Goldman Sachs often takes an atypical approach to investment banking, not least when it comes to initial public offerings in Europe.

Financial News reported on Monday how the bank employs a roving IPO analyst at its London office to help coordinate research on each deal the bank handles, in a model unique to the Wall Street firm. Thanks to a significant pickup in the number of new company issues in the second half of last year, Charlie Burrows might now well be the busiest man at Goldman Sachs.