Financial News last night hosted its 13th annual awards for excellence in European investment banking. The awards were presented at a dinner held at The Magazine restaurant at London's Serpentine Sackler Gallery.

Boutique advisory firm Robey Warshaw continues to punch well above its weight since launching in 2013, and its success maintaining top-level relationships with a select band of clients won it Independent Adviser of the Year. The firm, founded by Simon Robey and Simon Warshaw, ranked 16 in Dealogic’s overall European M&A table and fifth in its independent advisers list in 2016. Key deals included providing counsel to Japan’s Softbank on its $32 billion bid for ARM Holdings, and advising SAB Miller on its $105 billion acquisition by AB Inbev.