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| + | '''Jack Dellal''' was a British-Jewish property investor, nicknamed "Black Jack". Dellal had a net worth of £4.6 billion, making him one of the richest men in England during his time.<ref>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/9644056/Jack-Dellal.html</ref> | ||
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| + | He attended [[Le Cercle]]. | ||
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| + | ==Career== | ||
| + | Dellal became a [[banker]] in the [[1970s]]. He owned the Dalton Barton [[Secondary banking crisis of 1973–1975|London fringe bank]], which he sold to [[Keyser Ullman]] for £58 million. He set up Allied Commercial in 1974 with Stanley Van Gelder, with whom he worked for over forty years.<ref name=tele>https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/9644056/Jack-Dellal.html</ref><ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/property-magnate-jack-dellal-dies-aged-89-0skn57nts7t</ref> | ||
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| + | Perhaps Dellal’s most famous deal was his "flipping" of Bush House, the former BBC World Service headquarters, which he picked up for £55 million in 1987 and sold on to a Japanese investor a few months later for £130 million. Complaints to the [[Department of Trade and Industry]] led to an investigation, but no proceedings followed.<ref name=tele/> | ||
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| + | Dellal's nickname, "Black Jack", was popularly said to have derived from his love of [[gambling]].<ref>https://www.thetimes.co.uk/</ref> | ||
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Latest revision as of 00:14, 19 September 2023
 Jack Dellal    (businessman) | |
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| Born | 2 October 1923 |
| Died | 28 October 2012 (Age 89) |
| Nationality | UK |
| Ethnicity | Jewish |
| Children | • Gaby Dellal • Jasmine Dellal |
| Member of | Le Cercle |
UK property developer, Le Cercle | |
Jack Dellal was a British-Jewish property investor, nicknamed "Black Jack". Dellal had a net worth of £4.6 billion, making him one of the richest men in England during his time.[1]
He attended Le Cercle.
Career
Dellal became a banker in the 1970s. He owned the Dalton Barton London fringe bank, which he sold to Keyser Ullman for £58 million. He set up Allied Commercial in 1974 with Stanley Van Gelder, with whom he worked for over forty years.[2][3]
Perhaps Dellal’s most famous deal was his "flipping" of Bush House, the former BBC World Service headquarters, which he picked up for £55 million in 1987 and sold on to a Japanese investor a few months later for £130 million. Complaints to the Department of Trade and Industry led to an investigation, but no proceedings followed.[2]
Dellal's nickname, "Black Jack", was popularly said to have derived from his love of gambling.[4]
References
- ↑ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/9644056/Jack-Dellal.html
- ↑ a b https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/obituaries/finance-obituaries/9644056/Jack-Dellal.html
- ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/property-magnate-jack-dellal-dies-aged-89-0skn57nts7t
- ↑ https://www.thetimes.co.uk/
