Lex Greensill faces 15-year ban on running companies as UK Insolvency Service launches court action against the Greensill Capital founder

London | Britain’s insolvency service has launched a court action to ban fallen Australian financier Lex Greensill from running or controlling any company for 15 years – the toughest possible penalty. The UK Insolvency Service has been investigating the spectacular collapse three years ago of Mr Greensill’s eponymous supply-chain finance company, after insurers pulled the…

WeWork files for bankruptcy

Office-sharing company WeWork filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New Jersey federal court Monday, saying that it had entered into agreements with the vast majority of its secured note holders and that it intended to trim “non-operational” leases. The bankruptcy filing is limited to WeWork’s locations in the U.S. and Canada, the company said…