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| − | In 2016 '''The Tower Limited Company''' donated £500,000 to the [[Britain Stronger in Europe]] campaign group, which is campaigning to keep Britain in the EU in June's membership referendum. | + | In 2016 '''The Tower Limited Company''' donated £500,000 (07/04/2016) to the [[Britain Stronger in Europe]] campaign group, which is campaigning to keep Britain in the EU in June's membership referendum. |
It was the biggest corporate donation to the campaign since 1 February 2016. | It was the biggest corporate donation to the campaign since 1 February 2016. | ||
Revision as of 11:15, 2 June 2016
The Tower Limited Company is owned by Nathan Kirsh, a billionaire South African property developer.
Kirsh, 84, was ranked 21st on the Sunday Times Rich List with a £4.4bn fortune from his stake in Jetro, the US cash and carry operator. He bought the London skyscraper Tower 42 for £280m in 2011. [1]
'Britain Stronger in Europe' campaign backer
In 2016 The Tower Limited Company donated £500,000 (07/04/2016) to the Britain Stronger in Europe campaign group, which is campaigning to keep Britain in the EU in June's membership referendum.
It was the biggest corporate donation to the campaign since 1 February 2016.
Donations
- £500,000 to Britain Stronger in Europe, the flag bearing pro-EU campaign [2]
Notes
- ↑ Sarah Gordon, Harriet Agnew, 'Brexit campaigners out-fundraise their Remain rivals', 11 May 2016, Financial Times, accessed 18 May 2016
- ↑ Electoral Commission, Donor Search, accessed 12 May 2016
