Investec: The Story of the Cowboys on the Hill

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'Investec inspired me ... innovative, formidable, and unique - its story a masterclass in entrepreneurship' - Adrian Gore

This business biography recounts the inspirational success story of Investec, a company which started off leasing photocopiers - and ended up an Anglo-South African powerhouse. With listings in London and Johannesburg, Investec also gave birth to the leading mid-sized global fund manager Ninety One.

Dubbed 'The Cowboys on the Hill' - and this was not meant as a compliment - the Investec founders took on the establishment and won. Their main rival UAL has disappeared. The other, RMB, is now a mere division of FirstRand.

This is particularly impressive given the humble origins of its founders, who succeeded at a time when the Jewish community was still on the fringes of the business establishment.

*The Cowboys on the Hill* ultimately proved that sometimes when you do things a little differently, you beat the rest.