Investec and the Claims Direct directors certainly knew that the flotation was not kosher - and that the company was doomed. For all of them it was simply a dirty - but effective - exit strategy.
Investec had more than one reason for wanting to keep the pending catastrophe a secret; it was negotiating with FNB to take over its loans business.
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