Elliott Bernerd

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Elliott Bernerd
Born (1945-05-23) 23 May 1945 (age 77)
Maida Vale, London, England
Occupationproperty developer
Spouse3 ex-wives
Children2

Elliott Bernerd (born 23 May 1945) is a British property developer, the co-founder of the property company Chelsfield with Sir Stuart Lipton. [1]

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Early life

He was born in Maida Vale, London on 23 May 1945, [2] the only child of a film producer father. His parents divorced when he was 7. [3] [4] He was educated at various schools, leaving Davies Tutorial College, Holland Park, at the age of 15. [4]

Career

Aged 15, Bernerd went to work for Dorrington Investment Trust, with his heart "set on a career in property". [4]

In 1983 he began the development of Stockley Park in west London (he paid £8 million for the site; in 1988, the development sold for £365 million, of which £20 million went to Bernerd). [5] In 1986, he co-founded Chelsfield, which, in 1988, bought Wentworth Golf Club for £17.7 million [5] (also reported as £20 million). [4] [6] Bernerd sold 40% of the club to Japanese investors, raising £32 million, in 1989. [5] In 2004, Chelsfield sold the remaining 60% share, as Richard Caring bought the club for £130 million. [7]

In 1993, Chelsfield acquired the Merry Hill Shopping Centre project, putting up £35 million, alongside £120 million from a group of Saudi Arabian investors (from whom Bernerd received a £6 million finder's fee). Chelsfield later bought out the Saudi investors. [5] By 2004, Merry Hill's value was close to £2 billion. [2]

In 2008, the Qatar Investment Authority purchased a 20% stake in Bernerd's property group, Chelsfield, which owned London's Camden Market. [8] [9]

According to Institutional Investor, Bernerd was a client of a Jersey-based offshore trust company La Hougue which engaged in tax minimisation through legal as well as illegal loopholes and other avoidance measures. [10]

Personal life

He had two adult daughters with his ex-wife, from whom he was divorced sometime before 1992. [4] His daughter Tara Bernerd is a London-based interior designer. [11] [12] [13]

In 1993, Bernerd was living in Surrey, with his third wife. [14]

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  2. 1 2 Mathiason, Nick (19 September 2004). "Great survivor faces threat of demolition". Observer. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  3. ↑ "Elliott Bernerd - Personal Appointments (free information from Companies House)".
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  6. ↑ Tomkinson, Martin (2011-10-22). "Profile: Just par for his course: For Elliott Bernerd, acquiring the Wentworth golf club marked another great round in a career of spectacular deals". The Independent. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  7. ↑ Subramanian, Samanth (2 March 2021). "The rich vs the very, very rich: the Wentworth golf club rebellion". Guardian. Retrieved 5 March 2021.
  8. ↑ "Qataris buy 20 pct of UK property firm Chelsfield". Reuters. 28 September 2016.
  9. ↑ "Elliott Bernerd kicks off takeover battle for Chelsfield". The Independent. 2013-10-15. Retrieved 2021-02-18.
  10. ↑ Goodman, Leah McGrath. "The Heiress, the Queen, and the Trillion-Dollar Tax Shelter". Institutional Investor. Retrieved 21 March 2021.
  11. ↑ "Tara Bernerd - House & Garden 100 Leading Interior Designers".
  12. ↑ "Exclusive video feature: My Design London - Interior designer, Tara Bernerd". 15 April 2014.
  13. ↑ Murison, Krissi. "Tara Bernerd interview: designer to the super-rich on modern luxe". The Times . ISSN   0140-0460 . Retrieved 2020-11-27.
  14. ↑ "Profile: An ear for music and an eye for a monument: Elliott Bernerd". Independent.co.uk . 5 December 1993.
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