The Pyramid of Lies
Duncan Mavin

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In March 2021, an obscure financial technology company called Greensill Capital collapsed, going into administration. As it unravelled, 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, including former British Prime Minister, David Cameron. At the centre was an Australian financier named Lex Greensill.

Pyramid of Lies charts the meteoric rise and spectacular downfall of Greensill and his company. He had a simple idea – democratising supply chain finance – and disrupted a trillion dollar industry in the process. But a staid business model concealed dubious practices as Greensill made increasingly risky loans to fraudulent companies using other people’s money.

“Unputdownably delicious… the British version of Bad Blood… [but] better” The Sunday Times

“Quite simply, one of the best books of investigative journalism I have ever read.” Matthew d’Ancona

Published 21 July 2022
Hard cover
352 pages