Peter Dubens
Peter Adam Daiches Dubens (born 1967[1]), is a British internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Oakley Capital and its associated group of companies.[2] He has earned a reputation for avoiding publicity.[3]
Early life and education
He attended Sussex House Preparatory School in Cadogan Square, Chelsea and then the Jewish Free School in Camden, North London.[4]
Career
Peter Dubens worked as a driver for Joe Lewis, Bahamas-based billionaire before becoming an entrepreneur in 1985 after the launch of his thermochromic t-shirt company (age 18).[5] He occupies director and board positions with Time Out, the Daisy Group plc, Global Licensing and KX Gym.[6][7] After his t-shirt business, which he sold to Coats Viyella Plc for GBP8 Million along with its 6 airport branches in 1990, Dubens became the Co-Founder of Global Inc Limited, a certified clothing supplier to UK leading retailers Marks and Spencers, C&A, and the Arcadia Group. Later that year, he became Co-founder of Global Accessories Limited (a UK distributor for Vans shoes and Eastpack bags).[8] In 2002, he set up a hedge fund manager, Oakley Capital.
Political activity
Dubens is a Conservative Party donor. He donated £50,000 to the party in May 2017 and £200,000 and £50,000 in December 2019.[9][10][11]
During the 2019 United Kingdom general election campaign Dubens donated £250,000 to the Conservative Party.[12]
References
- ^ "Peter Dubens" in The Standard
- ^ "Peter Dubens" on Business Week
- ^ "Peter Dubens, The Money Machine" on Real Business
- ^ "Peter Dubens" in The Standard
- ^ "Peter Dubens" in The Standard
- ^ The Daisy Group Investors Archived 2014-07-14 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Peter Dubens" in The Standard
- ^ "Peter Dubens" in The Standard
- ^ Sahloul, Fareed; Ahuja, Vivek; Agini, Samuel (8 June 2017). "Oakley Capital Partner Among Big Donors Backing May". Private Equity News. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "View donation". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ "View donation". The Electoral Commission. Retrieved 5 May 2020.
- ^ McCall, Nick Rodrigues and Alastair. "Top 50 political donors who bankrolled the UK election 2019". ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2020-05-28.