Basing it from his background it is surprising where Faisal Saigol is right now. He read Law at Jesus College, Cambridge, holds an MBA from Harvard Business School and in the 1990′s worked in private equity and at Goldman Sachs. From his education and experience he got the knowledge to build up Saigol DDC, which is one the largest and most profitable developer of super-prime properties in London, focusing on buying and developing blue-chip buildings in Knightsbridge, Belgravia and Mayfair into luxury homes.
It is not really common for London super-prime to be the field of choice for Cambridge-educated hedge fund managers, private equity fund managers or for the big hitters in large institutions. Is Saigol DDC the start of a trend? It might be so. Faisal states, “My time in private equity and at Goldman Sachs taught me the fundamental rules needed to build a business in what can often be a volatile market. Saigol DDC has been set up and structured to deliver profits no matter what the broader market does in the short-term.”
When you hear that kind of statement from others it might sound like a very bold statement, but Saigol has the results to back it up. Since the crunch started in 2008, Saigol ddc has given investors a very positive 50% return on their investment which is impressive to say the least.
This is astonishing given that the FTSE over the same period has lost value and that many private equity funds are in the red over that period. In addition, Saigol DDC has bought, developed and sold almost 200 million of properties in the last 4 years alone, making it a leader in the market.
Did Faisal’s professional background played a large part in this? Faisal says, “I am grateful for the rigorous business training I received in my previous careers and feel that background has helped me coolly assess opportunities and deals whether the market is wildly optimistic or whether the market is hopelessly depressed.” So the professionalization of super-prime has begun.
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