Banker suing Bob Diamond company ‘deeply upset’ by baseless attacks on his integrity

The Zambian tycoon suing one of disgraced banker Bob Diamond’s companies ‘acted honestly at all times’, the High Court heard. Dr Rajan Mahtani, 75, founded the Finance Bank Zambia (FBZ) in 1986, and grew it over the next three decades into one of the most successful banks in the country. Dr Mahtani agreed to a takeover by Diamond’s Atlas Mara company because his daughters had no interest in running the firm and he wanted to secure the future of the…