Episode 50: Ian Livingstone - Co-Founder of London Regional Properties

About this episode

Amir Fischer interviews Ian Livingstone about his journey in real estate and the founding of London Regional Properties.

This week on Generating Alpha, I sat down with Ian Livingstone, co-founder of London Regional Properties, one of Europe's most successful and enduring private investment firms — with over $30 billion deployed across four decades and approximately $10 billion in assets under management today. Ian's journey began in Ealing, London, where he grew up the son of a dentist. After qualifying as an optometrist in 1984, he opened his first eyewear store in 1989. Within three years he'd acquired the David Clulow chain, growing it to 170 stores across the UK including concessions in Harrods and Selfridges. He served as chairman of the Optika Clulow Group for two decades, building it into one of the leading optical retail businesses in Europe, before selling to Luxottica in 2011. But the business that would define his career began in 1987, when Ian and his brother Richard founded London Regional Properties at the height of a commercial property crash — buying distressed assets at half price while every institution in the market was running for the exits. That contrarian bet became the foundation of a portfolio that today spans David Lloyd Leisure, Hilton hotels in London, the leasehold on…

People in this episode

Host: Amir Fischer

Guest: Ian Livingstone

Topics covered

• investment
• real estate
• entrepreneurship
• business strategy
• contrarian investing

Keywords

• Ian Livingstone
• London Regional Properties
• real estate investment
• David Clulow
• Optika Clulow Group
• Luxottica
• Evolution Gaming

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: London Regional Properties, David Clulow, Optika Clulow Group, Luxottica, Evolution Gaming

Places: Ealing, London, Panama City, Monte Carlo, Harrods, Selfridges

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