Raphael de Botton is a Senior Managing Director in the Tactical Opportunities group, based in London. Since joining Blackstone in 2006, Mr. de Botton has been involved in Blackstone's investments in Tangerine, TDC, Tragus, Versace, AAG, Clarion, JOA, Murka, Superbet, HH Global, Sipartech, Lazeo and SII Group.

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 JOA, Murka, HH Global, Lazeo and SII Group.