He will allege unfair advantage in the auction process, and ask for an injunction against the lockup of Macmillan's crown jewels. As Reichmann's grip on the company tightened, Pirie met periodically with Santa Fe executives to discuss restructuring the company. [23], Since 2010, Goldsmith has developed a reputation for providing strategic and financial support to disruptive environmental leaders such as Derek Gow, who has led work to restore formerly missing native species to Britain, including beavers, water voles, white storks and wild cats. On the afternoon of Nov. 3, the media mogul looks as though he has been through a war. For more than a decade, New Court was run by its American managers without interference from Europe. In 1848, Alphonse de Rothschild of the Paris branch paid a visit to New York, where Rothschild interests were being served (some would later say disserved) by a socially ambitious, German-born agent who called himself August Belmont. Khan also knows a thing or two about dynastic families, having been born Jemima Goldsmith, the eldest child of Lady Annabel Vane-Tempest-Stewart and banker Sir James Goldsmith, whose family. The 15-year-old daughter of millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild has died in a horrific quad bike accident. In 2012, the couple announced they were divorcing after it was alleged Kate had an affair with American rapper Jay Electronica. It is the second major battle in the Briton's campaign to establish a strategic presence in the United States. Ben Goldsmith and his family have been left "completely devastated" by the death of his 15-year-old daughter, who has been killed in an off-road vehicleaccident on the family's farm in Somerset. She runs the catering company Tart London and the restaurant Wild by Tart. Five Arrows is being produced by Jemima Khan, through her new production company Instinct Productions, and 42, the production company behind BBC and Netflix animation Watership Down and Channel 4s forthcoming Michael Stuhlbarg and Matt Lauria-fronted drama Jerusalem. He told the Daily Mail "the whole village has been affected" by the tragedy, which a family friend said had left the two parents "numbed to their core". The following year Mr Goldsmith married his second wife,. ''As head of Rothschild, Bob would be a guru.''. South Western Ambulance Service said it was called to attend an "incident involving a vehicle" - described by The Times as a "cross between a quad bike and a Jeep" - and sent an air ambulance, a critical care team, a land ambulance and two other paramedics to the scene. He and Guy descended on New Court's Manhattan offices, ousted the top American managers and changed the name of the firm to Rothschild Inc. To run their American investment bank, they turned to Robert S Pirie, the partner who handled the Rothschild account at Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, one of the most contentious law firms in the field of mergers and acquisitions. Rothschild, 29, claimed she had been cheated on ''several times and even posted a picture of the children, Iris, eight, Frankie, seven, and Isaac, four, being returned to her on a private jet, alongside a series of bitter and increasingly hysterical posts. In Paris, Guy de Rothschild's son, David, is leading a new Rothschild bank into the brave new world of hotly contested mergers. Pirie replies in soft, measured tones: ''It's a very bold number, Bob. The pair will divide the proceeds of the family home, bought for 5 million in June 2002, through a company registered in the British Virgin Islands. Early life and career. Everyone is over the moon. ''It left a bitter taste in their mouth, I'm sure.''. Maximilian von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1843-1940) was a German banker and art collector. This is set to be a most messy divorce for as well as the complexity of the couples finances, Bens brother, Tory MP Zac, left his wife, Sheherazade Ventura-Bentley, for Kate Rothschilds sister, Alice, which should make for some awkward family gatherings. In January 1985, the Canadian raiders landed their prey for $520 million, a price the Street considered excessive. Mr Goldsmith is an adviser to Environment Secretary Michael Gove and is chairman of the JMG Foundation, which provides funding for eco-friendly campaigns. Albert Maximilian (1879-1941) married Miriam Caroline Alexandrinede Rothschild (1884-1965) (his mother Minnas second cousin) in 1910. After the war, the Paris bank was reconstituted under Baron Guy de Rothschild. [21]:34 The network aims to help trusts, foundations and individuals to support environmental causes effectively. He was released without charge after accepting a caution, before taking their three children on holiday with his mother, Lady Annabel. [12], Goldsmith attended Eton College, an independent English public school, and like his billionaire father, did not attend university.[13]. [8] In the same month, he was arrested for domestic violence against his wife before being released without charge. [4] His uncle Teddy Goldsmith was a co-founder of the Green Party UK and also of The Ecologist. Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild were married at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk back in 2003. . In 1967, the French and British Rothschilds jointly formed a money-management and venture capital firm in New York. For her part, Rothschild shared an 18 million inheritance when her father, Amschel, killed himself in a Paris hotel room in 1996 at the age of 41. By registering to HELLO! Our hearts go out to her parents and family. ''It's your call, not mine,'' says Pirie. The venerable Rothschild and Goldsmith families are in mourning after 15-year-old Iris Goldsmith daughter of Ben Goldsmith and his ex-wife Kate Emma Rothschild, whose marriage united the twofinancial dynasties was killed in a quad bike accident on her family's farm in England. The most voracious: Sir James Goldsmith, Sir Gordon White of Hanson Trust and Maxwell. They are numbto the core and united in their grief". The Rothschild Archive London holds very few papers of the Goldschmidt-Rothschild family. There will be no further comment, directly or indirectly, from us on any aspect of our familys private life., Goldsmith and Rothschild have deleted many of their Twitter messages and both families appear to be battening down the hatches. Khan was previously the exec producer of the BAFTA-nominated documentary We Steal Secrets: The Story of Wikileaksby Alex Gibney and co-producedUnmanned: Americas Drone Wars& Making A Killing:Guns, Greed and the NRAand the play,Drones, Baby, Dronesat The Arcola Theatre. Ben's sister, Jemima took to Instagram on Sunday to share several adorable pictures of the newborn, and wrote: "Happiest Day @miss.kate.rothschild @paulforkan (Permission to post photo of the mother- denied). Pirie's forte is collecting rare books, with a particular emphasis on 16th- and 17th-century literature. 1982), the daughter of the late Amschel Rothschild and his wife, Anita Patience Guinness, of the Guinness Brewery family. If you wish to change your mind and would like to stop receiving communications from hellomagazine.com, you can revoke your consent by clicking on "unsubscribe" in the footer of the newsletter. But with such public airing of dirty linen, the damage has already been done. Exhibition and auction catalogue, Kunstwerke aus dem Besitz Baron Albert von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, (Hermann Ball and Paul Graupe, Berlin, 1933). And he has. He was found hanged after a business meeting, and his death, when Kate was 14, remains unexplained. Without hesitating, Maxwell gives the order to charge ahead. It occurred to Cohen that Pirie might be the man to work with his bosses, the Reichmann family. Ben Goldsmith's daughter Iris killed in shocking off-road vehicle accident. So just how did this union descend into a debacle worthy of the Jeremy Kyle show? The media mogul is sequestered with Government officials at the Elysee Palace and not taking calls. Her husbands fears were realised when, a friend says, he found texts and email messages between Rothschild and Jay Electronica, who is one of her clients. Rudolph Maximilian (18811962), married Betty Lambert (18941969), daughter of Lon Lambert (1851-1919) and Zo Lucie Betty de Rothschild (1863-1916). In a statement, the force said: "We were called at about 3.15pm on Monday, 8 July to a farm in the North Brewham area following the sudden death of a teenage girl. According to a lawyer who has opposed Pirie, ''There had been other street sweeps but this was the first time anyone issued an invitation to go to court.''. [20] As part of its work EFN gathers information on environmental giving and disseminates it via its "Where Green Grants Went" report. Believe me, both sides have good lawyers and this is not an amicable situation. Indeed, some estimate that the divorce could cost many hundreds of thousands of pounds in legal fees. Thus far, to his chagrin, Maxwell has been thwarted. A local from the village said: Everyone here whos heard what happened is devastated by this. "We love you," added Nicky Hilton, who has been longtime friends with the family . 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[19][20], In 2008, Goldsmith set up The Conservation Collective, a global network of 16 local environmental foundations rooted in their communities covering regions from Devon and Tuscany, islands such as Mallorca, Ibiza and Formentera and Lamu and countries including Pakistan and Barbados. "[31], In 2021 Goldsmith established the Nattergal real estate company with Sir Charles Burrell and Peter Davies. Paul Reichmann and Michael D. Dingman, chairman of the Henley Group, had separately sighted Santa Fe Southern Pacific Corporation, a $10 billion Chicago-based company with undervalued riches in railroad, energy and real-estate assets. Sitting beside his pool in Toronto one summer weekend, Marshall A. Cohen, president of Olympia & York Enterprises, a subsidiary of the Canadian real-estate monolith, read about the clash of titans in a magazine. A copy of the will of Max Benedict von Goldschmidt-Rothschild (1843-1940) will be found in the Moscow papers (637 series), (file 637-2/39). The pair . Previously he co-founded the sustainability-focused investment firm WHEB, whose private equity business split away in 2014 and now trades under the name Alpina Partners. Legal strategies are coursing through Pirie's mind. [4] A source close to the family said last week: ''Ben is going to start proceedings at the earliest opportunity. Starting from the Frankfurt ghetto at the end of the 18th century, the Rothschilds amassed legendary wealth and power as financiers to Europe's royal houses and industrial developers. "Ben and Kate are completely devastated. By registering to HELLO! In the confrontation that followed, 31-year-old Goldsmith was arrested at the couples 20 million home in Kensington, on suspicion of actual bodily harm. ''If you want to be in the media business in this country,'' Pirie has told him, ''you've got to be prepared to pay the price.''. Autonomy ended abruptly during the summer of 1981. After initial attempts at resuscitating the investment and venture services with new blood came a cropper, Pirie concluded that he must use his area of expertise to focus the firm. Locals in the quiet village have spoken of their shock at the death of the charming teenager. Liste der von der Stadt Frankfurt/Main zurckgegebenen Gegenstnde aus der Sammlung des Freiherrn Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild, 29 February 1949, being a list(in German) of the collections of Max von Goldschmidt-Rothschild returned by the Frankfurt authorities, 1949. Ben and Kate are completely devastated. The passionate affair had reportedly been going on for a year. "Iris was a complete firecracker - an absolute delight," they told the newspaper. The daughter of the late banking millionaire businessman Amschel Rothschild became a Goldsmith at the tender age of 21, when she married Ben, then 23, in Paris in front of 600 guests. After reports that she had hired a PR firm to manage the crisis, he posted: ''A bit late surely? Starting with the Rothschild name - but little of their capital - Pirie has had to rely on his particular blend of social cachet and Street smarts. The teenager's loss has been felt by many, with her former school principal, James Hooke, paying tribute to Iris, saying that the school is "united in its grief over the tragic and sad news of the passing of its former pupil Iris Goldsmith." ''Is it a winning bid?'' They named it New Court Securities after the building that housed the London bank. Wall Street lawyers were jumping ship for the investment banking firms where the chance to steer a deal directly and make a name and a fortune for oneself were infinitely greater. Across the Quotron screen the news flashes: Macmillan has agreed to sell four of its most profitable businesses to K.K.R. So many congratulations to @bengoldsmith & @jemimagjones," she wrote alongside the snaps. Over the following week they exchanged twitter insults . No other family in the annals of finance can match the Rothschild record for influencing the course of history, or its Machiavellian instincts for economic opportunity. There was precedent for such a move. That, aside from the lawyers fees, could have been that, but for the couple taking to Twitter an extraordinary act for a family that values privacy as much as the Goldsmiths do. Determined to build a global communications empire by 1990, Maxwell had his eye on Harcourt Brace Jovanovich, the publishing conglomerate. Their Jewish father, Sir James Goldsmith, was known not only for his wealth but for being a bit of a bigamist, with acknowledged families in England and France. The deal is equally crucial to Pirie and to his employers, the Rothschild family, who yearn for a prominent foothold in Wall Street. No targets were announced, but Mr . Since then, the climate for mergers has gained hurricane momentum. Iris, niece of James Rothschildand Nicky Hilton Rothschildanda bridesmaid at the couple's Kensington Palace wedding, suffered the fatal crash on Monday. The longer the silence, the more suspicious Pirie becomes. He is also adapting The Girl On The Landing into a TV series with The Fyzz Facility. He was said to have slapped his wife and kicked a toy at her, at which point she called the police. These claims have been roundly . She added: ''I love my husband. Jemima Khan, at St Mary's Church, Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk for the wedding of Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild. Iris was killed in a Polaris off-road vehicle on the family's farm in Somerset. Iris' parents Benand 37-year-old Kate, who also have two sons, Frank, 13, and 11-year-old Isaac, married in 2003, but split nine years later. Ben is an advisor to Environment minister Michael Gove and was appointed as a non-executive director at the Department for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs om 2018. Pirie has counseled Maxwell about raising his offer for Macmillan once again, by another $60 million to $89 a share. [15] In 2014 Goldsmith oversaw the demerger of WHEB's private and public equity businesses, with the former rebranding Alpina Partners. Two identical copies of the Exhibition and auction catalogue,Die Sammlung Erich von Goldschmidt-Rothschild(Hermann Ball and Paul Graupe, Berlin, 1931). The teenager is the niece of Tory MP Zac Goldsmith and documentary producer Jemima Khan, the former wife of Pakistan Prime Minister Imran Khan. All Rights Reserved. https://www.nytimes.com/1988/12/04/magazine/meagdealer-for-the-rothschilds.html. The aim of Nattergal is to acquire agriculturally marginal land on which to facilitate nature recovery at scale using rewilding, based upon the learning of over 20 years at Knepp Wildland, while demonstrating a sustainable financial return. On 6 September 1903, Maximilian Goldschmidt was elevated to the title of Baron von Goldschmidt-Rothschild in Prussia, by Emperor Wilhelm II. The founder of a green investment business, Goldsmith is said to be now worth 300 million. ''Our marriage went bad a few years ago and none of you have any idea what I went through along with my husband. The newborn's name, Vita Iris, is no doubt a tribute to her late sister. Embracing at his uncle's memorial, it's clear that Ben Goldsmith and his estranged wife Kate Rothschild have put their feud behind them. The archive does not hold any private correspondence or inventories of collections, with the exception of the items listed below. The Old Etonian also has two young children, Eliza and Arlo, with catering company boss Jemima Jones, who he married two years after the split. Pirie mumbles a string of expletives and bellows to his secretary to locate Maxwell somewhere in Paris. A hulking figure with an unruly gray mane, Pirie is expecting a telephone call from Robert Maxwell, the much-feared British media magnate. Iris' parents Ben and 37-year-old Kate, who also have two sons, Frank, 13, and 11-year . [1] It tells the story of how the family became to possess the largest private fortune in the world during the 19th century. Except for that one lacuna - the United States. ''We realized you had to be combative if you wanted to score,'' he recalls. Through Rothschild Inc.'s trading department, which Pirie had set up for the family's extensive bullion operations but also to implement contested takeovers, Goldsmith started accumulating Crown . Through Rothschild Inc.'s trading department, which Pirie had set up for the family's extensive bullion operations but also to implement contested takeovers, Goldsmith started accumulating Crown stock in the open market. 2005) and Isaac Benjamin Victor (b. This site is protected by reCAPTCHA Enterprise and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply. Pirie challenged the plan in Federal court in Manhattan and lost. In 2015 Goldsmith launched Menhaden Capital, a thematic investment trust focused on efficient energy and resource use. Goldsmith was born on 20 January 1975 at the Chelsea and Westminster Hospital in Chelsea, London. Hurling verbal thunderbolts, the chairman of Harcourt instituted a $3 billion recapitalization plan to elude Maxwell's grasp. [37], Goldsmith was a key signatory to a petition sent to Prime Minister Theresa May and Michael Gove urging them to ban all crop spraying and pesticide use in UK rural residential areas.[38]. 1928), Amalie Goldschmidt (18041887), married to, Henriette Goldschmidt (18121892), married to, This page was last edited on 26 January 2023, at 13:03. The 15-year-old daughter of millionaire financier Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild has died in a horrific quad bike accident. ''I am not here to tell tales, I am not here for sympathy, or even to put my side across this is a personal matter and none of your business. A family friend spoke to MailOnline about the young girl and said: "This is the most awful accident. ''O.&Y. Iris Annabel Goldsmith, one of three children of Mr Goldsmith and his former wife Ms Rothschild, died at their family farm in the village of North Brewham, Somerset on Monday, according to reports. Occasionally the digitization process introduces transcription errors or other problems; we are continuing to work to improve these archived versions. [16], Ben Goldsmith was described by London's Evening Standard in 2011 as "the quiet force of the Goldsmith family believed to be a key figure in looking after the family finances. Goldsmith gained control of the company for $570 million, less than half the price he originally expected to pay. Its a very sensitive time.. Her fledgling music career with Roundtable Records led to an ''increasingly nocturnal lifestyle. [2] He has an older sister, Jemima Goldsmith; an older brother, Zac Goldsmith; and several half-siblings. He has used his personal wealth to support both philanthropic and political projects in the area of the environment and sustainability. Arranging takeovers for high-profile clients guarantees maximum fees and maximum publicity for an investment bank. latest news, feel-good stories, analysis and more, Mikel Arteta explains why he brought on Reiss Nelson for Emile Smith Rowe in dramatic Arsenal win, Richard Keys raises concern over Arsenals dramatic winner against Bournemouth, Prince Harry says weed really helped his mental health, Harry says British soldiers werent necessarily supportive of Afghanistan military efforts, Im really happy for him Graham Potter praises leadership from Kalidou Koulibaly after Leeds win, Do not sell or share my personal information. ''As a Skadden lawyer, you bust your chops,'' says Joseph Flom, Pirie's legal mentor. Rothschild, who began her relationship with Goldsmith when she was 17, has been enjoying rather different interests of late to the familys usual society pursuits. Along with a sweet picture of his daughter, he wrote: "Dear God, please can I have my beautiful, brilliant, kind little girl back, please God. Ben Goldsmith and wife Jemima have welcomed a baby girl, nine months after the tragic death of Ben's 15-year-old daughter Iris. Pirie reaches for the telephone and begins lining up witnesses for deposition. It was imperative for Pirie to drum up new clients. To preserve these articles as they originally appeared, The Times does not alter, edit or update them. Iris captured the charm of Ben and the sense of Bohemian charisma of Kate. The English branch of the family Anglicised their name to Goldsmith, starting with Frank Goldsmith (18781967). If you wish to change your mind and would like to stop receiving communications from hellomagazine.com, you can revoke your consent by clicking on "unsubscribe" in the footer of the newsletter. The archive does not hold any private correspondence or inventories of collections, with the exception of the items . The report aimed to encourage more philanthropists to support environmental issues and explores how environmental contributors can be more effective. The son of Benedict Hayum Salomon Goldschmidt, he was the co-inheritor of the Goldschmidt family bank along with his brother Adolphe Goldschmidt. gradually increased its holdings in Santa Fe from 6 percent to just under 20 percent. But the bitterness has only just begun. Goldsmith later announced that he was filing for divorce citing his wife's adultery. ", MORE:Jemima Khan congratulates Imran Khan on his wedding, Locals have also expressed their shock and sympathy following the accident, with one saying: "The whole village has been affected by this, as you can imagine. The bride and groom Ben Goldsmith the son of the late Sir James Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild, the Heiress of Europes most powerful banking family,. We grew up together and I miss him painfully, but relationships go wrong. Moving more swiftly than in the Crown deal, Rothschild traders used a ''street sweep'' to contact arbitrageurs and institutional investors. The Goldschmidt family is a family of German Jewish descent, originally from Frankfurt am Main, known for their success in banking and finance. Management countered with a buyout offer at $70 a share and gave Merrill Lynch an option to buy two divisions, the company's crown jewels, if a takeover by an outsider succeeded. Goldsmith is a long-standing funder of the Green Party, including giving 20,000 in 2004 to the UK Green Party and again prior to the 2010 General Election in which Caroline Lucas became Britain's first elected Green Member of Parliament. get its nose under the Santa Fe tent,'' says an executive close to the deal. Iris was the first child of Mr Goldsmith - who is the younger brother of Conservative MP Zac Goldsmith and documentary-maker Jemima Khan - and his ex-wife, Ms Rothschild. There is a lot of anger., Rothschilds family is reported to be ''worried sick about her new relationship. Under heavy counterattack from K.K.R., Maxwell has been pushed to $87 a share. Iris is also the daughter of heiress Kate Rothschild and niece of Zac Goldsmith . The Belzbergs had established a reputation as greenmailers. 's Henry Kravis, the financier whom Wall Street has dubbed the new J. P. Morgan, is on the phone. Anyone can read what you share. The half brother of Lord (Jacob) Rothschild, he was being groomed to take over the family bank, NM Rothschild, from his second cousin Sir Evelyn de Rothschild. The Rothschild family was founded by Mayer Amschel Rothschild, the "founding father of international finance". Ben in a rational mood would be the first to say that my devotion to my children is unshakeable. Later that year, Goldsmith gave Rothschild Inc. a second chance when he decided to move on Crown Zellerbach Corporation, a forest-products company with vast timber reserves. You're paying top dollar.'' Photographs, articles and copies of photographs relating to the von Goldschmidt-Rothschilds in Frankfurt. The 15-year-old is the daughter of financier Ben Goldsmith and Kate Rothschild, the heiress to the Rothschild banking empire. Inside information about Wellington's victory at Waterloo enabled one son, Nathan, to make a killing on the London stock exchange. Zac's sister, Jemima, was married to the Pakistani former cricket player turned politician and the former Prime Minister of Pakistan Imran Khan. Salomon and James financed the railways of Austria and France. Ben's sister, Jemima Khan, took to Instagram to reveal the happy. Yesterday, in a belated attempt at dignity, Goldsmith and Rothschild issued a joint statement: We are both deeply saddened that our marriage has ended after nine years. With origins tracing back to the 15th century, most members were forced to leave Frankfurt after the 1614 Fettmilch uprising, and did not return until the 18th century. And Sheherazade Ventura-Bentley, remember, brought little fortune to her marriage, unlike Rothschild which gives some indication of how much more protracted this battle will be. [25], In 2017, Goldsmith participated in Forces for Nature, a major report released by EFN. Dynastic pride as much as money is at stake. Signup for Breaking News Alerts & Newsletters. ''Pirie was instrumental in helping O.&Y. Its a very sensitive time. In August 1985, Hanson Trust announced a $60-a-share cash tender offer for SCM. Ben, 38, and 37-year-old Kate, heiress to the Rothschild banking empire, were married in 2003 but separated in 2012 when she started a relationship with US rapper Jay Electronica. Evelyn, like Guy, was eager to participate in the action in Wall Street. We send our sincerest condolences to the Rothschild and Goldsmith families. The Bischoffsheim and Goldschmidt families conjointly managed the Bischoffsheim, Goldschmidt & Cie bank, which was eventually merged into Banque de Crdit et de Dpt des Pays-Bas in 1863, the forerunner to BNP Paribas.[3][4]. They appointed Pirie, a truculent New York takeover lawyer, as their agent. Young Alphonse recommended that the family establish a full-fledged bank there, but he was summoned home and put on a short leash. [1] The son of financier James Goldsmith and Lady Annabel Goldsmith he is founder and CEO of London-listed investment firm Menhaden, which focuses on the theme of energy and resource efficiency. Arbitrageurs are hesitating about whether to tender their Macmillan shares to Maxwell. With origins tracing back to the 14th century, most members of the family left Frankfurt after the 1614 Fettmilch uprising, and did not return until the 18th century. Iris Annabel was an heir to both the Goldsmith and Rothschild dynasties two powerful families who have had great influence in the world of politics and finance. ", On Thursday, Iris' father posted a devastating message on social media where he expressed the unfathomable pain he is going through. These days, a single megadeal like the RJR Nabisco buyout, proposed in October, carries a $20 billion price tag. In 2012, their divorce was finalized. THE CORPORATE LOGO OF ROTHSCHILD Inc. is a pared-down remnant of the family coat of arms with its prancing beasts and plumed coronet. The family remained bearish about the young nation and its volatile financial climate for the better part of the next hundred years. Our hearts go out to her parents and family. Indeed, the Goldsmiths have plenty of experience in marriage breakdowns. Within 45 minutes, they gobbled up nearly 25 percent of SCM's shares. The whole situation is very sad.. [35], At a talk at the UK Centre for Jewish Life in 2013, Goldsmith said that a Zionist is simply someone who believes that the Jews have a right to have their own state in Israel, and therefore described himself as an "ardent Zionist. ''But we never seized the initiative in America and that was one of the mistakes my family made. will undoubtedly get a chance to top his bid. ''We've been in business for 200 years,'' says Evelyn de Rothschild, the 57-year-old chairman of N. M. Rothschild & Sons, the clan's London bank. Goldsmith is chair of the Conservative Environment Network (CEN) which was founded in 2010. PIRIE'S PERFORMANCE ON the Crown Zellerbach deal was noticed by Goldsmith's fellow predators, Lord Hanson and Sir Gordon White of Hanson Trust. Maxwell then made a halfhearted lunge at Bell & Howell before moving on to Macmillan.