Dolphin Capital Investors
Dolphin Capital Investors
| Industry | Property |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2005 |
| Headquarters | Tortola, British Virgin Islands |
Key people | Milto Kambourides, Founder Pierre Charalambides, Co-Founder |
| Products | Property Development, Property Investment |
| Website | www.dolphinci.com |
Dolphin Capital Investors (LSE: DCI) is a real estate investment company focusing on the residential resort sector in emerging markets, and listed on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. In terms of net assets, it is the largest property investment company listed on AIM.
History
Dolphin Capital Investors was founded in 2005 by Miltos Kambourides and Pierre Charalambides, and was admitted to trading on AIM on 8 December of that year[1].
In 2007, the company acquired Aristo Developers[2], the largest holiday home developer in Cyprus.
Since its admission to AIM, the company has raised €884 million of equity capital.
Operations
Dolphin Capital Investors is a leading developer of seafront land in emerging markets. It invests in large sites in coastal locations in areas of natural beauty, which have potential for high end residential development and leisure integrated resorts.
The company has a global portfolio of over 63 million square metres of land and 59 Km of seafront, comprising 13 large-scale resorts under development[3] in Greece, Cyprus, Croatia, Turkey, [[Dominican Republic] and Panama, and more than 60 smaller holiday home developments in Cyprus and Greece. Its partners are some of the world’s leaders in hospitality (including Amanresorts, Oberoi Hotels and Resorts, Kempinski, and Nikki Hotels[4]), architecture (including RAMSA, Designrealization, Denniston International, and John Heah) and golf design (including Jack Nicklaus, Gary Player, Tony Jacklin, and Rees Jones).
The four flagship projects of the Company are The Porto Heli Collection, Venus Rock Golf Resort, Playa Grande Club and Reserve and Pearl Island.
Dolphin Capital Investors is managed by Dolphin Capital Partners, an independent private equity firm led by Miltos Kambourides and Pierre Charalambides.
References
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/677cd866-5e43-11da-a9e8-0000779e2340.html Dolphin set for a €105m splash on AIM, Financial Times, 26 November 2005
- ^ http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/f446e6a2-e366-11db-8ea1-000b5df10621.html#axzz14ys6q6Lp Dolphin buys control of Cyprus developer, Financial Times, 5 April 2007
- ^ http://www.dolphinci.com/index.cfm?page=1017 Company Reports
- ^ http://www.perenews.com/Article.aspx?article=31828&hashID=1A621989A877518ED917A48C1B59EE44FF99A73D Dolphin signs up partner for 5-star Cyprus resort, Private Equity Real Estate News, 3 November 2008