PCP Capital Partners

Amanda Staveley slashes £1.6bn claim against Barclays to £660m, bank’s lawyers say

Amanda Staveley, chief executive officer of PCP Capital Partners LLP.

Closing arguments in the high-profile court case are taking place this week

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Barclays’ China fund middleman latest to face questions in Staveley case

Lawyers for Staveley’s PCP Capital Partners pressed Kenneth Griffin on whether he ever acted as a principal investor

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Amanda Staveley

Barclays executives labelled Amanda Staveley a ‘tart’ and ‘dolly bird’ during bank’s 2008 cash call

Jenkins also joked that he would give one of his colleagues 'a little bit of cocaine so he speaks a little bit quicker' for a meeting

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Varley pressed to justify ‘fantastic’ Qatari fees

The bank’s former chief executive repeatedly referenced the promise of ‘Project Tinbac’

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Barclays’ lawyers quiz key Staveley witness over sale of Newcastle football club

The bank’s attorney Jeffery Onions QC was trying to determine whether Ali Jassim, an adviser to Sheikh Mansour of Abu Dhabi, and Amanda Staveley are still working together

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Amanda Staveley’s role in Barclays’ fundraising described as a ‘hustle’ by bank’s lawyer

Staveley decided to sue Barclays because she thought that the bank 'would want to settle', Barclays QC suggested in the High Court

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Barclays’ lawyers put Staveley on the spot over financing agreements

Bank's legal team takes aim at the true nature of the £3.25bn deal's terms

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Barclays’ lawyers accuse Staveley of inventing story over £66m Qatar fee

Staveley was put on the spot over why she didn’t raise her concerns about the £66m fee with Barclays or her own firm's lawyers as soon as she noticed it in a draft press release being written at the time of the deal

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Staveley insists in High Court that Barclays promised her ‘the same deal’

Staveley told the High Court that she recalled being 'pleased' when she learned that the Qataris were joining the deal

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Barclays lawyers dig into Staveley’s dealings with Middle Eastern investors

Jeffery Onions QC appeared to be zeroing in on whether Staveley could have won warrants in the bank

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