T<\/span>he magazine claims it has seen details of a single investment of \u201cmore than $10m\u201d in Nigerian oil prepared for Mr Becker by Forbes & Manhattan, a Canadian investment bank and a former associate of the tennis player. Forbes & Manhattan did not reply to a request for comment.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n I<\/span>t is not clear whether Mr Becker went through with the investment, or whether it was successful.<\/p>\n Mr Becker\u2019s association with Doyen was publicly presented as an opportunity for the company to expand its operations in the world of tennis.<\/p>\n But the purported\u00a0internal emails leaked to\u00a0Spiegel<\/i>\u00a0note that he had met recently with Mr Mittal and John Mahama, the Ghanaian president at the time, and describe him as \u201csome one who can open doors for us in certain circles\u201d.<\/p>\n During bankruptcy proceedings in London last month, John Briggs, Mr Becker\u2019s laywer, told the court: \u201cHe is not a sophisticated individual when it comes to finances.\u201d<\/p>\n Mr Becker was not available for comment.<\/p>\n –<\/p>\n Source: Telegraph UK<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Boris Becker may have lost his \u00a3100m fortune\u00a0in part because of questionable investments in the Nigerian oil industry, according to claims in the German press. Since the 49-year-old former tennis star was declared bankrupt in a London court last month, speculation has been rife over how he managed to squander a personal fortune estimated at […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[107],"tags":[9461,9462,9463],"yoast_head":"\n