Buyers Came for UK Companies. Now They Come for British Bankers
Robey Warshaw was set up in 2013 by Simon Robey, a former Morgan Stanley banker, along with UBS Group AG's Simon Warshaw. The firm's original mission was to focus on mergers and acquisitions advice with a focus on the UK. It has grown to roughly 20 professionals, with five partners, including former UK finance minister George Osborne. But it's eschewed expanding into a full-service banking firm with trading and research – like Evercore.
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