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George Brooksbank
Born1949

George Brooksbank (born 1949) 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

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Born in 1949 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 masters in property valuation and law.[5]

Career

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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] The company then refurbished the house and resold it for USD 43.5 million in 2016.[10]

In 2016, he founded an investment management firm, Fairway Capital.[11][8]

In March 2020, his company, Fairway Capital, launched a new value-add residential fund.[12] In July 2020, it raised GBP 80 million from various investors.[13] In October 2020, fund received GBP 34.5 million from Investec for property acquisitions.[14][15] It further raised funds from Catalyst Capital and Coutts & Co. in February 2021[13] The fund has bought ten properties in Belgravia and Knightsbridge for GBP 70 million.[13] [16]

Family

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His son, Jack Brooksbank, is the husband of Princess Eugenie.[17][18][19][20][21]

Coronavirus

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Brooksbank contracted COVID-19 in 2020 and spent time in intensive care.[22][23][24][25][26][27]

References

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  1. ^ "Fairway & Leconfield launch £200m Golden Postcode property investment fund". October 10, 2019.
  2. ^ https://propertyeu.info/Nieuws/Prime-London-residential-fund-completes-third-raise/
  3. ^ "Princess Eugenie's in-laws' home has THIS in common with royal palaces". HELLO!. 2021-05-04. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  4. ^ a b "George Brooksbank profile and biography". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. ^ a b "George Brooksbank". The Marque.
  6. ^ "George Brooksbank". Cricket Archive.
  7. ^ "MCC head to Argentina". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. ^ a b c "Prime Property with Uma Rajah". October 23, 2020.
  9. ^ Goss, Alexandra. "Thatcher's London home to get makeover – and £30m price tag". The Times – via www.thetimes.co.uk.
  10. ^ Barnato, Katy (February 8, 2016). "Yours for $44M: Margaret Thatcher's London home". CNBC.
  11. ^ "Catalyst Capital & Investec back Fairway Capital prime central London residential fund". July 23, 2020.
  12. ^ "Fairway Capital completes third fundraising round for PCL fund". February 22, 2021.
  13. ^ 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 Aug 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  14. ^ "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first Prime Central London residential acquisitions with GBP34.5 million loan". October 7, 2020.
  15. ^ staff2020-10-07T11:14:00, I. P. E. "Investec finances Fairway Capital's London residential acquisitions". Real Assets. Retrieved Aug 31, 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: numeric names: authors list (link)
  16. ^ "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first prime central London residential acquisition". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  17. ^ Malvern, Jack. "Jack Brooksbank: the former waiter marrying Princess Eugenie". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  18. ^ Low, Valentine. "Royal baby: Princess Eugenie announces she is pregnant". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  19. ^ Ward, Victoria (2021-02-09). "Princess Eugenie gives birth to baby boy". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  20. ^ Silverman, Rosa (2018-10-12). "Meet Jack Brooksbank, the newest member of the Royal family". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  21. ^ Roberts, Kayleigh (August 15, 2021). "Princess Eugenie's Husband, Jack Brooksbank, Is Apparently Taking a "More Serious" Job Soon". Cosmopolitan. Retrieved 2021-08-31 – via ca.movies.yahoo.com.
  22. ^ Tominey, Camilla (2020-05-19). "Princess Eugenie's father-in-law praises NHS after nine week coronavirus battle". The Telegraph. ISSN 0307-1235. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  23. ^ Foussianes, Chloe (2020-05-20). "Princess Eugenie's Father-in-Law, George Brooksbank, Recovers from COVID-19". Town & Country. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  24. ^ Foussianes, Chloe (2020-06-22). "Princess Eugenie Thanks Health Workers for Saving Her Father-in-Law from COVID-19 on Father's Day". Town & Country. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  25. ^ Cope, Rebecca. "Princess Eugenie's father-in-law George Brooksbank has been hospitalised with coronavirus". Tatler. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  26. ^ Nathan, Sara (2020-05-19). "Princess Eugenie's father-in-law fully recovered from coronavirus". Page Six. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  27. ^ Froelich, Paula (2020-04-04). "Princess Eugenie's father-in-law contracts coronavirus". Page Six. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
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