Yet only a few months before financial observers marked out Simon Robertson as the UK merchant banker most likely to succeed working under new German ownership. Like a Mercedes 600 SEL Robertson almost came with a five-year guarantee. The meshing of Anglo and German cultures requires patience, flexibility and diplomacy. Robertson had them all in spades and could then add the charm and unflappability which seem to come naturally to establishment City of London merchant bankers.
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