Richard Blennerhassett

Executive Director at Mediobanca

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Based in London, Richard is an Executive Director responsible for coverage of sponsors, sovereign wealth funds and other infrastructure investors in respect of the debt and derivatives products of the bank. Richard plays a key role in building and managing relationships with sponsors, developing thought-leadership in the space, and helping to deliver on the strategic growth initiatives of the financing platform and the Mediobanca franchise more generally.

Having joined Mediobanca in 2011, Richard has worked across the bank in a variety of roles on both the debt and derivatives side. Previously he was at JPMorgan for 10 years where he was responsible for coverage of infrastructure funds, sponsors and corporates for derivatives, advising on market risks and hedging solutions, in particular around event-driven transactions.

Richard holds a BA and Master of Mathematics degree (1st class) from the University of Oxford.