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Gabriel Rich
Investment Associate
Gabriel joined PAI in 2025 as a member of the Investment Group.
He joined from PJT Partners, where he worked as an Investment Banking Analyst for two years. Prior to that, he completed an internship in the Financial Sponsor Group at Credit Suisse.
Gabriel holds a Bachelor’s degree in Economics and Political Science from UCLA.
Richard Howell
Managing Partner
Richard joined PAI in 2009 and is a member of the firm’s Management Committee and Investment Committee. He also heads the Client & Capital Group and is responsible for managing all interactions with the firm’s investors, as well as its debt financing activities.
He started his career at UBS in London and Hong Kong. He then worked at Lehman Brothers (and following its acquisition, Nomura) where he became Managing Director and Head of the European Corporate & Leveraged Finance group, and was also a member of Lehman’s Global High Yield Commitment Committee and European Investment Banking Executive Committee.
Richard graduated from the University of Birmingham.
