The Match King: Ivar Kreuger and the Financial Scandal of the Century - Hardcover

"This book opened my eyes to the world of a glamorous financial wizard with the ability to confuse experts in finance and accounting. It holds many parallels in present times. Our Minister for Finance could do worse than make this compulsory reading for anybody involved in the regulation of our financial sector in the future." (Feargal Quinn, member of Seanad Éireann and author of Crowning the Customer Irish Times 2009-03-03)

'Frank Partnoy commends Kreuger for his innovations in finance and he makes the world of international capitalism not just easy to understand but fascinating. The shadowy figure of Kreuger becomes a little less indistinct through Partnoy's gripping account of his life, gambles and downfall.' (Kevin McCardle Metro 2009-03-11)

'Captivating' (Christopher Silvester Spectator Business)

Partnoy's persuasive analysis and entertaining narrative is very pertinent to the present culture of high finance and low morality (Iain Finlayson The Times 2009-03-21)

'An enthralling cautionary tale of the recurring excesses of global finance...The author displays a vivid touch in describing the Swedish parvenu's successful efforts to infiltrate the upper echelons of US finance.' (Francesco Guerrera Financial Times 2009-03-26)

"[The Match King] provides a fascinating insight into how high society falls prey to such colourful characters. Kreuger's story is uncannily relevant today." (The Economist 2009-04-23)

Partnoy vividly recreates the turbulent Wall Street of the 1920s to tell the story of the Swedish magnate whose death precipitated the "Kreuger crash" of 1932. A powerful reminder that today's scandals had vast and destructive predecessors (Financial Times - Holiday Reading 2009-07-04)

Frank Partnoy tells the story of Krueger's rise and fall with great pace...Anyone seeking insights into the recent cases of Bernard Madoff or Allen Stanford will find echoes in Frank Partnoy's fascinating account of the "Match King" (Cristopher Godden Times Literary Supplement 2009-07-03)