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Boutique bank sale leaves 'austerity' George golden

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August 03, 2025

George Osborne bagged a not insignificant fortune from the $196m sale this week of Robey Warshaw, the boutique investment bank in which the former chancellor is a partner.

- By Matthew Bishop

The buyer, New York-based Evercore, was founded by Roger Altman who, like Osborne, was a renowned “deficit hawk” and has gone on to prosper in both finance and politics: he served as deputy Treasury secretary under Bill Clinton.

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