& Company in 1921, with Russell, Hugh Micklem, Anders Eric Knös Cull (a Swede) and Hermann Marx as the founders. Micklem and Cull had both been successful oil share jobbers. This new firm had a close relationship with Calouste Gulbenkian. Ian Fleming was one of the firm's employees in the 1930s Other notable employees included the philosopher and former SOE and MI6 agent A.J. “Freddie” Ayer. Eventually, Cull & Co. was sold to and absorbed by Morgan Grenfell in 1943. References Further reading Mr Five Per Cent: The many lives of Calouste Gulbenkian, the world's richest man, Jonathan Conlin, Profile Books, 2019 The London Stock Exchange: A History, Ranald Michie, OUP Oxford, 2001 Stockbrokers Investment management companies of the United Kingdom Investment banks Banks of the United Kingdom Financial services companies based in the City of London Brokerage firms