April 23, 2021
LONDON (AFP) – The Australian parent of failed specialist finance firm Greensill Capital Pty Ltd, whose recent collapse sparked worldwide corporate fallout and a political scandal in Britain, has entered liquidation, administrators said yesterday.
The demise of Greensill Capital Pty Ltd is the latest chapter in a saga that has ensnared Conservative politicians including ex-prime minister David Cameron.
The company had filed for bankruptcy last month for its operations in Britain, and also in Australia where its parent group is based and Germany where it has a banking arm.
Greensill’s implosion threatens about 50,000 jobs at companies that relied on its supply chain financing, including the steel empire of Indian-British billionaire Sanjeev Gupta.