When Russia capitalised in the mid 90s, highly undervalued state assets came onto the global equities market. Bill Browder’s Hermitage Capital was one of very few firms willing to take a huge stake in this coming of age economy in a few years they made over $900m and were front page news as one of the most successful hedge funds of all time. Most of this book you couldn’t make up but not only is it all true, it’s probably one of the things keeping its author alive today. The story of how Bill Browder became Putin’s number one enemy and an international champion of civil liberties is a breathtaking tale of fortunes won and lost, high stakes corruption and a harrowing fight for justice.

From hedge fund manager to Russian fugitive Bill Browder and his international quest for justice.īill Browder made Billions of dollars for his clients his lawyer was tortured and killed in a Russian jail and the world’s human rights movement applauds him for the Magnitsky Act – a tour de force of human rights legislation.

Summary of red notice by bill browder