merchant bank
He and his brothers were merchant bankers, and they were rolling in it.
The appointment of merchant bankers like this is a standard commercial practice when you are handling a sale as large and complex as this.
The regulators who police the rules know there is going to be change, and so do the merchant bankers who factor deals.
Even a merchant banker would struggle to afford to live there today.

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merchant banker | Business English

merchant banker
noun[ C ]
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BANKING
a merchant bank , or a person who works for one:
The group brought in merchant bankers Kleinwort Benson to handle the disposal of these acquisitions.
He is a former merchant banker.