Hugo Dryland

Hugo Dryland is a Global Partner and Chairman of Rothschild & Co’s investment banking activities in the mining and metals sector. He has more than 38 years of experience at Rothschild & Co and has worked on a wide range of transactions in the mining, oil and gas, energy, utilities and infrastructure sectors.

Prior to joining Rothschild in 1986, he practiced law in the United States where his practice included numerous M&A, debt and equity financing transactions in the extractive, utility and infrastructure sectors.

Before entering law practice in the United States, he worked in the Energy Division of the World Bank and was part of the multi-disciplinary team advising emerging market governments on the promotion of private sector investment in the extractive industries. He holds Masters’ Degrees in Business Administration and Comparative Law from the University of Warwick and George Washington University, respectively.