Javad Marandi: British Investment Guru Reveals His Venture Secrets
A new series on investment philosophy and strategy by LUX readers and luxury leaders, starting with Javad Marandi, international entrepreneur with interests in the UK and continental Europe.
Switzerland: an effective place to do business
The first investor featured in this series is Javad Marandi, a London-based entrepreneur with significant investments in the UK and continental Europe. Marandi focuses on hotels, commercial real estate, fast-growing retail companies, and blue chip companies in the manufacturing sector.
A UK Chartered Accountant by training, Marandi is also known as a successful second-tier investor in fast-growing British fashion retailers. In the first part of our focus, he reveals the secrets of investing in Switzerland.
London-based entrepreneur, Javad Marandi
Key fact bio: Javad Marandi
Born: January 1968, Tehran, Iran
Education: Electrical and Electronics Engineering and Chartered Accountant
Lives: London, UK
Nationality: British
Married to: Narmina Marandi, nee Narmina Alizadeh, daughter of Ali Alizadeh, a prominent oncologist in Baku, Azerbaijan.
Children: 3
Investment strategy: Looking for growth sectors within the more mature stable markets of Western Europe in the small to medium sized industries.
Part One: Investing in Switzerland
LUX: Which sectors did you choose to invest in, in Switzerland"
Javad Marandi: I am a major investor in one of the country?s best-regarded manufacturing companies. I also co-own commercial war...
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