Raphaël de Botton is a Principal in the Corporate Private Equity group, based in London.  Since joining Blackstone in 2006, Mr. de Botton has been involved in Blackstone's investments in Tangerine, TDC and Tragus.

Before joining Blackstone, Mr. de Botton worked at Lazard in the Mergers and Acquisition division, in New York.  

Mr. de Botton graduated from ESSEC Business School with a Master’s degree in Finance and from the French National Institute of Telecommunications with a Master's of Science.  Mr. de Botton serves as a director of Tangerine and Tragus.