Sir Angus Grossart, who has died aged 85, was one of the great panjandrums of Scottish public life; a successful and wealthy merchant banker who devoted much effort to promoting the arts and without whose imprimatur no major fundraising cause was seemingly complete.
As founder and head of Noble Grossart bank, he did much to make Edinburgh a global centre for investment trusts and acquired a reputation for backing winners, including some of the most successful Scottish businesses of the era, such as Wood Group, Kwik Fit and Stagecoach. As his status grew in financial circles, so too did his list of good works, particularly those associated with arts and heritage.
