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David Henry Jr. is a merchant banker and industrialist heir of the Henry Family of New Zealand.
Known as "Junior" within the family, he is named after Sir David Henry KBE, the Scots New Zealand industrialist who founded New Zealand Forest Products. He is the grandson of forestry industrialist and company director Jack Henry and the son of well-known New Zealand barrister, Brian Henry.
He attended King's College, Auckland and graduated from the University of Auckland with a bachelor's degree in Finance and Law. In 1993, it was reported in newspapers and in Ian Wishart's book, the Paradise Conspiracy, that he was the subject of a failed kidnap attempt from the King's School.
David Jr. is a co-founder of Medea Capital Partners Limited, a London-based natural resources merchant bank.