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Nick Leeson, Former Rogue Trader, Reemerges as a Private Spy

  • Leeson joins London firm run by former Black Cube operative
  • Red Mist helps clients pursue corporations through the courts
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Nick Leeson, the former derivatives trader who brought down Barings Bank, has joined a corporate intelligence firm run by ex-Black Cube operative Seth Freedman.

Leeson, 56, will investigate financial misconduct with the London-based Red Mist Market Enforcement Unit to help investors seek compensation in court when regulators are unable to help, he said in an interview.