Barclays Almost Bailed On Lehman Deal: Top Lawyer

By Christie Smythe (May 3, 2010, 5:30 PM EDT) -- The general counsel for Barclays PLC's investment banking unit said Monday that the British firm would have most likely walked away from a hastily arranged deal to purchase assets from bankrupt Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. if extra benefits had not been added to the transaction to offset growing risks....

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