James Lewisohn
James Lewisohn began his career as an investment banker in New York with Bear, Stearns & Co. He went on to work as an M&A advisor in London at UBS Warburg, and was head of private equity for Lord (Jacob) Rothschild's investment group, including RIT Capital Partners Plc and the Yad Hanadiv Foundation.
James currently works as an advisor to investment funds, family offices and companies, and is chairman of the Investment Committee of Poul & Erna Sehested Hansens Fond, a Danish medical and educational charity. He is also a trustee of Barry & Martin's Trust, a UK charity dedicated to HIV/AIDS prevention and care in China.
Latest articles by James Lewisohn
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How EU rules caused a diesel stink
Features The diesel emissions scandal shows how the profit motive seems always to have overriden concerns over unhealthy emissions, says James Lewisohn.
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The UK's diesel emissions crisis is another gift from the EU
Features Statism and corporatism led to misplaced support for flawed diesel engines, argues James Lewisohn.
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The unlikely tale of how the US gave birth to Denmark’s welfare state
Features US presidential hopeful Bernie Sanders wants to bring Danish social democracy to America. But as James Lewisohn finds, Denmark owes the very existence of its welfare state to the USA.
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Negative interest rates and the road to Hell
Features The world’s central banks are rushing to impose negative interest rates. But with negative rates will come social disaster, says James Lewisohn.
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Lloyds selloff must learn from the Royal Mail privatisation fiasco
Features The Lloyds Bank selloff is a chance to demonstrate that after 30 years, the government can do a privatisation properly, says James Lewisohn.
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