Zari David (Bebo) Kovo
| Zari David (Bebo) Kovo | |
|---|---|
| Born | Eliezer Kovo |
| 🏳️ Nationality | Bulgarian, Israeli |
| 💼 Occupation | Businessman |
| 👩 Spouse(s) |
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| 👶 Children | 6, including Oded David Kobo |
Zari David "Bebo" Kovo [1] is an Israeli-Bulgarian property developer. He was the co-founder of property company Camden Market Holdings & Developments.[2] Camden Lock Market and Developments, recognised as the second largest tourist attraction in Europe with over 40 million annual visitors.[3][4]
Career
In the 1970s, Kobo was based in Hong Kong as a clothing manufacturer, [citation needed] working closely with the Nakash Group, who owned the fashion brand Jordache. [citation needed].
In the 1990s, Kobo, alongside Richard Caring, and Elliott Bernerd, head of the British property company Chelsfield, teamed up to acquire London's Camden Market and other properties in Camden Town. In 2014, they sold "a huge swathe" to fellow Israeli, the gambling billionaire Teddy Sagi, for £440 million.[5][6] The transaction was handled by PIR Equities, which is the private equity arm of Kobo's eldest son O.D. Kobo.[citation needed]
Personal life
Kobo was convicted in 1979 of raping a woman who was a passenger in his car and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.[7][8]
He is the father of businessman Oded David Kobo.[5]
He is married to Israeli model Miri Bohadana.[5]
In 2015, he bought a 960 sq m house in Arsuf, an "exclusive cliff-top community", for NIS 106 million, as part of a creditors' arrangement for brothers Eliyahu and Moshe Shushan and brothers Gad and Dov Slook.[9]
References
- ↑ "בבו קובו: סוחר הג'ינסים שנהפך לטייקון לונדוני". Calcalist. 22 July 2010. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
- ↑ Says, Bargainsfound (16 March 2014). "Teddy Sagi Buys London's Camden Stables Market in Deal Valued at US$664 Million". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ Lawrence-Jones, Charlie (15 June 2019). "21 amazing London attractions that tourists don't know about". getwestlondon. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ Sharon, Itamar. "Israeli buys hugely popular London market for £400m". www.timesofisrael.com. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Sadeh, Shuki (10 June 2016). "Who Is Oded Kobo? Natural-born Businessman or Celebrity Sidekick". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ "Restaurant tycoon Richard Caring earns £260m 'war chest' for new ventures after Camden Market deal". London Evening Standard. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
- ↑ דנון, יצחק (17 December 2007). "הפסד לבבו קובו בערעור: הרשעתו באונס תיכלל בתגובה לתביעת הדיבה שהגיש". Globes.
- ↑ "ביהמ"ש: הרשעת בבו קובו באונס רלוונטית לתביעת הדיבה נגד "אנשים"". הארץ. 18 December 2007 – via Haaretz.
- ↑ "Bebo Kobo buys home near Herzliya for NIS 16m". Globes English. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016. Unknown parameter
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