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Amanda Staveley vs Barclays: The unforgettable drama that unfolded

The case consistently made headlines and gave the public a glimpse of the scenes behind the deals at the height of the 2008 crisis

Amanda Staveley, chief executive officer of PCP Capital Partners LLP.
Amanda Staveley, chief executive officer of PCP Capital Partners LLP. Photo: Getty Images

The summer of 2020 will be remembered for many things: the slight lifting of the Covid-19 lockdown, a brief return to the office for City workers and, for those in finance, Amanda Staveley’s high-profile case against Barclays.

Staveley’s private equity firm PCP Capital, which made a £3.25bn investment on behalf of Abu Dhabi’s Sheikh Mansour bin Zayed Al-Nahyan during the Barclays’ emergency cash call in 2008, is suing the blue chip bank.

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