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The Key Man: Arif Naqvi, and the multi-billion dollar fall of the Abraaj Group

He told them he could save the world — and make them filthy rich in the process. But if something sounds too good to be true, it probably is...

Words by: Will Louch

When a great white shark stops moving, it dies. Something to do with ‘ram obligate breathing’, apparently, and a distinct lack of buccal muscles, and the flow of oxygenated water into the old gills. But in short: the poor beast has to swim constantly onwards, striving forever forward, never ceasing or relaxing or sleeping or pausing for thought — or the game’s up. Dead meat. Fish food. The big sleep. Or, if you’re a certain kind of shark: six consecutive life sentences in federal custody and a few billion dollars in the hole.

8 things you need to know about Vy Capital, the secretive VC behind Elon Musk

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The Key Man: Arif Naqvi, and the multi-billion dollar fall of the Abraaj Group

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8 things you need to know about Vy Capital, the secretive VC behind Elon Musk

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The Key Man: Arif Naqvi, and the multi-billion dollar fall of the Abraaj Group

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8 things you need to know about Vy Capital, the secretive VC behind Elon Musk

Meet Peter Dubens, the billionaire betting on Britain finally winning the America’s Cup

8 things you need to know about Chris Rokos, the UK’s third-largest taxpayer

The Key Man: Arif Naqvi, and the multi-billion dollar fall of the Abraaj Group

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8 things you need to know about Vy Capital, the secretive VC behind Elon Musk

Meet Peter Dubens, the billionaire betting on Britain finally winning the America’s Cup

8 things you need to know about Chris Rokos, the UK’s third-largest taxpayer

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