Mallinckrodt-Bischoff Partnership. A history of Schroders, 1973-2000

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Written by a retired senior executive of Schroders. Aims to show why the Schroder business sold its investment banking function; to describe the activities and business of Schroders, 1985-94; to give general insight into the functions of investment banking, 1985-94. Deals with the years when the business was led by George Mallinckrodt and then Sir Win Bischoff. Structured in three parts: 1] 'After Richardson, 1973-84'; 2] 'Mallinckrodt and Bischoff, 1985-94'; 'Bischoff, 1995-200'. Has chapters: Part One: 'He was a god, 1973-77'; 'The Airlie years, 1977-84'; Part two: 'George Mallinckrodt's early life and career, 1930-85'; 'Win Bischoff's early life and career in Hong Kong, 1941-82'; 'A working partnership is agreed, 1985-1994'; 'Ditching the gents, 1983-89'; 'Do we want to be investment bankers?, 1990-94'; 'A mistake in New York, 1986-94'; 'Making money, 1984-95'; 'Japan, 1970-83'; 'Dithering with securities, 1983-94'; 'Creating shareholder value, 1985-95'; 'Nothing ventured, 1984-93'; 'The perennial problem of capital markets, 1984-95'; 'Building a global business, 1983-94'; 'Hong Kong after Bischoff'; 'South East Asia, 1976-94'; 'Australia on the periphery, 1973-99'; 'Envy and greed'; 'Mallinckrodt passes the baton to Bischoff'. Part three: 'Bischoff becomes chairman, 1995-99'; 'Investment bankers at last - but where?, 1994-8'; 'What about New York?, 1995-99'; 'The Asian debt crisis bites, 1995-99'; 'What went wrong with SIM?, 1996-99'; 'Private equity breaks away, 1994-99'; 'Sale of the investment bank, 1999-2000'; Win Bischoff 2000'. Extensive appendices with financial data, 1973-99