Nicholas Cowell | |
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Born | Nicholas Andrew Cowell 7 March 1961
Elstree,
Hertfordshire, England |
Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Occupation | Real estate investor |
Relatives |
Simon Cowell (brother) Tony Cowell (half-brother) |
Nicholas Andrew Cowell (born 7 March 1961) is a British property developer/investor, co-founder of Estate Office Property Consultants (a business he later sold) [1] and head of the Cowell Group. [2] He is the brother of Simon Cowell and half-brother of author Tony Cowell.
The brothers grew up in Elstree in Hertfordshire, next door to Joan Collins. [3] He attended Licensed Victuallers' School in Ascot for one year. [4]
In the late 1970s he began work as an estate agency office junior at Garrard Smith & Partners and subsequently bought the company in 1983 with his business partner Adrian Levy. [5] It was later renamed Estate Office Property Consultants, the business was sold many years later in order to focus on the Cowell Group as principal investors. [6] In 2005 he helped launched a £400m property fund in cooperation with property syndicator aAIM Group, attracting investors like Elton John and Rod Stewart. [7]
He also has invested in various other ventures outside of the property world including The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club which is a private members club with branches in London and Los Angeles.
Nicholas lives in London with his wife and two children. [8]
Nicholas Cowell | |
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Born | Nicholas Andrew Cowell 7 March 1961
Elstree,
Hertfordshire, England |
Alma mater | Royal Conservatoire of Scotland |
Occupation | Real estate investor |
Relatives |
Simon Cowell (brother) Tony Cowell (half-brother) |
Nicholas Andrew Cowell (born 7 March 1961) is a British property developer/investor, co-founder of Estate Office Property Consultants (a business he later sold) [1] and head of the Cowell Group. [2] He is the brother of Simon Cowell and half-brother of author Tony Cowell.
The brothers grew up in Elstree in Hertfordshire, next door to Joan Collins. [3] He attended Licensed Victuallers' School in Ascot for one year. [4]
In the late 1970s he began work as an estate agency office junior at Garrard Smith & Partners and subsequently bought the company in 1983 with his business partner Adrian Levy. [5] It was later renamed Estate Office Property Consultants, the business was sold many years later in order to focus on the Cowell Group as principal investors. [6] In 2005 he helped launched a £400m property fund in cooperation with property syndicator aAIM Group, attracting investors like Elton John and Rod Stewart. [7]
He also has invested in various other ventures outside of the property world including The Bike Shed Motorcycle Club which is a private members club with branches in London and Los Angeles.
Nicholas lives in London with his wife and two children. [8]