Ploughing into Greensill’s farm connection

The Aussie farm outfit of Lex Greensill says it’s separate from his failed finance operation. Documents show that has not always been the case.

The Greensill brothers, from left: Lex, Peter and Andrew.

Liam Walsh, Jenny Wiggins and Jonathan Shapiro

Apr 1, 2021 – 12.01am

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On a stinking hot Queensland morning, a farm worker is slouched inside a white ute outside the $4.1 million beachside holiday house of fallen financial wizard Lex Greensill.

The worker, wearing a blue-and-yellow shirt emblazoned with Greensill Farming – the Bundaberg-based sweet-potato and sugar-cane enterprise of Lex and his brothers, is not in the mood to talk.

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Liam WalshReporterLiam Walsh writes on investigations and companies with The Australian Financial Review. He has won multiple media awards, worked in Japan and is now based in Brisbane.

Jenny WigginsSenior companies reporterJenny Wiggins writes on business, specialising in infrastructure, telecommunications and transport. Connect with Jenny on Bluesky: @jennywiggins.bsky.social

Jonathan ShapiroSenior reporterJonathan Shapiro writes about banking and finance, specialising in hedge funds, corporate debt, private equity and investment banking. He is based in Sydney.