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Bebo Kobo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eliezer Kobo |
| Nationality | Israeli |
| Occupation | businessman |
| Spouse | Miri Bohadana |
| Children | 6, including Oded David Kobo |
Eliezer "Bebo" Kobo is an Israeli businessman, the chairman and CEO of the property company Camden Market Holdings & Developments.
Career
In the 1970, Kobo was based in Hong Kong, as a clothing manufacturer, working closely with Richard Caring, who owned the Israeli fashion brand Jump. In the 1980s and 1990s, Kobo expanded into Florida and for a time was in partnership with the Nakash brothers in owning the American clothing company Jordache.[1]
In the 1990s, Kobo, Caring, and Elliott Bernerd, head of the British property company Chelsfield, teamed up to to acquire London's Camden Market, and Bebo had a 50% share. In 2014, they sold "a huge swathe" to fellow Israeli, the gambling billionaire Teddy Sagi, for £400 million.[1][2]
Kobo is the chairman and CEO of Camden Market Holdings & Developments, Stanley Sidings, and Stables Market Property Group.[3]
Personal life
He was convicted in 1979 of raping a woman he took in his car and served 18 months in prison.[4]
He is the father of Oded David Kobo,[1] and has five other children.[5]
He is married to Israeli model Miri Bohadana.[1]
In 2015, he bought a 460 sq m house in Arsuf, an "exclusive cliff-top community", for NIS 16 million, as part of a creditors' arrangement for brothers Eliyahu and Moshe Shushan and brothers Gad and Dov Slook.[6][7]
References
- ^ a b c d Sadeh, Shuki (10 June 2016). "Who Is Oded Kobo? Natural-born Businessman or Celebrity Sidekick". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ^ "Restaurant tycoon Richard Caring earns £260m 'war chest' for new ventures after Camden Market deal". London Evening Standard. 2014-03-13. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "Bebo Kobo - London, United Kingdom". About.me. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ [1], [2] [3]
- ^ Bebo KoboLondon, United Kingdom. "Bebo Kobo - London, United Kingdom". about.me. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ "Bebo Kobo buys home near Herzliya for NIS 16m". Globes English. Retrieved 2016-10-05.
- ^ Harriet Sherwood, Beny Steinmetz: Israeli diamond dealer who likes to keep a low profile, The Guardian, 30 July 2013.