Interview: Edson Mitchell’s game plan

Edson Mitchell's bold attempt to turn Deutsche Morgan Grenfell (DMG) into a world-beating bond house has made headlines in the past year. He has employed about 500 new staff -­ including many from his old firm, Merrill Lynch -­ in little more than 12 months. But until now Mitchell has shied away from talking publicly about his plans. Here, for the first time, he reveals what his aims are -­ and how he's going about achieving them. Mitchell spoke to Garry Evans

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Why did you leave Merrill Lynch?

The firm was asking me to take responsibility for equities. I was beginning to think a bit about what I really wanted to do over the rest of my career in investment banking.

You must have had a shot at becoming chairman of Merrill. Didn’t you give up a lot by leaving?

No. I made the move for reasons I’m very comfortable with. I’d rather not speculate about what could have been.

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