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==Letter to the Telegraph== | ==Letter to the Telegraph== | ||
| − | On 1 April 2015 | + | On 1 April 2015 Leslau was one of [[Conservative Business Letter - Telegraph 1 April 2015| 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph]] praising the British [[Conservative Party]]'s economic policies and claiming a [[Labour]] government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.<ref>Peter Dominiczak, [http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/politics/labour/11507586/General-Election-2015-Labour-threatens-Britains-recovery-say-100-business-chiefs.html 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery], ''Telegraph'', 3 April 2015.</ref> |
==Political donations== | ==Political donations== | ||
Latest revision as of 16:29, 7 April 2015
Nick Leslau is the chairman of Prestbury Investment Holdings Limited
Career
Leslau has previously worked been the CEO of Burford Group; the owner of Chartsearch; and founder of Maybeat Limited, investment vehicle Edenhawk and Max Property Group. A number of his businesses have merged with Prestbury Group plc, Knutsford plc and Blackstone.[1][2][3]
He is currently the chairman of Prestbury Investment Holdings Limited, who have a £4 billion property portfolio, including four of the UK's largest entertainment complexes Alton Towers, Thorpe Park, Warwick Castle and Madame Tussauds.[1][2][4]
Letter to the Telegraph
On 1 April 2015 Leslau was one of 103 business leaders who wrote to the Telegraph praising the British Conservative Party's economic policies and claiming a Labour government would 'threaten jobs and deter investment' in the UK.[5]
Political donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:[6]
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to | Subsidiary (parties only) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 13/11/2009 | Nick Leslau | £12,500.00 | The Rt Hon William Hague MP | |
| 10/08/2011 | Nick Leslau | £2,000.00 | Mr Michael Gove MP | |
| 24/01/2012 | Nicholas Leslau | £10,000.00 | Conservative Party | Central Party |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Kenny Kemp How the Westway was won by tycoon Sunday Herald, 10 February 2002, accessed 3 April 2015.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Nick Leslau Nick Leslau: 'I'm rich, but does anyone like me?' Telegraph, 19 Aug 2008, accessed 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Kasmira Jefford Nick Leslau sells Max Property Group to Blackstone for £448m City AM, 23 July 2014, accessed 3 April 2015.
- ↑ David Prosser Merlin sells Alton Towers in £622m deal Independent, 18 July 2007, accessed 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Peter Dominiczak, 100 business chiefs: Labour threatens Britain's recovery, Telegraph, 3 April 2015.
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donation Search, accessed 3 April 2015.
