Barclays’ Deal With Sheikh Makes Me Sick, Banker Said

(Bloomberg) — A group of senior Barclays Plc executives agonized over adding a Qatari royal to a bailout of the bank during the 2008 financial crisis, but it wasn’t enough to kill the deal.The bankers, now facing fraud charges in a London court, were responsible for finding a multi-billion pound lifeline from Qatar to stave off nationalization by the U.K. However, the country’s prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, intended to invest personally in exchange for a commission structured as an advisory fee.“It’s like having the president of the United States advise JP Morgan; you just can’t have it,” …read more

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