Richard Farleigh

Now based in London and Monte Carlo, this Australian-born investor studied economics and mathematics before managing a derivatives desk, a proprietary trading desk, and a hedge fund in the 1980s and early 90s. His focus at that time was on predicting big picture trends and the effects on the currency and interest rate markets. In the mid-1990’s he semi-retired and has since operated as a “business angel” backing some very exciting early-stage companies, mostly in the United Kingdom. Many of the more than 50 unquoted companies have successfully floated on the market or have been acquired.