Simon Robey and Simon Warshaw, Finance, Debrett's 500 2016, People of Influence

Simon Robey and Simon Warshaw

Founding Partners, Robey Warshaw

The ‘two Simons’ Robey and Warshaw are the men behind the boutique advisory firm that was charged to oversee the UK’s biggest ever domestic deal, Shell’s multibillion-pound takeover of BG Group in 2015. They founded Robey Warshaw, whose employees number just a dozen or so, in 2013, and the firm has quickly gained ground on much larger banks, advising such clients as AstraZeneca, Pfizer, SABMiller and Rio Tinto. Robey had previously worked at Morgan Stanley for 25 years, and Warshaw at UBS for 27, before they set out on their own. With peerless expertise, as well as contrasting – and complementary – personalities and approaches to dealmaking, the duo look set to continue leading London’s new wave of micro-advisers.