<p>Dr. Keith R Harris aka “The Fixer” is the investment banker known for orchestrating some of the most high-profile takeovers in football history. In this episode of ‘Winning’, Keith sits down with podcast host Ian Rosenblatt to reveal what it’s really like at the top of the multi-billion-pound world of sports finance.<br></p><p>From his early days playing for Bradford Park Avenue to becoming a managing director at Morgan Grenfell and CEO of Drexel Burnham Lambert International in his early 30s, Keith has always been driven by the &quot;winning gene&quot;. He shares the inside story of surviving the ITV Digital collapse, navigating the high-yield &quot;junk bond&quot; era with Michael Milken, and signing the £5 billion &quot;highly confident letter&quot; for Jimmy Goldsmith’s hostile bid for British American Tobacco (BAT).<br></p><p>In this episode, they discuss:<br></p><p>• The &quot;fixer&quot; mentality: Why instinct often beats analysis when billions are on the line.</p><p>• Football takeovers: The reality of brokering deals for the world’s biggest clubs.</p><p>• Surviving crisis: Navigating the collapse of ITV Digital and the Barings Bank &quot;black hole&quot;.</p><p>• High-stakes risk: The transition from university poker games to managing global finance</p>