Just in case you thought that Abigail with attitude dinners are occasions for hot air and posturing, I would remind you of the deal, finalized this November, in which Aberdeen Asset Management purchased Scottish Widows from Lloyds Banking Group. Well, the chief executives of Lloyds and Aberdeen – António Horta-Osório and Martin Gilbert – first met at a Euromoney dinner two years ago.
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Sometimes, however, potential guests try to evade my clutches. For example, I had invited a senior European banker from a top US firm to the most recent Euromoney roundtable dinner.
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