Simon Borrows

Simon Borrows (born 24 January 1959) is a British investment banker. He is the former head of mergers & acquisitions at Barings Bank and the former chairman of the investment bank Greenhill & Co. Since 2012, he has served as the chief executive of the private equity and venture capital firm 3i.

Early life Simon Borrows was born on 24 January 1959 in Taplow, Buckinghamshire, England. His father was Kenneth Ambrose Borrows and his mother, Ailsa Nancy Borrows.

Career Borrows worked for HSBC in Hong Kong from 1980 to 1983, followed by Morgan, Grenfell & Co from 1985 to 1988, and Barings Bank from 1988 to 1998, According to The Independent, he "turned Greenhill, once a small, specialist US-based investment bank, into a major player in Europe's M&A market."

Borrows was principal external advisor to 3i, a private equity and venture capital company, from 1994 to 2004. Since 17 May 2012 he has served as its chief executive officer.

Borrows served on the board of directors of Inchcape plc from 2011 to 2015. He also served as a non-executive director of British Land from 2011 to 17 July 2017.

Personal life Borrows married Sally Ann Weston in 1987. They have a son and two daughters. He is a member of the Queenwood Golf Club in Ottershaw and the St George's Hill Golf Club in Weybridge.