen interest in the exploration of Antarctica.
Career
Lars Christensen was born in Sandar. Born into a wealthy family, Christensen inherited his whaling fleet from his father, Christen Christensen. He started his career as a ship owner in 1906. He ventured into the whaling industry in 1909, and directed several companies, including Framnæs Mekaniske Værksted, AS Thor Dahl, AS Odd, AS Ørnen, AS Thorsholm and Bryde og Dahls Hvalfangstselskap.
Christensen had a deep interest in Antarctica and its animal life. He was particularly interested in making geographical discoveries, and gave his captains wide latitude to do so. He financed several expeditions specifically devoted to the exploration of the Antarctic continent and its waters, and participated in some of these himself, even bringing his wife Ingrid with him in the 1936–1937 expedition. He was among the first to use aerial surveying with seaplanes to map the coast of East Antarctica, which he completed from the Weddell Sea to the Shackleton Ice Shelf, concentrating on Bouvetøya and the region from Enderby Land to Coats Land. From the seaplane brought on the 1936–1937 expedition, members took 2,200 obliqueaerial photographs, covering 6,250 square miles (16,200km2). Mrs Christensen became the first woman to fly over the continent.
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"In a low-yield environment, there was a lot of interest in high-yield markets such as the Icelandic. But with yields on the rise in Europe and the U.S., we want to see a lot more quality before we feel comfortable investing, as high yields alone are no longer enough."
"We conclude that Iceland on almost all measures looks worse than Thailand did before its crisis in 1997 and only moderately more healthy than Turkey before its 2001-crisis."
"We see a substantial risk of a financial crisis as an integral part of an Icelandic 2006-2007 recession. The funding squeeze of the banks will probably force them to reduce lending to domestic players, and force a sell off of external assets."
"Icelandic banks have effectively been shut out of global credit markets, and a credit crisis is just around the corner."
"We're still concerned, however, about the imbalances in the economy, but it's positive that the central bank is reacting."
"The central bank is much more likely to tolerate a strong currency because of inflation. The market is speculating the koruna will gain."
"This will give the government some breathing space and bring short-term relief to the market. Although we still have to find out what deals were made to bring about this vote, the zloty will rally on this news."
"Investors are beginning to see Poland in an unfavorable light and that's because of politics. Bad policy could turn good fundamentals into bad fundamentals."
"That's a very strong argument for reducing holdings out of Poland and politics might be the trigger."
A Multi-Bidder Interest ...Geely, which holds a nearly 50% stake in Saxo Bank, acquired its position in 2017 after purchasing shares from co-founder Lars Seier Christensen in a deal valuing the company at €1.325 billion ($1.4 billion) ... ....
Holger Rune is only 21, but he is already talking about lost time. He has achieved more than most people his age ...First he ended his partnership with childhood coach Lars Christensen and high-profile FrenchmanPatrick Mouratoglou ... .
The research offers new insights that enhance predictions of ice changes and sea level rise ... More about the study ... Most of the images used in the study were captured during a 1937 expedition organized and paid for by Norwegian whaler Lars Christensen.
Following her departure, Stig Christensen, the current ChiefSalesOfficer, will take over as Chief Commercial Officer and lead the newly ...Lars Seier Christensen, Saxo's other co-founder and former co-CEO, sold his stake in the brokerage in 2017.
The deal was a part of the demerger of Sampo and Mandatum completed in 2023. Change in Saxo Bank’s Ownership ...Lars Seier Christensen, the other co-founder of Saxo Bank who was co-CEO for two decades, divested his stakes in the brokerage in 2017 ... ....
Lars Seier Christensen, the co-founder of Saxo Bank, has invested an undisclosed sum of money into Skynet Trading, a digital assets trading and algorithmic software development firm, through his investment arm Seier Capital.
Seier Capital is the investment arm of Lars Seier Christensen who previously co-founded Saxo Bank, which today manages 95B EUR in client assets. Christensen sees a parallel between the early ...
Lars Christensen, a communications scholar at the Copenhagen Business School and co-author of a study on organizations and bullshit, points out that executives are often expected to opine on topics ...
— AFP/File. BENGALURU ... That coincided with a string of changes in his coaching set-up, splitting from, then re-engaging, then parting company again from long-time coach Lars Christensen as well as briefly working with Patrick Mouratoglou. .
