In a meeting with EMI staff in September 2007 he told them he had invested 67-70% of his fortune in the deal - leading lawyers from Citigroup to infer that Hands' motivation in suing Citi was to recover this lost wealth.

Jurors also heard how in two meetings held with Terra Firma investors managers and board members over the weekend of May 18 2007 Hands claimed not to be able to remember the proceedings, however Hands said that over the ...