Lehman worse than Enron, say PricewaterhouseCoopers
After a closed-doors creditors meeting at the 02 Dome, Lehman’s administrators PwC told reporters that the collapse of the financial services firm was “ten times bigger and more complicated” than Enron.
Tony Lomas, lead administrator, said PwC had identified more than a trillion dollars’ worth of assets and liabilities that were yet to be accounted for. Since the biggest Big Four firm was appointed on 15 September, it has recovered $5 billion out of a potential $550 billion’s worth of outstanding obligations. Client assets of $22.3 billion have been also identified.
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