Operate from the Background, Delegate Frontlines

“While Nicolas Berggruen turns to politics, his team works reliably in the background like Swiss clockwork. There isn't a single investment in his empire where Nicolas Berggruen stands alone as financier. He always has partners at his side who handle the executive operational tasks for him. And no matter which stone you turn at his "construction sites" – a word, incidentally, that he likes and uses frequently – a complexly woven network is revealed underneath.”

“He left all the negotiations to tie up the takeover package to his business partner Jared Bluestein. A man who is said to be: When others' blood boils, his drops to icy temperatures.”