The Death of Gentlemanly Capitalism: The Rise and Fall of London's Investment Banks

Abstract

Part 1 The twilight world of gentlemanly capitalism: a foreign affair buy side, sell side simple but not easy shoes with laces - trousers with braces. Part 2 Riding elephants, 1983-86: laissez-faire eager buyers - European commercial banks buyers, builders and stay-at-homes - the merchant banks the Americans the brokers and jobbers trying to stuff the whole lot into one big bag seeds of disaster. Part 3 Bang, crash, wallop, 1986-89: market overview European commercial banks merchant banks the independents the foreign banks. Part 4 The grand old Duke of York, 1990-94: European commercial banks merchant banks the independents the foreign banks. Part 5 The end game? 1995-2000: Barings Warburg - the final year Kleinwort and Smith shareholders rule OK Schroders (and Flemings) the survivors. Part 6 The city unplugged: what happened? does it really matter? herding cats.

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