Dresdner Kleinwort Wasserstein is not important enough to merit a book, but wouldn't it make a good story? From the burial of the Benson name to the folly in buying Wasserstein Perella for a daft price, this is pure drama with a touch of science fiction and occasional farce.

Readers would be riveted by the forced exit of Lenny Fischer, the mind-blowing £26m pay-off to Tim Shacklock, followed by the change of control to Allianz, which initially looked on DrKW as if it were an undersized fish that should be thrown back.