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If I were a professional investor, it would literally take me five minutes to decide that this was uninvestable, said a forensic accountant. LONDON (March 11): It took Lex Greensill two decades to ascend from the red dirt of his family s sugar cane and melon farm in Australia to heading his own finance firm and travelling the world on a fleet of private jets. His fall back to earth took just a week. On March 8, his company, Greensill Capital, which boasted billions of dollars in backing from investors such as SoftBank Group Corp and General Atlantic, collapsed into insolvency. In October, Greensill predicted he would soon sell a small stake of the company for hundreds of millions of dollars, implying a valuation of roughly US$7 billion. Finance house Athene Holding Ltd, picking through what was left of the company, found little of interest beyond computer systems and some intellectual property, which it offered to buy for only US$60 million though that deal now appears ....
Type keyword(s) to search Every item on this page was chosen by a Town & Country editor. We may earn commission on some of the items you choose to buy. Songwriter Diane Warren s First Album Shows Talent Gets Better Over Time After more nine number one songs and 32 top 10 hits, the Hall of Fame songwriter is branching out on her own. By Sasha Frere-Jones Bill Edwards There’s a sign in Diane Warren’s studio that usually reads “finish my song bitch.” It’s a black felt square with white plastic letters, the kind that movie theaters once used to post showtimes. The letters today, though, have been rearranged to read “fish by song witch.” ....
MESA, Ariz. Kris Bryant does not know who sent him the text. It came from a Connecticut number and followed a rumor out of New York that was gaining momentum across social media, claiming that the Cubs star could be traded within 48 hours. "Welcome to the Mets," read ....
News Gary Bartz Bridges Generations By Dave Cantor I Feb. 19, 2021 Baltimore native Gary Bartz has remained uniquely engaged both musically and politically throughout his lengthy career. (Photo: The Artform Studio) Gary Bartz has watched the slow roll of history drag on, first from the vantage point of his childhood home in Baltimore, then in New York and the rest of the world while on tour. The experiences have given the saxophonist perspective and a unique voice, one that’s resonated with generations of musicians and listeners. “They’re our kids the hip-hop generation. Jay-Z, his mom and dad used to come to The East to see me and to see Pharoah [Sanders]. All these kids had those records in their homes. . It’s an extension of what we’re doing I saw that immediately,” Bartz, 80, said during a late-December Zoom call from his current, well-lighted home in Oakland, California. ....