September 15, 2007
ROBERT COLE
TO SOME he is Eric the Evil, a corporate raider armed to the back teeth with weaponry designed to deliver fast-buck profits regardless of the collateral damage it may wreak. To others he is the Knight in shining armour, riding to the rescue of distressed shareholders caught in the clutches of mighty, lazy, corporations.
Eric Knight and his investment firm, Knight Vinke, is now preparing an assault on one of the biggest of stock market citadels: HSBC. It has a market value of £104 billion and vies with BP for the honour of being the largest FTSE 100 company. It is a global banking enterprise that likes to think it retains strong local links. Its roots are in Hong Kong and Shanghai and in Britain it owns the First Direct branchless operation and is heir to the Midland Bank franchise. read more
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