The key man: the true story of how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale
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Louch, Will, author.
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New York, NY : Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.
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First edition.
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336 pages ; 24 cm
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"In this compelling story of greed, theft, and the dark underbelly of globalization and impact investing, two Wall Street Journal financial reporters investigate the shocking collapse of Abraaj-the largest private-equity failure in history-and the\ face behind its glimmering rise and catastrophic fall"--

The founder of Abraaj, a Dubai-based private-equity firm, Arif Naqvi was the key man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. He persuaded politicians he could help stabilize the Middle East after 9/11; Bill Gates helped him start a $1 billion fund to improve healthcare in poor countries. In 2018 Clark and Louch were contacted by an anonymous whistleblower who said Naqvi had swindled investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. After their story broke in April 2019 Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering, and faces up to 291 years in jail. Clark and Louch shine a light on how the global elite were duped by a fairy tale. -- adapted from jacket

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Includes bibliographical references (pages 297-318) and index.
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"In this compelling story of greed, theft, and the dark underbelly of globalization and impact investing, two Wall Street Journal financial reporters investigate the shocking collapse of Abraaj-the largest private-equity failure in history-and the\ face behind its glimmering rise and catastrophic fall"--,Provided by publisher.
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The founder of Abraaj, a Dubai-based private-equity firm, Arif Naqvi was the key man to the global elite searching for impact investments to make money and do good. He persuaded politicians he could help stabilize the Middle East after 9/11; Bill Gates helped him start a $1 billion fund to improve healthcare in poor countries. In 2018 Clark and Louch were contacted by an anonymous whistleblower who said Naqvi had swindled investors out of hundreds of millions of dollars. After their story broke in April 2019 Naqvi was arrested on charges of fraud and racketeering, and faces up to 291 years in jail. Clark and Louch shine a light on how the global elite were duped by a fairy tale. -- adapted from jacket
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Clark, S., & Louch, W. (2021). The key man: the true story of how the global elite was duped by a capitalist fairy tale. First edition. New York, NY, Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Author Date Citation (style guide)

Clark, Simon, 1975- and Will, Louch. 2021. The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped By a Capitalist Fairy Tale. New York, NY, Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers.

Chicago / Turabian - Humanities Citation (style guide)

Clark, Simon, 1975- and Will, Louch, The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped By a Capitalist Fairy Tale. New York, NY, Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

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Clark, Simon and Will Louch. The Key Man: The True Story of How the Global Elite Was Duped By a Capitalist Fairy Tale. First edition. New York, NY, Harper Business, an imprint of HarperCollinsPublishers, 2021.

Note! Citation formats are based on standards as of July 2022. Citations contain only title, author, edition, publisher, and year published. Citations should be used as a guideline and should be double checked for accuracy.
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