Full Name Turker Suleyman Name Touker Suleyman Occupation Businessman Role Entrepreneur | Net worth £150 million Children 2 TV shows Dragons' Den | |
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Born 4 August 1953 (age 71) ( 1953-08-04 ) Famagusta, Cyprus | ||
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Touker Suleyman (born Türker Süleyman; 4 August 1953) is a multi-millionaire Turkish Cypriot British business magnate fashion retail entrepreneur and investor. In 2001, his company Low Profile Group purchased UK shirt maker Hawes & Curtis, and in 2008 he purchased UK fashion label Ghost. More recently, he has invested in a number of start-up companies including Bikesoup and Huxley & Cox.
Contents
- Uk launch event with touker suleyman
- Business advice from a dragon gptk touker suleyman
- Early life
- Low Profile Group
- Hawes Curtis
- Ghost
- Other investments
- Dragons Den
- Personal life
- References
In 2015, The Sunday Times listed Suleyman as 637th in its Rich List, estimating his fortune to be £150 million.
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Early life
Suleyman was born in Famagusta on 4 August 1953, into a Turkish Cypriot family. After moving to England, he attended Peckham Manor secondary school.
Low Profile Group
In 1984, Suleyman acquired a small cash-and-carry business which subsequently became Low Profile Group, a clothing manufacturer supplying UK retail stores including Marks & Spencer. The company’s factories are based in Turkey, Bulgaria, and Georgia.
Hawes & Curtis
In 2001, Low Profile Group acquired Hawes & Curtis for £1. Turnover at Hawes & Curtis rose from £600,000 in 2001 to £30m in 2014.
As of 2014, Hawes & Curtis operates from 30 branches in the UK and one in Cologne, Germany. In 2013, UAE investment group Korath Holding signed a $5m deal to open 26 Hawes & Curtis stores across the Gulf over a period of five years.
Ghost
In 2008, Suleyman purchased UK fashion label Ghost after its owner, KCAJ, an Icelandic investment fund, cut investment following the collapse of the Icelandic banking market. The acquisition safeguarded 142 jobs across the company. In 2009 the label announced its first collaboration with design duo Modernist.
Other investments
Alongside Ghost, Touker Suleyman has invested in Docks Rio, a casual boat shoe brand; Intelligent Futures, an online advertising start-up; Huxley & Cox, a manufacturer of luxury handbags; and Bikesoup, an online marketplace for bicycles in which he invested £100,000 for an undisclosed stake.
Dragons' Den
In 2015, Suleyman was chosen to join the investors' panel on the thirteenth series of BBC television programme Dragons' Den, alongside Nick Jenkins and Sarah Willingham.
Personal life
Suleyman lives in London and has two daughters.