Why Judas Goat? – PATRICK BRIGHAM LIVE

There is nothing glamorous about arms dealing, although in the past Hollywood has sought to make it a nice little box office earner, with a Nicholas Cage film. However, I assure you, that any excitement there is to be had, is likely to be in the offices of a Merchant Bank. That description alone is enough to explain how most of these deals are done, because Merchant Bankers are all barter traders, and very often money doesn’t even change hands.You could be eating the proceeds of an arms deal in your lunchtime sandwich, who knows, or in your morning Cafe Latte? This is because merchant banks need to be involved in this dirty trade simply because of the large sums of money involved.