Evercore buys London’s elite M&A boutique Robey Warshaw for $196mn
US investment bank acquires firm where former chancellor George Osborne is among five-strong partnership
US investment bank acquires firm where former chancellor George Osborne is among five-strong partnership

Former chancellor is expected to step back to part-time role some time after deal for London investment bank closes

Acquisition is latest move by US investment banks to expand in Europe

New corporate structures could get around long-standing restrictions against non-lawyer ownership of firms

Permira and Warburg Pincus to kick off process for UK wealth manager in coming months

US private capital group expected to restart fundraising in flagship European buyout fund

Business whose advisers include former MI6 chief and ex-CIA deputy director valued at more than £250mn