A lull in buying activity gives the chairman an opportunity to ponder the last couple of deals over a pint or two of Depletion
"So who's buying whom this week?" I asked the chairman of the insignificantly-sized investment company SmallBluePlanet as we enjoyed a few pints of Depletion at The Pussycat's Wallet. "Extraordinarily enough, I'm not aware of anyone whipping out the corporate chequebook," he replied. "Mind you, it is only Thursday." "Plenty of time yet then," I nodded. "Still, this period of inactivity does give us the opportunity to reflect on the last couple of deals – and to ask one question in particular. How come SmallBluePlanet wasn't involved? That Framlington and DWS were up for sale was not exactl...
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