Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP — 13F Holdings & Portfolio
CIK 1687444 · latest 13F-HR filed 2026-08-14
Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP manages $289.9M in 13F-reported U.S. long-equity assets across 16 reported positions as of its 2026-06-30 13F-HR filing. Its largest disclosed positions are CZR (52.81%), ABVX (12.51%), ECHO (7.00%). Quarter over quarter (versus its 2026-03-31 filing) the fund opened 2 new positions and exited 0; 3 existing positions rose in reported value and 1 fell.
AUM is the long-equity portion reported on Form 13F-HR. Excludes short positions, cash, foreign holdings, and non-13F assets. For informational purposes only — not investment advice.
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AUM
$289.9M
Long-equity book
Holdings
16
Distinct positions
Period
2026-06-30
Filed 2026-08-14
Q/Q Activity
+2 / −0 / ↑3 / ↓1
vs 2026-03-31
Portfolio charts
Latest quarter's book, what changed, and how the portfolio has evolved across filings.
Portfolio map
Q2 26Box size = position value; colour = change in share count vs the prior quarter (green added, red trimmed, blue new). Rows split across managers or share classes are combined. Click a box for the stock.
Sector mix
% of 13F valueSectors from each company's SIC code; funds and ETFs grouped separately.
Biggest buys and sells
Q1 26 → Q2 26Estimated from the change in shares held × the quarter-end price, so price moves alone don't count as buying. New and exited positions are included.
13F assets and positions
4 quartersTotal reported 13F value (bars) and number of positions (line) each quarter. Value changes include market moves.
Top positions over time
reported valueThe eight largest current positions, valued at each quarter end.
Concentration
top 10 = 100%Cumulative share of the portfolio held in the largest N positions.
Firm Profile & Key People
As of the firm’s regulatory filing dated Jun 29, 2026.
Address
1ST FLOOR, TENNYSON HOUSE
159-165 GREAT PORTLAND STREET
LONDON W1W 5PA
United Kingdom
159-165 GREAT PORTLAND STREET
LONDON W1W 5PA
United Kingdom
Phone
+44 20 3728 0730
| Name | Title / Status | Ownership | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| HAWORTH-BOOTH, RUPERT, BLAYDES Control | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / COO / PARTNER since Dec 2010 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| KHADJENOURI, MASSOUMEH Control | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER since Jul 2010 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| KITE LAKE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD Control | CONTROLLER since Jul 2010 | 75% or more | Foreign Entity |
| LERNOUT, JAN, PETER Control | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER since Jul 2010 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| MCEWEN, NICHOLAS, ALASTAIR, JOHN Control | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER since Aug 2014 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| SHERMAN, FREDERICK, JAMES Control | EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER since Jun 2011 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| Markham, Arthur, Charles | GENERAL COUNSEL / CCO / PARTNER since Oct 2019 | Less than 5% | Individual |
| DOMINION FIDUCIARY TRUST LIMITED AS TRUSTEE FOR CHEYNE (JAN LERNOUT) INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II Control Indirect owner via JAN LERNOUT INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II | TRUSTEE since Jul 2010 | General partner, trustee or manager | Foreign Entity |
| DOMINION FIDUCIARY TRUST LIMITED AS TRUSTEE FOR CHEYNE (MASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI) INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II Control Indirect owner via MASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II | TRUSTEE since Jul 2010 | General partner, trustee or manager | Foreign Entity |
| JAN LERNOUT INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II Control Indirect owner via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD. | CONTROLLER since Jul 2010 | 25–50% | Foreign Entity |
| KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD. Control Indirect owner via KITE LAKE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD | CONTROLLER since Jul 2010 | 75% or more | Foreign Entity |
| MASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II Control Indirect owner via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD. | CONTROLLER since Jul 2010 | 25–50% | Foreign Entity |
Ownership & leadership changes · 10 filings with changes since Jul 23, 2013
From the firm’s regulatory filings, newest first. Dates are filing dates: a filing that no longer lists someone does not say when they left.
Jun 21, 2023 filing
- No longer listedBOECKMANN, MARCUS · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2021
- No longer listedCANEPA KL HOLDINGS LTD · CONTROLLER · 10–25% · listed since Mar 2017
- No longer listedCoutand, Antoine, Victor · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Sep 2016
- No longer listedDALLA, PETE · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since May 2019
- No longer listedFARINA, LAURENT · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Dec 2012
- No longer listedFILIONESCU, CLAUDIU, FLORIN · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Apr 2011
- No longer listedFinsterbusch, Axel, Jeremias · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Aug 2020
- No longer listedGOUGEON, RICHARD, JEAN-MARIE · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Aug 2018
- No longer listedKL INVESTMENTS 1 LTD · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Feb 2017
- No longer listedKL INVESTMENTS 2 LTD · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Feb 2017
- No longer listedKL INVESTMENTS 3 LTD · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Nov 2021
- No longer listedParkinson, Ian, Sinclair · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Feb 2022
- No longer listedSLIKKER, NIELS, SEBASTIAN · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Aug 2020
- No longer listedTURNER, JAKE, HENRY · PARTNER · Less than 5% · listed since Sep 2013
Jun 30, 2022 filing
- AddedBOECKMANN, MARCUS · PARTNER · Less than 5%
- AddedKL INVESTMENTS 3 LTD · PARTNER · Less than 5%
- AddedParkinson, Ian, Sinclair · PARTNER · Less than 5%
- ChangedCANEPA KL HOLDINGS LTD · no longer a control person
- ChangedCoutand, Antoine, Victor · no longer a control person
- ChangedDALLA, PETE · no longer a control person
- ChangedFARINA, LAURENT · no longer a control person
- ChangedFILIONESCU, CLAUDIU, FLORIN · no longer a control person
- ChangedGOUGEON, RICHARD, JEAN-MARIE · no longer a control person
- ChangedHAWORTH-BOOTH, RUPERT, BLAYDES · title EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / COO / CCO / PARTNER → EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / COO / PARTNER
- ChangedKL INVESTMENTS 1 LTD · no longer a control person
- ChangedKL INVESTMENTS 2 LTD · no longer a control person
- ChangedMarkham, Arthur, Charles · title GENERAL COUNSEL / PARTNER → GENERAL COUNSEL / CCO / PARTNER; no longer a control person
- ChangedTURNER, JAKE, HENRY · no longer a control person
Jun 28, 2021 filing
- AddedFinsterbusch, Axel, Jeremias · PARTNER · Less than 5%
- AddedSLIKKER, NIELS, SEBASTIAN · PARTNER · Less than 5%
- ChangedMCEWEN, NICHOLAS, ALASTAIR, JOHN · title PARTNER → EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER
- ChangedSHERMAN, FREDERICK, JAMES · title PARTNER → EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER
Jun 24, 2020 filing
- AddedMarkham, Arthur, Charles · GENERAL COUNSEL / PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
Jun 27, 2019 filing
- AddedDALLA, PETE · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- AddedGOUGEON, RICHARD, JEAN-MARIE · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
Jun 29, 2018 filing
- No longer listedCANEPA KL HOLDINGS, LTD · CONTROLLER · 25–50% · indirect via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD · control person · listed since Mar 2017
- AddedCANEPA KL HOLDINGS LTD · CONTROLLER · 10–25% · control person
- ChangedMASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · indirect via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD.: ownership 50–75% → 25–50%
Jun 26, 2017 filing
- No longer listedKRETZLER, ALEXANDER · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jul 2012
- AddedCANEPA KL HOLDINGS, LTD · CONTROLLER · 25–50% · indirect via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD · control person
- AddedCoutand, Antoine, Victor · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- AddedKL INVESTMENTS 1 LTD · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- AddedKL INVESTMENTS 2 LTD · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
Jun 23, 2016 filing
- ChangedHAWORTH-BOOTH, RUPERT, BLAYDES · title EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / COO / PARTNER → EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / COO / CCO / PARTNER
Jun 22, 2015 filing
- No longer listedSALVATORELLI, FIORANGELO · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Dec 2012
- AddedMCEWEN, NICHOLAS, ALASTAIR, JOHN · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
Jun 3, 2014 filing
- No longer listedDURHAM, BENJAMIN, J · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person · listed since Jun 2011
- AddedTURNER, JAKE, HENRY · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ChangedHAWORTH-BOOTH, RUPERT, BLAYDES · title COO / PARTNER → EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / COO / PARTNER
Older changes (1 more filing)
Jul 23, 2013 filing (earliest on record)
- ListedDOMINION FIDUCIARY TRUST LIMITED AS TRUSTEE FOR CHEYNE (JAN LERNOUT) INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · TRUSTEE · General partner, trustee or manager · indirect via JAN LERNOUT INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · control person
- ListedDOMINION FIDUCIARY TRUST LIMITED AS TRUSTEE FOR CHEYNE (MASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI) INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · TRUSTEE · General partner, trustee or manager · indirect via MASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · control person
- ListedDURHAM, BENJAMIN, J · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedFARINA, LAURENT · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedFILIONESCU, CLAUDIU, FLORIN · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedHAWORTH-BOOTH, RUPERT, BLAYDES · COO / PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedJAN LERNOUT INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · CONTROLLER · 25–50% · indirect via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD. · control person
- ListedKHADJENOURI, MASSOUMEH · EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedKITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD. · CONTROLLER · 75% or more · indirect via KITE LAKE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD · control person
- ListedKITE LAKE CAPITAL MANAGEMENT LTD · CONTROLLER · 75% or more · control person
- ListedKRETZLER, ALEXANDER · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedLERNOUT, JAN, PETER · EXECUTIVE COMMITTEE / PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedMASSOUMEH KHADJENOURI INTERNATIONAL PENSION PLAN II · CONTROLLER · 50–75% · indirect via KITE LAKE CAPITAL LTD. · control person
- ListedSALVATORELLI, FIORANGELO · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
- ListedSHERMAN, FREDERICK, JAMES · PARTNER · Less than 5% · control person
Quarter-over-quarter changes
Changes in reported position value vs the prior 13F, so price moves count too, not just shares bought or sold.
Top Adds (vs prior quarter)
- CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NE$152.3M +1087.1%
- ABIVAX SA$28.9M +259.7%
- OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC$17.2M +531.8%
Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP Holdings (2026-06-30)
Rows tagged Call or Put are options positions, not stock. Per SEC Form 13F-HR, Value shows the notional value of the underlying (shares covered × underlying price), not the option premium. Shares is the number of underlying shares covered (divide by 100 for contract count).
| # | Issuer | Symbol | CUSIP | Value | Weight | Shares | Type |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NE | CZR | 12769G100 | $153.1M | 52.81% | 5,073,179 | SH |
| 2 | ABIVAX SA | ABVX | 00370M103 | $36.3M | 12.51% | 272,188 | SH |
| 3 | ECHOSTAR CORP | ECHO | 278768106 | $20.3M | 7.00% | 200,000 | SH |
| 4 | OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC | OPTU | 02156K103 | $18.6M | 6.42% | 12,843,227 | SH |
| 5 | SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC | SMCI | 86800UAF1 | $16.8M | 5.80% | 19,000,000 | PRN |
| 6 | CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT INC NE | CZR | 12769G100 | $13.2M | 4.55% | 436,821 | SH |
| 7 | SILICON MOTION TECHNOLOGY CO | SIMO | 82706C108 | $12.6M | 4.33% | 37,705 | SH |
| 8 | GLOBAL PMTS INC | GPN | 37940XAU6 | $4.5M | 1.56% | 5,000,000 | PRN |
| 9 | ABIVAX SA | ABVX | 00370M103 | $3.8M | 1.31% | 28,412 | SH |
| 10 | ABIVAX SA Call | ABVX | 00370M103 | $3.5M | 1.19% | 25,900 | SH |
| 11 | ECHOSTAR CORP Put | ECHO | 278768106 | $2.9M | 1.02% | 29,000 | SH |
| 12 | OPTIMUM COMMUNICATIONS INC | OPTU | 02156K103 | $1.8M | 0.63% | 1,256,773 | SH |
| 13 | ECHOSTAR CORP Put | ECHO | 278768106 | $1.0M | 0.35% | 10,000 | SH |
| 14 | SUPER MICRO COMPUTER INC | SMCI | 86800UAF1 | $885.7K | 0.31% | 1,000,000 | PRN |
| 15 | ABIVAX SA Call | ABVX | 00370M103 | $506.4K | 0.17% | 3,800 | SH |
| 16 | ECHOSTAR CORP | ECHO | 278768106 | $121.8K | 0.04% | 1,200 | SH |
Filing History
| Period | Filed | AUM | Holdings | Accession |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-06-30 | 2026-08-14 | $289.9M | 16 | 0000919574-26-005428 |
| 2026-03-31 | 2026-05-15 | $124.7M | 18 | 0000919574-26-003314 |
| 2025-12-31 | 2026-02-17 | $59.7M | 7 | 0000919574-26-001075 |
| 2025-09-30 | 2025-11-14 | $93.1M | 7 | 0000919574-25-006803 |
Filer Information
Address
1ST FLOOR, TENNYSON HOUSE159-165 GREAT PORTLAND STREET
LONDON W1W 5PA
Phone
44-20-3728-0730
Filing Manager
Kite Lake Capital Management (UK) LLP
LONDON, X0
Signatory
Lorenzo Farina
Head of Operations