Greensill’s long and winding road to oblivion

Sorting out the global ruptures caused by the collapse of Greensill Capital will be anything but simple – and is likely to take years.

Lex Greensill’s financial empire fell apart at breakneck speed. Peter Braig

Jenny Wiggins, Simon Evans and Hans van Leeuwen

Mar 26, 2021 – 4.45pm

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Investigations into alleged fraud. Insurers challenging claims. Battles over where the cash comes from to pay billions of dollars of debts.

Sorting out the global ruptures caused by the collapse of supply chain financier Greensill Capital will be anything but simple and is likely to take years, bringing a bonanza in legal fees to the myriad law firms set to become involved.

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

Simon EvansSenior reporterSimon Evans writes on business specialising in retail, manufacturing, beverages, mining and M&A. He is based in Adelaide.

Hans van LeeuwenJournalistHans van Leeuwen is international economy editor for The Telegraph UK. He was previously The Australian Financial Review’s Europe correspondent.