Approaching the apex
On the eve of making an acquisition - while in the process of he and his firm being acquired - Ian Richens, chairman of FM Green, emerges from an administrative nightmare to find himself in an enviable position. He talks to Richard Adams about this, why regulation has unlevelled the playing field and brokers' need for a scapegoat
Despite Ian Richens' choice of neckwear, he is no Mickey Mouse operator. Indeed the timing of this interview finds Richens approaching the climax of his 33-year career, amid a head-spinning bout of acquisition activity - being the acquirer and the acquired all at once.
Fortunately, the army of lawyers and accountants involved in this multifariously complex process were held at bay long enough to allow him time to shed some light on this fairly unique situation before signing FM Green over to its
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