Richard Briault joined Equistone in 2016 from Duff & Phelps, where he worked in the M&A team. Prior to this he spent seven years at DC Advisory (formerly Close Brothers Corporate Finance) in its Leisure, Retail and Consumer M&A team. He has experience advising corporates and private equity funds across a number of geographies and sectors, with particular experience of the travel sector. Richard graduated from the University of Manchester with a degree in Economics.