Peter Dubens
{{Short description|British internet entrepreneur (born 1966)}}
Peter Adam Daiches Dubens (born 1966[https://www.standard.co.uk/business/lowprofile-entrepreneur-all-the-highrollers-know-6463917.html "Peter Dubens" in The Standard]), is a British internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Oakley Capital and its associated group of companies.[https://archive.today/20140708084101/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/people/person.asp?personId=814186&ticker=DAY:LN "Peter Dubens" on Business Week]
Early life and education
He attended Sussex House School in Cadogan Square, Chelsea and then the Jewish Free School in Camden, North London.
Career
Peter Dubens became an entrepreneur in 1985 after the launch of his thermochromic t-shirt company (age 18). He sits on the board of Time Out plc.[http://www.daisygroupplc.com/investors/peter-dubens/ The Daisy Group Investors] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140714133405/http://www.daisygroupplc.com/investors/peter-dubens/ |date=2014-07-14}} After his t-shirt business, which he sold to Coats Viyella plc for £8 million along with its 6 airport branches in 1990, Dubens became the Co-Founder of Global Inc Limited, a certified clothing supplier to UK leading retailers Marks and Spencers, C&A, and the Arcadia Group. Later that year, he became Co-founder of Global Accessories Limited (a UK distributor for Vans shoes and Eastpak bags). In 2002, he set up a private equity fund manager, Oakley Capital.
In June 2020, Dubens bought £803,000 worth of stock in Time Out Group plc at a price of £0.35 per share.{{Cite web|title=Non-Executive Chairman Peter Adam Dubens Just Bought 87% More Shares In Time Out Group plc (LON:TMO)|url=https://finance.yahoo.com/news/non-executive-chairman-peter-adam-090220574.html|access-date=2020-10-08|website=finance.yahoo.com|language=en-US}}
Political activity
Dubens is a significant donor to the Conservative Party. He donated £50,000 to the party in May 2017 and £200,000 and £50,000 in December 2019.{{cite news |last1=Sahloul |first1=Fareed |last2=Ahuja |first2=Vivek |last3=Agini |first3=Samuel |title=Oakley Capital Partner Among Big Donors Backing May |url=https://www.penews.com/articles/oakley-capital-managing-partner-among-big-donors-backing-may-20170608 |accessdate=5 May 2020 |work=Private Equity News |date=8 June 2017}}{{cite web |title=View donation |url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Donations/C0479503 |website=The Electoral Commission |accessdate=5 May 2020}}{{cite web |title=View donation |url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Donations/C0479502 |website=The Electoral Commission |accessdate=5 May 2020}} During the 2019 United Kingdom general election campaign Dubens donated £250,000 to the party.{{Cite news|last=McCall|first=Nick Rodrigues and Alastair|title=Top 50 political donors who bankrolled the UK election 2019|newspaper=The Times |language=en|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/top-50-political-donors-uk-2019-election-626bqsk32|access-date=2020-05-28|issn=0140-0460}} Dubens is a member of the party's Advisory Board for significant donors.{{cite news|url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/the-ultra-rich-tory-donors-with-access-to-boris-johnsons-top-team-96bvcwcxl|title=The Tory donors with access to Boris Johnson's top team|date=20 February 2022|author1=Gabriel Pogrund |author2=Henry Zeffman |work=The Times|access-date=8 March 2022}}
Philanthropy
Established in 2019, the Peter Dubens Family Foundation (registered charity number 1187030) supports mainly UK charities and charitable projects in the areas of education, marine conservation, children’s welfare, and health.{{Cite web|title=UK Charity Commission website|url=https://register-of-charities.charitycommission.gov.uk/charity-details/?regid=1187030&subid=0}}
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