Anthony Lyons

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Anthony Lyons
BornJune 1967 (age 55)
NationalityBritish
OccupationProperty investor

Anthony Lyons (born June 1967) is a British property investor. He is the co-founder of Matterhorn Capital and Chairman of Future Energy Solutions. [1]

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Early life

Anthony Lyons was born in June 1967. [2] [3] [4]

Career

With Simon Conway, Lyons is the co-founder of the Matterhorn Capital, a property investment company. [5] [6]

In 2004, Lyons and Conway purchased properties in Earl's Court and Olympia for £245 million in 2004. [2] [3] They sold them to Liberty International for £380 million in 2007. [2] [3] [7]

With Conway and Brett Palos, Lyons purchased the O2 Centre in 2009. [6]

With Conway, Lyons invested £250 million in two data centres located in Bury Green, Hertfordshire and Chesham, Buckinghamshire. [8]

Lyons also owns properties through St James Capital. [3]

As of 2017, Lyons "runs a US operation that offers money-saving lighting solutions to clients such as BP, Ferrari, Ford and Shell." [2]

Lyons joined Future Energy Solutions as a partner in 2012, [9] which operates across America and Europe, offering money-saving lighting for a variety of businesses. Its clients include Ford, BP and car park giant NCP as well as hotel chains such as Best Western. [10]

Personal life

Lyons previously resided in a mansion in Hampstead, London, which he sold for £43 million in 2010. [2] [11] He now resides in The Bahamas. [2]

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