Richard Chandler

Richard Fred Chandler is a New Zealand-born billionaire businessman. He is chairman of the Clermont Group, a Singapore-based business group that invests in public and private companies across a range of industries, including energy, financial services, consumer, and healthcare.

  • A native of New Zealand, Richard Chandler relocated to Singapore in 2006 where he now runs Clermont Group, his personal investment fund.
  • Clermont’s portfolio includes interests in healthcare, financial services and aerospace.
  • Chandler previously cofounded investment firm Sovereign Global with his brother, Christopher, who now runs his own Legatum Group in Dubai.
  • Clermont has stakes in Indiabulls Pharmaceuticals, an Indian pharma firm and OakNorth Bank, London.
  • In January 2019, he bought a controlling stake in Eviation Tech, an aerospace company working on light electric aircraft, for $76 million.