Altss Research / Venture case 21
Greensill Capital
Greensill Capital’s UK company entered administration in March 2021. Its earlier private valuation was discussed in evidence to the UK Treasury Committee after the collapse.
Altss Research · Evidence reviewed · Historical event record
Historical private valuation
$3.5bnTreasury Committee evidence identifies the $3.5 billion valuation associated with SoftBank’s capital injection; Lex Greensill discussed and accepted that reference during his testimony.
Bankruptcy / insolvency
No sale priceUK company entered administration. The statutory notice records the appointment of administrators to Greensill Capital (UK) Limited on March 8, 2021. Administration is the specific UK insolvency proceeding recorded.
These figures have different valuation bases and dates. Their difference is not a measure of investor losses. Methodology ↗
The documented timeline
Private capital injection
The later parliamentary hearing examined the valuation used for SoftBank’s investment in the private group.
Administrators appointed
The UK statutory appointment notice names the operating company and the three Grant Thornton administrators.
Founder gave parliamentary evidence
Lex Greensill acknowledged responsibility for the company’s collapse in evidence to the Treasury Committee.
Source documents
Publication and access dates identify the evidence used for this case.
UK Parliament · Primary source · Published May 11, 2021 · Accessed Oct 26, 2026
The Gazette · Primary source · Published Mar 12, 2021 · Accessed Oct 26, 2026
Logo: Greensill Capital logo source, Greensill Capital Pty Limited · Public domain / PD-textlogo (source classification). Wikimedia-generated scaled preview; no local edits.
