William Pears Group
| Industry | property |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1952 |
| Founder | Bernard Pears |
| Headquarters | London, England |
Key people | Mark Pears, CEO |
William Pears Group is one of Britain's largest property companies, with £6 billion of property in London and south-east England.
The William Pears Group was founded in 1952, by Bernard Pears (who changed his name from Schleicher on emigrating from Austria) and his son Clive Pears.[1] It is run by Mark Pears with his younger brothers Trevor and David.[2]
According to The Daily Telegraph, Mark Pears is a director of 212 companies, a "complex labyrinth of operating and investment companies", but won't say which is the main holding company or what the group's annual profit is.[2]
William Pears Group owns 3 - 4,000 London freehold residential properties, including large areas of Notting Hill.[2] In 2009, they were reported as owning 15,000 properties in total.[3]
In 2009, William Pears Group paid £750 million to Land Securities, to buy Telereal Trillium, a commercial property management and investment company.[3]
In April 2013, William Pears Group bought The Spires Shopping Centre in Barnet, London, from the bank UBS for a reported £34 million.[4]
References
- ↑ Cohen, David (13 February 2012). "Let's all make it a bumper year for good causes, says man who gave away £30m". Evening Standard. Retrieved 18 February 2015.
- 1 2 3 Quinn, James (12 June 2011). "Pears family comes out of the property shadows". The Daily Telegraph. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- 1 2 Steiner, Rupert. "City Focus: The family behind £750m deal". thisismoney. Retrieved 3 October 2015.
- ↑ Jones, Nick (9 April 2013). "New owner for the Spires Shopping Centre". Barnet Society. Retrieved 4 October 2015.