Derek M Quinlan was born on 4 November 1947 and is an Irish businessman prominent in the field of real estate investment and development.
10 Facts About Derek Quinlan
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Derek Quinlan's loans have since been transferred to NAMA and various assets have been sold, including artwork from his private collection.
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Derek Quinlan was born in Dublin in 1947, the son of an Army Officer.
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Derek Quinlan specialised in investing in tax designated areas in the 1990s in Ireland supporting Irish government policy in relation to property renewal, regeneration and job creation.
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In 2009 Derek Quinlan resigned from Derek Quinlan Private and moved to Switzerland on the advice of KPMG with the company later rebranding as Avestus Capital.
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Derek Quinlan has lived in Dublin, London, Switzerland and Abu Dhabi.
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Derek Quinlan outbid competing buyers, including Saudi Prince Alwaleed Bin Talal.
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In 2005, Derek Quinlan Private won the financier the deal of the year award at the Variety Club property awards for the Knightsbridge Estate acquisition.
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In 2008, Derek Quinlan Private joined up with Chicago property company Golub Capital to set up Derek Quinlan Private Golub, an investment fund targeting eastern Europe.
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Derek Quinlan then sold her stake to Los Angeles-based real estate investment group Colony Capital.