George Brooksbank

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
Born1981
London, United Kingdom
NationalityBritish
Occupation(s)Business executive; cricketer

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. "George Brooksbank profile and biography". ESPNcricinfo.
  5. "George Brooksbank". The Marque.
  6. "George Brooksbank". Cricket Archive.
  7. "MCC head to Argentina". ESPNcricinfo.
  8. "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. 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.
  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.
  18. "Investec funds Fairway Capital's first prime central London residential acquisition". Retrieved 31 August 2021.
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