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Richard Bennett
InvestorChief Operating Officer and Partner at Development Partners International
United Kingdom
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About
Richard Bennett is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Development Partners International, where he focuses on business growth, operational management, and platform development across private markets. He previously spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley in London and New York and later served as Global COO of Schroders Capital, following an earlier decade-long career as a corporate lawyer. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics and a qualified solicitor.
Experience
- Development Partners International (DPI)Partner & Chief Operating Officercurrent2024 — presentLondon Area, United Kingdom
- Self-employedSenior Adviser2021 — 2024
- SchrodersSenior Adviser, Schroders Capital2021Greater London, England, United Kingdom
- SchrodersGlobal Chief Operating Officer, Schroders Capital2019 — 2021London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyHead of Strategic & Regulatory Change Initiatives, Morgan Stanley Investment Management2017 — 2019London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyHead of Business Management for Morgan Stanley's Private Equity, Real Estate & Infrastructure funds2014 — 2017New York City
- Morgan StanleyChief Operating Officer, Morgan Stanley Special Situations Fund2007 — 2014London Area, United Kingdom
- Morgan StanleyHead of Legal, Morgan Stanley Real Estate Private Equity Funds, EMEA2004 — 2007London Area, United Kingdom
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPSenior Corporate Lawyer2000 — 2004London Area, United Kingdom
- Norton RoseCorporate Lawyer1997 — 2000London Area, United Kingdom
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Liquidity ManagementDistributionCapital RaisingProduct DevelopmentStrategic GrowthOperating ModelsBusiness EfficiencyBusiness GrowthNegotiationStructuringAttention to DetailPeople ManagementFrom Richard's professional profile.
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- Who is Richard Bennett?
- Richard Bennett is Partner and Chief Operating Officer at Development Partners International, where he focuses on business growth, operational management, and platform development across private markets. He previously spent 15 years at Morgan Stanley in London and New York and later served as Global COO of Schroders Capital, following an earlier decade-long career as a corporate lawyer. He is a graduate of the London School of Economics and a qualified solicitor.
- Where does Richard Bennett work?
- Richard Bennett is Chief Operating Officer and Partner at Development Partners International.
- Where did Richard Bennett go to school?
- Richard Bennett studied at The London School of Economics and Political Science (LSE) (BSc (Hons), Economics); The College of Law, London (Diploma in Law, CPE & Legal Practice Course, Law).
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Also worked at Norton Rose38
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