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EXPERTISE


Mergers and acquisitions

Corporate finance

Investment Banking Practices

Valuation & Financial Analysis

Strategic Alternatives

Board decision-making and corporate governance


EDUCATION

INSEAD

MBA


University of Bristol

BSc in Mechanical Engineering

WORK HISTORY

SEDA Experts

Managing Director

2026-Current


ARQ, Inc.

Chairman

2025 - Current

Board Member

2023 - Current


Julius Baer Group

Board Member

2018 - 2026

Vice Chairman

2024 - 2026

Interim Chairman

April 2025


Goldman Sachs

Partner

2000-2016

Vice Chairman for Asia Investment Banking

2011-2016

Head of M&A

2008-2011

Co-Head of European Financial Sponsors

2005-2008

Managing Director, Head of UK Investment Banking

1999-2005

Vice President Investment Banking Division

1991-1999

Associate, M&A

1989-1991


3i Group plc

Executive, Shipping Division

1985-1987

Executive, City Office, Large LBOs

1984-1985

M&A, PE & Corporate Finance Expert

Richard Campbell-Breeden is a senior investment banker, corporate finance adviser, and public company chairman with 37 years of experience in mergers and acquisitions (M&A), corporate finance, capital allocation, corporate governance, and valuation.

Mr. Campbell-Breeden began his career at 3i Group plc before moving to Goldman Sachs, where over 27 years he helped build and lead the firm's advisory capabilities across multiple markets. During his tenure, he spent 16 years as a Partner and rose to Head of UK Investment Banking, subsequently serving as Co-Head of European Financial Sponsors and Head of European M&A, before moving to Hong Kong as Vice Chairman of Asia Investment Banking.

In these roles he advised companies, boards, management teams, financial institutions, financial sponsors, and institutional investors on critical strategic transactions and complex corporate and financial matters, including transaction execution, valuation, due diligence, shareholder considerations, capital structure, strategic alternatives, private equity investments, and the negotiation of complex corporate transactions.

Since leaving Goldman Sachs, he has served as Interim Chairman and Vice Chairman of Julius Baer Group. As Interim Chairman, he led the Board through a period of leadership transition, including the recruitment of a new Chief Executive Officer and a new Chairman, while overseeing matters relating to corporate governance, board effectiveness, and strategic oversight. He currently serves as Chairman of ARQ, Inc., a NASDAQ-listed company, and undertakes selected advisory and consultancy assignments.

Mr Campbell-Breeden offers a practitioner’s perspective, from the most senior level, on investment banking practices including M&A processes, valuation and financial analysis, corporate governance, capital allocation, strategic decision-making, and the role of financial advisers in significant corporate transactions. He holds a B.Sc in Mechanical Engineering from the University of Bristol and an MBA from INSEAD.

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Richard Campbell-Breeden

1185 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036

+1 646-626-4555

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