Richard Blackburn Overview

  • Primary Position
  • Partner & Head,...

  • Primary Industry
  • B2B

  • Active Board Seats
  • 1

  • Med. Deal Size

  • Med. Valuation

Richard Blackburn General Information

Biography

Mr. Richard Blackburn serves as Partner & Head, Australia Business at CVC Capital Partners. He joined CVC in 2007. He is a member of the CVC UK team and is based in London. Prior to joining CVC, he worked in Morgan Stanley's M&A department where he worked for two years as an Analyst. He serves as Board Member at QA. He holds a BA Degree from the University of Oxford.

Contact Information

Primary Position
Partner & Head, Australia Business, CVC Capital Partners
Education
University of Oxford, BA (Bachelor of Arts)
Gender
Male
Email
rb
Phone
+44 020
Address
  • 300 Barangaroo Avenue
  • Level 21, Two International Towers
  • Sydney, New South Wales 2000
  • Australia
+61 (02)

Richard Blackburn Positions (1)

Firm name Firm type Title Location Industry Since
CVC Capital Partners Investor Partner & Head, Australia Business Luxembourg, Luxembourg PE/Buyout

Richard Blackburn Board Seats (1)

Company Industry Ownership Status Financing Status Location Since
QA Education and Training Services (B2B) Privately Held (backing) Private Equity-Backed London, United Kingdom

Richard Blackburn Lead Partner on Deals (4)

Richard Blackburn has been the lead partner on 4 deals. Their latest deal was with Circus Street, a education and training services (b2b) company. The deal was made on 02-Jul-2021.

Company Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Deal Status Industry Location
Circus Street 02-Jul-2021 Buyout/LBO Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) London, United Kingdom
Cloud Academy 10-Jul-2019 Completed Educational Software San Francisco, CA
InfoSec Skills 13-Dec-2018 Buyout/LBO Completed Educational and Training Services (B2C) Reading, United Kingdom
QA 20-Jun-2017 Buyout/LBO Completed Education and Training Services (B2B) London, United Kingdom

Richard Blackburn Network (49)

Board Members (6)

Name Company Representing Location From
Paul Geddes QA Self London, United Kingdom
Florian Schick QA Bregal Capital London, United Kingdom
QA Self London, United Kingdom
QA CVC Capital Partners London, United Kingdom

Portfolio Executives (27)

Name Company Role Deal date Location
Paul Simon Circus Street Chief Design Officer 02-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom
Sarah Gilchriest Circus Street Chief Operating Officer 02-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom
Circus Street Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer 02-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom
Circus Street Chief Financial Officer 02-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom
Circus Street Co-Founder & President 02-Jul-2021 London, United Kingdom

Fund Team Members (16)

Name Investor Fund Fund Location
Marc Strobel CVC Capital Partners CVC Capital Partners VI Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Peter Rutland CVC Capital Partners CVC Capital Partners VI Luxembourg, Luxembourg
CVC Capital Partners Luxembourg, Luxembourg
CVC Capital Partners Luxembourg, Luxembourg
CVC Capital Partners Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Richard Blackburn Affiliated Funds (1)

Fund Investor Fund Type Status Vintage Size Dry Powder IRR IRR Quartile
CVC Capital Partners VI CVC Capital Partners Buyout Closed 2014

Richard Blackburn FAQs

  • Who is Richard Blackburn?

    Mr. Richard Blackburn serves as Partner & Head, Australia Business at CVC Capital Partners.

  • How much does Richard Blackburn typically invest?

    Richard Blackburn's median deal size is .

  • What is Richard Blackburn’s main position?

    Richard Blackburn’s primary position is Partner & Head, Australia Business.

  • What are the contact details for Richard Blackburn?

    Richard Blackburn’s email address is rb and his phone number is +44 020 .

  • How many active board seats does Richard Blackburn hold?

    Richard Blackburn holds a board seat in QA.

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