George Brooksbank

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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]

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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]

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. [19]

In February 2024, Brooksbank played cricket for the England in the IMC Over-40 World Cup, where they reached the semi-finals. [20] [21]

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  10. ↑ "Margaret Thatcher's Belgravia home is up for sale for £30m". The Independent . 8 February 2016.
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  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.
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  19. ↑ Shepherd, Damian (4 October 2024). "Rich London Homebuyers Get Drawn to Postcodes With Aristocratic Landowners". Bloomberg.
  20. ↑ "England name former ODI batsman in Over-40 World Cup squad". 11 October 2023.
  21. ↑ "Over-40s World Cup 2024 – International Masters Cricket".
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