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You also moved your HQ to Guernsey;
why did you decide on this
particular spot?
We opened the office in Guernsey to
give our rapidly expanding international
client base greater access to important
foreign markets, and significantly greater
flexibility in structuring their investment
portfolios. Guernsey is a widely-respected
financial centre with a highly sophisticated
legal and regulatory framework. In our
research we also identified that Guernsey
is one of the leading international centres
for the formation of specialist investment
companies and funds.
You’ve headed up some pretty major
operations in the past (Denton’s
former roles have included Head of
International Wealth Advisory for
Barclays Group, Offshore Commercial
Director of Fortis Intertrust
and Executive Vice President for
Bank of Bermuda); where are you
planning to take Triangle Group
over the next five years?
Our strategy is to continue to secure
Triangle’s position as a leading international
investment, development and asset
management group focused on property,
hotels and resorts, and private equity. We
pride ourselves in delivering a unique
partnership with clients to deliver superior
returns from investment projects.
We will always be entrepreneurial in
our approach, and maintain our focus on
client service. In five years’ time Triangle
will still be identifying and converting
the best investment opportunities for its
clients in London; but also we will be operating
in other major international hubs.
Triangle also offers a property
search and acquisition service. Are
you seeing growth in this side of the
business? Where are you seeing most
of the demand originating from?
We’re still seeing strong demand for
property in the residential market,
although not necessarily for pure investment
purposes. This demand is coming
from high net worth individuals from
around the world, and is driven largely
by the common desire to have a foothold
in London. Our aim is to search for and
create innovative product opportunities
including commercial property, developments
and property funds associated with
our knowledge of the London property
market.
How do you foresee London’s residential
property market changing
over the short and long term?
Over the past 10 years there has been an
influx of investment into residential property
market in Central London which has
had well documented consequences on
house prices across London. We believe
that there may be some small amounts of
volatility in the short term but the longer
term outlook will see continued growth.
This is driven by the continuing demand
for London stock amongst the international
wealthy community. Q
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