Rothschild

Mr Min said the Rothschild name, with a 250-year banking history, and its cautious banking approach had appealed to Bank of China.

"None of us knew how ill she was over the last four and a half years, " adds Estee Lauder (EL) board member Lynn Forester de Rothschild.

But an investment banking tie-up with Rothschild in Europe came to little; nor is China the El Dorado it is often made out to be.

In an interview, Mr. Rothschild said the combined entity formed by the deal aims to raise cash starting next year to help fund acquisitions.

People familiar with the discussions said the management of Lehman's Asian operations had hired Rothschild to advise on the possible sale.

Drake went on to state that cabal faction chiefs Rockefeller and Rothschild wish to now surrender as they see no other alternative.

Mr Cicurel said Rothschild did not need new equity and was in robust financial health.

he knew of my close friendship with victor rothschild , and often tried to break it off.

When Rothschild moved out of the commodities business, it was replaced at the fixing by Barclays.

In France, demand for the esoteric convertible bond sector propelled LCF Edmond de Rothschild to the top of the rankings.

This is not to say that Rothschild's core mergers and acquisitions business has escaped unscathed.

He added that the proposal had been supported by Rothschild, the independent financial adviser.

The index is now only 15 per cent off its peak last summer and certain Lafite Rothschild vintages are at all-time highs.

Rothschild has invited me to Eythrope, Buckinghamshire, for Sunday lunch.

Mr Rothschild and his co-investors gain access to heaps of coal and a web of connections.

Now Lord Rothschild's interventions are piercing the heavy splendour of his ancestor's style.

EMMA ROTHSCHILD is an historian of the mind, of characteristic ways of thinking and feeling.

Products are likely to include Asian equity long-short funds, which would build on Rothschild's stock-picking approach.

Although small and 'blue sky' projects will still be possible, Rothschild says that research will become dominated by mega-programmes.

Staff are celebrating the birth of a rare baby Rothschild giraffe, named Molly.

Rothschild: Yes, I'm terribly sorry. We planned to increase output, but it all backfired. And we could have used more security.

The notion tallies nicely with the Rothschild family motto: "Harmony, Integrity, Industry. "

Rothschild: (dying) Insolent whelp! Think you've outwitted me?

The Rothschild family first came to China in the 1830s, and ran a small business trading gold and silver out of Shanghai.

Vallar, a London-listed investment firm founded by Mr Rothschild, is to acquire stakes in two Bakrie-associated coal firms.

In 1780, the infamous Mayer Amschel Rothschild said, "Give me control of a nation'smoney and I care not who makes her laws. "

But Rothschild's Mr Lawrence adds that dealing with the authorities can prove unpredictable.

Lord Rothschild owns the rest of the Waddesdon estate.

"We're in a self-contained economic sphere in Beijing, " says Rothschild.

Rothschild is revelling in the fruits of its conservatism.

Vodafone and Rothschild declined to comment, while China Mobile could not be reached.

He sees Waddesdon as a "monument to the Rothschild family" .

Rothschild Boulevard and the sites of other demonstrations are hardly Tahrir Square or Hama.

Lord Rothschild, 73, is known for tremendous dynamism while staying resolutely behind the scenes.

Former Editor of The Economist (1974-86), Andrew Stephen Bower Knight is currently Chairman of the J. Rothschild Capital Management Fund.

Lord Rothschild asks, slicing the pastry in half and giving me the lion's portion of tumbling blackberries.

A spokeswoman for Lafite Rothschild declines to discuss pricing.

The Rothschild family also has a sizeable shareholder interest in The Economist.

"I was surprised, " she admits as we take our leave of Rothschild (who has his own lunch guests) and move to our table.

The Economist also bears the stamp of the Rothschild family.

Nathan Mayer Rothschild, then 31, planted the family flag in the City of London in 1811 when he founded NM Rothschild & Sons.

Rothschild's centre of gravity is being pushed and pulled towards east Asia.

Bill Rothschild looks at his crayfish, Cray Aiken, on Tuesday, April 27, 2010, at his home in Granite Springs, New York.

Late last year, as a global recession snapped at China's heels, Tomer Rothschild's sales team began to sweat.

Rothschild: If the jungle truly hides great resources, then we must construct a base there.

Chateau Lafite Rothschild 2000 has climbed 611% since December 2004 -- when Fine Rare first started compiling figures on wine investments.

In the UK, Lord Mandelson recently asked Rothschild to advise on the future of Britain's beleaguered car industry.

Rothschild acted as adviser to Bright Food.

The winning bid of $33. 2 million was made by a limited liability company, listed in care of Rothschild Bank & Trust in Zurich.

Rothschild: Ah, what spirit! We'll see how long it takes to break it.

"Yeah, that's what we feel like doing with our porcelain, " Lord Rothschild mutters.

The deal, which is expected to close in April, will see the Rothschild family own 34 per cent of the new Bumi group.

In early July, Hart Davis Hart Wine Co. began advance sales of Chateau Lafite Rothschild's 2009 Bordeaux at $18, 000 a case.

One to 2 percent of pigs are born with defects, Rothschild said.

On one memorable occasion, I watched a corporate party drink several bottles of Mouton Rothschild with their nigiri.

But, as Ms Rothschild insists, this is a history, not a novel.

I have noticed in my tastings that the second wine of Lafite-Rothschild, Carruades de Lafite, has improved over recent years.

In 2001, the city had only five gyms, excluding luxury hotels. Now there are about 400, says Rothschild.

The 2008 Lafite Rothschild--considered good, but not outstanding--sold from the chateau at EUR185 ($238) a bottle last year.