The Notebook: Deutsche’s Numis deal, the price of commuting and London’s culinary advantage
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By Andy Silvester IF the City has a collective mood, it is safe to say it has not been an overly cheery one in recent times. At a recent private dinner of CEOs, to which I was kindly invited to join, the overarching theme was a nervousness that London is wobbling a little, at least when it comes to capital raising. Public comments by Sir Nigel Wilson this weekend – that UK financial services had “fallen back a bit” – adds to the grumbling. Into this mix, though, came a rather unexpected vote of confidence in the capital. Deutsche Bank’s £410m purchase of Numis, the small and mid-cap broker, ce…