Philip Richards is Founder & President of RAB Capital Limited, and a dedicated philanthropist.
In 1999 Richards and former colleague Michael Alen-Buckley founded RAB Capital, RAB standing for Richards Alen-Buckley. Five years later the company was the first hedge fund manager to be listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with funds under management of over a billion dollars.
Today RAB Capital is a private investment company with a focus on investments in natural resources, renewables, life sciences, green technologies and real estate developments.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Philip attended Sandhurst and then joined the Royal Green Jackets, spending several formative years in the British Army. He rose to the rank of Captain but left to join James Capel, one of the UK’s oldest stockbroking firms, to focus on European stock markets.
Following a move to Smith New Court and the firm’s subsequent takeover by Merrill Lynch, Philip was appointed Managing Director of European research, then of Investment...Philip Richards is Founder & President of RAB Capital Limited, and a dedicated philanthropist.
In 1999 Richards and former colleague Michael Alen-Buckley founded RAB Capital, RAB standing for Richards Alen-Buckley. Five years later the company was the first hedge fund manager to be listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) with funds under management of over a billion dollars.
Today RAB Capital is a private investment company with a focus on investments in natural resources, renewables, life sciences, green technologies and real estate developments.
After graduating from Oxford University with a degree in Philosophy, Politics and Economics, Philip attended Sandhurst and then joined the Royal Green Jackets, spending several formative years in the British Army. He rose to the rank of Captain but left to join James Capel, one of the UK’s oldest stockbroking firms, to focus on European stock markets.
Following a move to Smith New Court and the firm’s subsequent takeover by Merrill Lynch, Philip was appointed Managing Director of European research, then of Investment Banking at Merrill Lynch, at the time one of the largest investment firms in the world. He left the company in 1988 to set up RAB Capital.
Philip is Chairman of Superdielectrics plc, a radically new supercapacitor busness.
A committed Christian and philanthropist, Philip donates much of his wealth to charity and has helped to finance the construction of a Christian youth centre and new church near to his previous home in Kent.moreless
RAB Capital is a private investment company targeting investments in small listed and private companies and seeking real estate development opportunities.
Merrill Lynch is now the investment and financial wealth management arm of the Bank of America, and known simply as Merrill.
Smith New Court
Executive Director
1991
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1995
London, UK
Smith New Court was a UK-based brokerage firm acquired by Merrill Lynch in 1995.
James Capel & Co
Stockbroker
London, UK
James Capel & Co was established in the 1770s and became one of the oldest stockbrokers in Britain.
Royal Green Jackets
Captain
The Royal Green Jackets was an infantry regiment of the British Army formed in 1966. In 2007 the Regiment amalgamated with others to form ‘The Rifles’.
