30-07-2025
Buyers Came for UK Companies. Now They Come for British Bankers
US buyers have been coming for the UK's top companies, and now they are coming for its bankers. You can see why London-based boutique Robey Warshaw is selling itself. For New York-based buyer Evercore Inc., it's more a calculated gamble.
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.
