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Lord Kim Darroch, the former UK Ambassador to the United States during President Trump's first term in office, join BBC star Kathryn Stanczyszyn at an exclusive London venue recently for a 'Richardson fireside chat' event. Lord Darroch (L) with Kathryn Stanczyszyn (C) and Carl Richardson (R) Joined by an audience of invited guests, Lord Darroch spoke on a wide range of geopolitical topics, as well as providing unique insights into President Trump and his administration based

The Leader of Birmingham City Council, Roger Harmer, was the guest speaker at the latest Richardson’s Business Leaders lunch. Roger Harmer, Leader of Birmingham City Council and Martyn Richardson Councillor Harmer, the first Liberal Democrat Leader of Birmingham City Council, spoke to guests about how the ‘Fairer Birmingham Partnership’ agreement was designed to ensure the coalition cabinet works effectively throughout the political cycle. He also spoke about his ambitions

Some selected highlights from the investment portfolio over the past month include: Five V Capital was named 'Firm of the Year' at the 2026 Australian Investment Council Awards. https://www.fivevcapital.com/news High Street Logistics Properties sold a 10-property, 717,475-square-foot light-industrial portfolio in Chicago. https://rebusinessonline.com/jll-arranges-sale-of-717475-sf-industrial-portfolio-in-chicago-market/ One Peak led groundcover’s $100 million Series C raise

This article by Carl Richardson was first published in the Express & Star on 3rd September 2026. "For many traditionalists the British summer draws to a close when the England Men’s cricket team’s final home test match concludes and ‘stumps are drawn’. At that point it seems normal for children to head back to school, politicians to return to Parliament and sporting attention to switch back to football after a brief respite. The summer of 2026 has, however, proved to be any

Carl Richardson proudly serves as the Co-Chair of the Executive Circle at George Washington University's 'Institute for International Economic Policy', based in Washington DC. The IIEP undertakes a phenomenal amount of work each year, serving as a catalyst for high quality, multi-disciplinary, and non-partisan research on policy issues surrounding economic globalization. The Institute research programme helps develop effective policy options and academic analysis in a time of

The 2026 cohort of summer interns have successfully completed their programme at RCL Partners. The 2026 Summer interns. L-R: James Pearson-Lund, Lucie Chesney, Arun Khatkar, Sam Ellis, William Brookes, Rachel Maloney, Tom Hamylton Bleuter Padiha The group of seven worked closely with the RCL Partners investment team on a range of projects, including one scenario where they were given four companies to perform due diligence on and £100m to allocate, having to then present thei