Greensill Capital, founded in 2011 by Lex Greensill, specialized in supply chain finance and related services; filed for insolvency protection on 8 March 2021. Current headlines: nine-year UK director ban and calls for state intervention amid UK steel crisis.
The Insolvency Service has disqualified Lex Greensill from directing UK companies for nine years after finding he breached his duties as a director; the action follows the 2021 collapse of Greensill Capital and related investigations.