The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion-Dollar Scandal

The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion-Dollar Scandal

Matthew Cole, Duncan Mavin
$29.95
Publication Date: October 21st, 2022
Publisher:
Pan Macmillan
ISBN:
9781529088885
Pages:
352

Description

The inside story of one of the superstars of global FinTech, Lex Greensill, and his dramatic fall from grace.

In March 2021, an obscure financial technology company called Greensill Capital collapsed, going into administration. As it unraveled, a multibillion-dollar scandal emerged that would shake the very foundations of the British political system, drawing in swiss bankers, global CEOs, and world leaders. At the centre was an Australian financier named Lex Greensill.

With a globe-circling narrative full of scandal and intrigue, Pyramid of Lies reveals how the grubby world of shadow banking really operates.

About the Author

Duncan Mavin is a seasoned international financial journalist and started his career as a chartered accountant in the City and in Toronto. He has been a reporter and editor for Dow Jones publications including the Wall Street Journal and was the Journal’s Financial Editor for Europe, the Middle East and Africa. He has also been Managing Editor for Barron’s Group and a reporter for Canada’s National Post. He lives with his family in the UK, and is a long-suffering fan of Sunderland football club.

Praise for The Pyramid of Lies: Lex Greensill and the Billion-Dollar Scandal

"The definitive account of the Greensill Capital’s rise and spectacular meltdown . . . and a searing inquisition into the political connections that make it all possible" Mary Childs, cohost of NPR's Planet Money and author of The Bond King “Unputdownably delicious... the Britishversion of Bad Blood... but better” Sunday Times,