George Brooksbank | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 1981 |
| Alma mater | Cass Business School |
| Occupation(s) | Business executive Cricketer |
| Organization(s) | Leconfield Property Group Fairway Capital |
George Stamp Brooksbank (born July 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 (CEO) of Fairway Capital and Leconfield Property Group. [1] [2] [3]
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]
Brooksbank started 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 February 2024, Brooksbank played cricket for the England in the IMC Over-40 World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals. [8] [9]
In 2010, Brooksbank founded Leconfield Property Group which is a residential development and construction company. [10] It also specializes in property acquisitions. [10]
In 2013, Leconfield Property Group, purchased Margaret Thatcher's house in Belgravia. [11] [12] The company then refurbished the house and resold it for US$43.5 million in 2016. [13] [14]
In 2016, he founded an investment management firm, Fairway Capital. [15] [10] In March 2020, Fairway Capital, launched a new value-add residential fund. [16] In July 2020, it raised GBP 80 million from various investors. [17] In October 2020, fund received GBP 34.5 million from Investec for property acquisitions. [18] [19] It further raised funds from Catalyst Capital and Coutts & Co. in February 2021 [17] The fund has bought ten properties in Belgravia and Knightsbridge for GBP 70 million. [17] [20]
In 2023, the Fairway Capital Fund purchased the Belgravia Garage on Eaton Mews West from the Grosvenor Estate. In 2024 they obtained planning consent to convert the site into 6 houses and some office space. [21]