NICK Greiner, the chairman of engineering group Bradken and former NSW premier, was "evasive and hostile" in presenting evidence in a case involving allegations of bid-rigging, Federal Court judge Michelle Gordon said in the reasons for her judgment, released yesterday. The judge found that Mr Greiner and Bradken chief executive Brian Hodges were involved in "misleading or deceptive" conduct by Bradken in the deal, which saw Bradken buy Canadian company Norcast Wear Solutions for $US212 million from New York-based private equity firm Castle Harlan in July 2011.