Michael Alen-Buckley is a Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of RAB Capital, and a long-standing patron of the Arts.
Together with a former colleague, Philip Richards, Alen-Buckley founded RAB Capital in 1999, RAB standing for Richards Alen-Buckley. Five years later the company became the first hedge fund to be listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with funds under management of over a billion dollars.
Today, Michael’s vision for RAB Capital is a focus on investments in a range of sectors including natural resources - where investments have been made in Zimbabwe, Mali and Ukraine - renewables, life science, early-stage technologies and real estate developments. RAB Capital recently took a stake in healthcare start-up Solvotrin Therapeutics and Michael joined the board of the company as Vice Chairman.
Michael began his career as a trainee accountant but moved into stockbroking with Wood Mackenzie. He went on to hold senior posts at James Capel, Smith New Court and Merrill Lynch and was appointed Head of International Equity Sales at ABN Amro Hoare Govett before leaving...Michael Alen-Buckley is a Co-Founder & Executive Chairman of RAB Capital, and a long-standing patron of the Arts.
Together with a former colleague, Philip Richards, Alen-Buckley founded RAB Capital in 1999, RAB standing for Richards Alen-Buckley. Five years later the company became the first hedge fund to be listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with funds under management of over a billion dollars.
Today, Michael’s vision for RAB Capital is a focus on investments in a range of sectors including natural resources - where investments have been made in Zimbabwe, Mali and Ukraine - renewables, life science, early-stage technologies and real estate developments. RAB Capital recently took a stake in healthcare start-up Solvotrin Therapeutics and Michael joined the board of the company as Vice Chairman.
Michael began his career as a trainee accountant but moved into stockbroking with Wood Mackenzie. He went on to hold senior posts at James Capel, Smith New Court and Merrill Lynch and was appointed Head of International Equity Sales at ABN Amro Hoare Govett before leaving to set up RAB Capital.
Michael was a Founding Member of the Hedge Fund Standards Board (now known as the Standards Board for Alternative Investments), a non-profit organisation set up by leading alternative investment managers to develop and improve industry practices.
Michael is a generous supporter of the Arts and serves as Chairman of the Blackwater Valley Opera Festival, held annually in the grounds of Lismore Castle in County Waterford. He is a Patron of Irish Heritage, a charity that promotes Irish musicians and composers in the UK. Michael is also a supporter of the Almeida Theatre and Donmar Warehouse as well as Garsington and Glyndebourne opera festivals.moreless
RAB Capital is a private investment company focusing on investments in small listed and private companies in a range of sectors including natural resources, renewables, life science and real estate developments.
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The Standards Board for Alternative Investments was founded in 2008 as the Hedge Fund Standards Board to agree standards of good practice for the industry.
