Betaville

The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, the boutique investment bank firm and, er, insert anything they are both involved with here... - Part 3

Loyal readers of Betaville's work on here and at the Mail on Sunday will be aware that I have been attempting to uncover what the former Chancellor of the Exchequer and editor of the Evening Standard has been up to since he joined the uber dealmakers at Robey Warshaw in April this year. Below is the link on the piece I wrote about his Osborne's (or lack of) activities:..

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Sir Simon Robey quits Osborne's firm... - Part 2

The Financial Times has just published an excellent piece about the mysterious financial and political fixer Ian Osborne, who has raised almost $500 million for a European SPAC. Below is a link to the piece.

https://www.ft.com/content/3ed742fd-ee22-475a-92d0-aeb5ce186ad2?sharetype=blocked..

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The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, the boutique investment bank firm and, er, insert anything they are both involved with here... - Part 2

Betaville spent a bit of time sounding out top political types about the hot potato Robey Warshaw might find itself holding if and when George "the banker" Osborne is activated to pave the way for a foreign client's contentious takeover of a British blue chip corporation.

Here is what Sir Vince Cable said: "I can't really see how Osborne can add much value [to Robey Warshaw]."..

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The former Chancellor of the Exchequer, the boutique investment bank firm and, er, insert anything they are both involved with here...

You have to wonder what sort of reaction will emerge once Sir Simon Robey calls upon George Osborne to smooth (some might call it lobby) the way with the British government for a foreign takeover of another London-listed corporation...

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Bankers are more popular than politicians and journalists, says Osborne

George Osborne says he is becoming a banker because he wants to do something "a bit more popular". Well, that was what he claims in his column in the excellent The Spectator magazine/website. Below is the link:

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/george-osborne-why-Im-going-into-banking..

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Sir Simon Robey quits Osborne's firm....

British newspapers devoted plenty of column inches to George Osborne's move to Sir Simon Robey's firm Robey Warshaw. But little has been made of the fact that Sir Simon, the City of London's uber dealmaker, quietly resigned as a director of Ian Osborne's firm last September...

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English on form at Osborne's paper - part 2

Below is a link to another highly amusing but insightful column from one of my favourite City writers: Simon English of the Evening Standard.

http://www.standard.co.uk/business/simon-english-say-cheerio-to-the-single-or-mediocre-in-bankers-city-exit-a3601266.html..

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Why George Osborne may be pleased ... part 2

Another week, another great scoop from Jim Armitage, City editor at the Evening Standard. This time the senior hack has dug up a tale about Smith & Williamson, the City fund manager, being put up for sale by its Canadian backers for an estimated £450 million. Here is the link:..

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Why George Osborne may be pleased...

Jim Armitage landed a cracking scoop this morning for the Evening Standard, now edited by the former Chancellor of the Exchequer, about how two London-listed TV production companies are in merger talks...

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