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M&A is an increasingly important means of developing leading-edge skills in technology and data for wealth and asset managers, few of which currently have best-in-class capabilities in these areas.

Richard Gray

EY EMEIA Wealth and Asset Management Transactions Leader

Transaction advisor to the wealth and asset management industry, specializing in due diligence engagements, IPOs and corporate finance advice.

Areas of focus
Financial services
Financial Services EMEIA
Mergers and acquisitions
Private equity
Office London, United Kingdom

Richard is a Partner in the EMEIA Financial Services Transaction Support team based in London and is the Wealth and Asset Management sector leader for Strategy and Transactions in EMEIA.
He has over 25 years’ experience.

Previously, he was based in Amsterdam and led the EY financial services transaction team covering the Netherlands and Belgium. He also spent 2 years in the EY New York office.

Richard is a chartered accountant and a member of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in England and Wales (ICAEW).

How Richard is building a better working world

Richard helps clients invest with confidence, assisting clients appraise the opportunities and risks with transactions and helping to obtain the most effective outcome for their stakeholders. Although the industry outlook might seem less positive than before, most potential acquirers continue to see wealth and asset management as a sector with good long-term growth prospects.

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