Hugh Osmond

Hugh Osmond
Born
Hugh Edward Mark Osmond

(1962-03-24) 24 March 1962 (age 62)
NationalityBritish
Alma materMerton College, Oxford

Hugh Edward Mark Osmond (born 24 March 1962) is an entrepreneur and businessman and was the founder of Punch Taverns,[1] one of the UK's largest chains of public houses.

Early life

Hugh Edward Mark Osmond was born on 24 March 1962,[2][3] the son of a doctor,[4] and educated at Merton College, Oxford[5] where he read medicine.[6]

Career

Osmond went to the US in 1983 and worked in clubs for a while.[7] He then joined a small investment bank in Madrid.[7] Returning to the UK he worked with Luke Johnson to launch the flotation of PizzaExpress in 1993.[8] In 1997 he founded Punch Taverns which was one of the UK's largest chains of pubs: he was chairman of Punch Taverns from 1997 to 2001.[8] In 2002 he became a leading partner in Sun Capital Partners:[9] that vehicle secured a major investment in Pearl Group in 2005.[10]

In 2001, he founded the London-based private equity firm, Sun Capital Partners Limited.[11] Nowadays he is related to several companies e.g. Morris United Limited, Alphabet Shares Limited, SCP Hotels Limited and Various Eateries Limited.

According to The Sunday Times Rich List in 2020 his net worth was estimated at £232 million.[12]

Public life

Osmond is a significant donor to the Conservative Party.[13]

Personal life

Osmond owns a shooting estate in Berkshire,[4] and maintains homes in Moulsford in Oxfordshire, Wadebridge in Cornwall, and Marylebone in west London.[1] He has three sons with his partner Lucy.[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Meddings, Sabah. "Hugh Osmond: I can smell fresh deals amid the coronavirus madness". The Times. ISSN 0140-0460. Retrieved 16 August 2020.
  2. ^ "Sun Capital Partners Limited". Companies House. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  3. ^ a b Meddings, Sabah (16 August 2020). "Hugh Osmond: I can smell fresh deals amid the coronavirus madness". The Sunday Times.
  4. ^ a b Wachman, Richard (17 January 2010). "Do you have a failing company you'd like to sell? This man wants to talk to you". The Guardian. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  5. ^ "Business Profiles: Head to head". The Daily Telegraph. London. 8 March 2003.
  6. ^ Bowers, Simon (8 March 2003). "Taking on the inn crowd". The Guardian. London.
  7. ^ a b "Me And My Partner: ROGER MYERS AND HUGH OSMOND". The Independent. London. 4 August 1999.
  8. ^ a b "Pearl Group: Board". Archived from the original on 8 September 2009. Retrieved 6 September 2009.
  9. ^ Bennett, Neil (27 January 2002). "Rising of Sun is new dawn for Osmond". The Daily Telegraph. London.
  10. ^ "AMP wins as UK spin-off sells life funds for $2.6bn". The Sydney Morning Herald. 11 December 2004.
  11. ^ "Sun Capital Partners Ltd". Bloomberg. Retrieved 14 August 2015.
  12. ^ "The Sunday Times Rich List 2020: The Top 1,000". The Sunday Times. 17 May 2020. Retrieved 16 December 2020.
  13. ^ Kirkup, James (19 February 2009). "Tory donor Hugh Osmond criticises David Cameron on bank bonuses". The Daily Telegraph. London.


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