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Posted 6/11/2007 by The Daily Diary
Making or breaking the latest multibillion-pound deal to hit the front of business sections everywhere is bound to give some lawyers a bit of an ego-trip. Everything is relative, however, and The Diary was this week charmed to within an inch of its life by one smooth-talker trying to swing a bit of publicity for advising some one-man-band that had managed to raise a tenner on the Alternative-to-a Real Stock Exchange (ARSE).
Having listened to him twittering on for what felt like hours about his ‘headline’ role, your correspondent dutifully asked who else was involved on the deal and deserved their share of the glory that is appearing on the hallowed pages of Deal Week.
“I’m not telling you,” the unhelpful so-and-so sniffed. “He’s a twat.”