George Brooksbank
Born1981
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)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]

References

  1. ↑ "Fairway & Leconfield launch £200m Golden Postcode property investment fund". 10 October 2019.
  2. ↑ "Margaret Thatcher's former home on Chester Square". City A.M. 8 February 2016.
  3. ↑ "Princess Eugenie's in-laws' home has THIS in common with royal palaces". HELLO!. 4 May 2021. Retrieved 31 August 2021.
  4. 1 2 "George Brooksbank profile and biography". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. 1 2 "George Brooksbank". The Marque.
  6. ↑ "George Brooksbank". Cricket Archive.
  7. ↑ "MCC head to Argentina". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. 1 2 3 "Prime Property with Uma Rajah". 23 October 2020.
  9. ↑ Goss, Alexandra. "Thatcher's London home to get makeover – and £30m price tag". The Times.
  10. ↑ "Margaret Thatcher's Belgravia home is up for sale for £30m". The Independent. 8 February 2016.
  11. ↑ Barnato, Katy (8 February 2016). "Yours for $44M: Margaret Thatcher's London home". CNBC.
  12. ↑ "S'installer chez Margaret Thatcher pour 39 millions d'euros". Le Figaro.
  13. ↑ "Catalyst Capital & Investec back Fairway Capital prime central London residential fund". 23 July 2020.
  14. ↑ "Fairway Capital completes third fundraising round for PCL fund". 22 February 2021.
  15. 1 2 3 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)
  16. ↑ "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first Prime Central London residential acquisitions with GBP34.5 million loan". 7 October 2020.
  17. ↑ 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)
  18. ↑ "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first prime central London residential acquisition". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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