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]
George Brooksbank | |
|---|---|
| Born | 1981 |
| Nationality | British |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive; cricketer |
Early life and education
editBorn 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
editBrooksbank 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]
In 2023, the Fairway Capital Fund purchased the Belgravia Garage on Eaton Mews West from the Grosvenor Estate. In 2024 they obtained planning consent to convert the site into 6 houses and some office space.[19]
In February 2024, Brooksbank played cricket for the England in the IMC Over-40 World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals.[20][21]
References
edit- ^ "Fairway & Leconfield launch £200m Golden Postcode property investment fund". 10 October 2019.
- ^ "Margaret Thatcher's former home on Chester Square". City A.M. 8 February 2016.
- ^ "Princess Eugenie's in-laws' home has THIS in common with royal palaces". HELLO!. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ a b "George Brooksbank profile and biography". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b "George Brooksbank". The Marque.
- ^ "George Brooksbank". Cricket Archive.
- ^ "MCC head to Argentina". ESPNcricinfo.
- ^ a b c "Prime Property with Uma Rajah". 23 October 2020.
- ^ Goss, Alexandra. "Thatcher's London home to get makeover – and £30m price tag". The Times.
- ^ "Margaret Thatcher's Belgravia home is up for sale for £30m". The Independent. 8 February 2016.
- ^ Barnato, Katy (8 February 2016). "Yours for $44M: Margaret Thatcher's London home". CNBC.
- ^ "S'installer chez Margaret Thatcher pour 39 millions d'euros". Le Figaro.
- ^ "Catalyst Capital & Investec back Fairway Capital prime central London residential fund". 23 July 2020.
- ^ "Fairway Capital completes third fundraising round for PCL fund". 22 February 2021.
- ^ a b c staff2021-02-22T13:14:00+00:00, I. P. E. "Fairway value-add London residential fund raises additional capital". Real Assets. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first Prime Central London residential acquisitions with GBP34.5 million loan". 7 October 2020.
- ^ staff2020-10-07T11:14:00, I. P. E. "Investec finances Fairway Capital's London residential acquisitions". Real Assets. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link) - ^ "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first prime central London residential acquisition". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
- ^ Shepherd, Damian (4 October 2024). "Rich London Homebuyers Get Drawn to Postcodes With Aristocratic Landowners". Bloomberg.
- ^ "England name former ODI batsman in Over-40 World Cup squad". 11 October 2023.
- ^ "Over-40s World Cup 2024 – International Masters Cricket".
External links
edit- Market Moves: The resilience of prime residential
- "Leconfield Property Group". Retrieved 31 August 2021.