George Brooksbank Explained

George Brooksbank
Birth Date:1981
Birth Place:London, United Kingdom
Nationality:British
Occupation:Business executive; cricketer

George Brooksbank (born 1981) is a British business executive and former cricketer who played for Hertfordshire County Cricket Club. He is the founder and incumbent chief executive officer of Fairway Capital and Leconfield Property Group.[1] [2] [3]

Early life and education

Born in 1981 in London, United Kingdom, Brookbank was educated at Cheltenham College.[4] [5] He is a graduate of the Cass Business School where he completed his master's degree in property valuation and law.[5]

Career

Brooksbank started his career as a cricketer and played cricket for Hertfordshire.[4] He played two matches for Hertfordshire in 2004.[6] He was part of the Marylebone Cricket Club team which toured Argentina in 2008.[7]

In 2010, Brooksbank founded Leconfield Property Group which is a residential development and construction company.[8] It also specializes in property acquisitions.[8]

In 2013, his company, Leconfield Property Group, purchased Margaret Thatcher's house in Belgravia.[9] [10] The company then refurbished the house and resold it for US$43.5 million in 2016.[11] [12]

In 2016, he founded an investment management firm, Fairway Capital.[13] [8]

In March 2020, his company, Fairway Capital, launched a new value-add residential fund.[14] In July 2020, it raised GBP 80 million from various investors.[15] In October 2020, fund received GBP 34.5 million from Investec for property acquisitions.[16] [17] It further raised funds from Catalyst Capital and Coutts & Co. in February 2021[15] The fund has bought ten properties in Belgravia and Knightsbridge for GBP 70 million.[15] [18]

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Fairway & Leconfield launch £200m Golden Postcode property investment fund. October 10, 2019.
  2. Web site: Margaret Thatcher's former home on Chester Square . City A.M.. 8 February 2016 .
  3. Web site: 2021-05-04. Princess Eugenie's in-laws' home has THIS in common with royal palaces. 2021-08-31. HELLO!. en.
  4. Web site: George Brooksbank profile and biography. ESPNcricinfo.
  5. Web site: George Brooksbank . The Marque.
  6. Web site: George Brooksbank . Cricket Archive.
  7. Web site: MCC head to Argentina. ESPNcricinfo.
  8. Web site: Prime Property with Uma Rajah . October 23, 2020.
  9. News: Thatcher's London home to get makeover – and £30m price tag. Alexandra. Goss. The Times.
  10. Web site: Margaret Thatcher's Belgravia home is up for sale for £30m . The Independent. 8 February 2016 .
  11. Web site: Yours for $44M: Margaret Thatcher's London home. Katy. Barnato. February 8, 2016. CNBC.
  12. Web site: S'installer chez Margaret Thatcher pour 39 millions d'euros . Le Figaro.
  13. Web site: Catalyst Capital & Investec back Fairway Capital prime central London residential fund. July 23, 2020.
  14. Web site: Fairway Capital completes third fundraising round for PCL fund. February 22, 2021.
  15. News: Fairway value-add London residential fund raises additional capital. I. P. E.. staff2021-02-22T13:14:00+00:00. Real Assets. Aug 31, 2021.
  16. Web site: Investec funds Fairway Capital's first Prime Central London residential acquisitions with GBP34.5 million loan. October 7, 2020.
  17. Web site: Investec finances Fairway Capital's London residential acquisitions. I. P. E.. staff2020-10-07T11:14:00. Real Assets. Aug 31, 2021.
  18. Web site: Investec funds Fairway Capital's first prime central London residential acquisition. 2021-08-31. en-US.

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