Jack Dellal

Jack Dellal (2 October 1923 – 28 October 2012) was a British property investor. Nicknamed "Black Jack". His company, the property group Allied Commercial Holdings,[1] financed the purchase of Shell Mex House in 2002 and sold it in 2007. Dellal had a net worth of £4.6 billion, making him one of the richest men in England during his time.[2]

Jack Dellal
Born(1923-10-02)2 October 1923
Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, England
Died28 October 2012(2012-10-28) (aged 89)
London, England
EducationHeaton Moor College, Manchester
OccupationChairman, Allied Commercial Holdings
Known forProperty investment, Oil investment, Banking
Net worth£4.6 billion
Spouse(s)Zehava Helmer (1952; divorced)
Katya Douglas (1966-1984);
Ruanne Louw (1997-2012, his death)
ChildrenGuy Dellal
Zack Dellal
Catherine Dellal
Gaby Dellal
Didi Dellal
Lorraine Dellal
Suzanne Dellal
Jasmine Dellal
Rowan Dellal
Parent(s)Sulman Dellal
Charlotte Shashoua
RelativesAlexander Dellal (grandson), Lola Kirke (granddaughter), Jemima Kirke (granddaughter)

Early life

Dellal was born in Chorlton-cum-Hardy, Manchester, to Iraqi-born Sephardic Jewish immigrants Sulman Dellal, a textile importer[3][4] and Charlotte Shashoua.[5] He was educated at Heaton Moor College, also in Manchester.[6] Dellal worked with his father from the early age of 14 selling cloth.

Career

Dellal became a banker in the 1970s. He owned the Dalton Barton bank, which he sold to Keyser Ullman for £58 million.[7] He set up Allied Commercial in 1974 with Stanley Van Gelder, with whom he worked for over forty years. One of their deals was the flip of central London's Bush House in 2004, which made £750 million within two years.[7][8] He was said to have invested up to £200m in London's Dolphin Square.[9]

Dellal's nickname, "Black Jack", was popularly said to have derived from his love of gambling.[10][6]

Personal life

Through two marriages and at least one long term relationship, he had nine children, seven daughters and two sons.

  • Zehava Helmer: - Guy (businessman), Lorraine, Suzanne, Diane and Gaby (film director)[11]
  • Katya Douglas: - Jasmine (film director) and Rowan
  • Ruanne (Louw) : Miss South Africa 1974 runner up: - Zack and Catherine.

In memory of his daughter Suzanne, Jack founded the Suzanne Dellal Center for Dance and Theater in Tel Aviv in 1989.

Guy was a director of Allied Commercial Holdings, who ran Allied Commercial along with his father from 1986, and took over operational ownership years before Jack died. By 2010 he was an investment partner of Robert and Vincent Tchenguiz,[12] and an art dealer.

Death

Dellal died in his sleep in London on 28 October 2012, aged 89.[13]

References
  1. "No unkind pay cuts for Black Jack Dellal," Manchester Today magazine, 1 February 1992
  2. "Jack Dellal". The Telegraph. 2012-10-31. Retrieved 2013-07-21.
  3. https://www.jewishlivesproject.com/profiles/jack-dellal
  4. https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/jack-dellal-tycoon-who-hit-property-peaks-8278041.html
  5. http://web.me.com/nmic/ps01/ps01_475.html
  6. The Manchester Evening News, 27 May 2005
  7. Rich List 2004, The Sunday Times
  8. Compton, Nick: "The Regeneration Game," The Observer, 15 February 2004
  9. Simpkins, Edward: "Dellal ups Dolphin Sq offer," The Daily Telegraph, 31 March 2002
  10. The Rich List of The Sunday Times, 26 April 2009
  11. Roddick, Nick: "The Gypsy Caravan," The Evening Standard, 23 August 2007 Archived 6 June 2011 at the Wayback Machine
  12. Danaher, Tim and Helena Keers: "Rotch joins Dellal in £500m fund move," Property Week, 08.02.2002
  13. Deirdre Hipwell, Chris Johnston (2012-10-25). "Property magnate Jack Dellal dies aged 89". The Times. Retrieved 2012-10-29.
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