Deals
Goldman, UBS Alumni Redefine Boutique as Tiny Firms Win
This article is for subscribers only.
The townhouse in London’s Mayfair neighborhood where Michael and Yoel Zaoui have their offices is much more modest than the sprawling financial-district headquarters where they spent most of their careers.
Yet the two brothers -- former mergers and acquisitions bankers at Morgan Stanley and Goldman Sachs Group Inc. -- are becoming an outsized presence on some of Europe’s largest corporate transactions. Just this month, the Zaouis have worked with GlaxoSmithKline Plc on a complex $23 billion deal with Novartis AG, and advised Lafarge SA on its $40 billion merger with Holcim Ltd.