Who is the businessman found not guilty in Nama fraud trial?

Sitting in the dock of a Belfast court for four months was not how Frank Cushnahan planned life in his mid-80s.

The successful businessman, who was once given a New Year honour, is more used to boardrooms than courtrooms.

The dock at Court 13 at Laganside was a stark change of scenery.

Flanked by a prison officer, the elderly grandfather sat silently behind reinforced glass throughout the long trial.

However, it did not alter his dress code.

The 84-year-old corporate financier from Holywood, County Down, wore a smart suit, shirt and tie every day.

Search the internet and it is difficult to find a picture of him not wearing a tie or a bow-tie.

In a portrait painted to mark his time as chair of Belfast Harbour Commissioners, he is wearing a cream waistcoat.

He received a CBE (Commander of the Order of the British Empire) in the 2001 New Year honours list.

Ten years later, he received an honorary degree from Ulster University along with footballer Kenny Dalglish, broadcaster Miriam O'Callaghan and golfer Graeme McDowell.

It was awarded for services to commercial and business development.

A press release at the time outlined his varied career as an independent financial and management consultant.

It pointed out he had undertaken a number of major financial and reform initiatives for the Stormont executive and had held many non-executive and executive board positions within the private and public sectors.

It added: "Mr Cushnahan also serves on the Northern Ireland Advisory Committee to the Irish Republic's National Asset Management Agency (Nama)."

Little did anyone know at the time, in 2011, that he would end up in court over his role at Nama.

It was mentioned during the trial that Cushnahan likes to talk.

His defence barrister Frank O'Donoghue KC said at one point: "He's one of these men who can't help himself, he keeps talking."

However, when he was given the opportunity to speak, by choosing to give evidence in his own defence, he turned it down.

O'Donoghue said the jury should not be surprised that an 84-year-old "elderly man" had decided not to go into the witness box.

He told court that Cushnahan had done nothing wrong and had given a lifetime of "unblemished service to the public and his clients".

Back in the 1950s, Cushnahan was educated at St Malachy's College in north Belfast.

He had a flair for business and went into the banking sector.

In the 1990s, he established his own consultancy, advising companies on corporate finance issues, management buy-outs and acquisitions.

He also worked with Delta Print and Packing, off-licence group Wineflair and the Red Sky maintenance firm.

He was an adviser to the panel established after the financial crisis at the Presbyterian Mutual Society.

"He was one of the few Catholics who got a cheer at the Presbyterian General Assembly," said the former Stormont Finance Minister Sammy Wilson when giving evidence at the trial.

Wilson recommended him for the position at Nama.

He worked as an adviser from 2010 to 2013, earning €1,000 (£867.28) for every meeting he attended.

The court case focused on a seven-month period before he stepped down from the role.

He was accused of fraud by failure to disclose information.

He denied the charge.

For the past four months, he sat in the dock and listened to the evidence presented in court.

He wore headphones to help him hear the proceedings on a live sound feed.

Throughout it all, he sat in silence.

The jury has now had its say.