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Investor profile
UK property company (Asif Aziz) with hospitality brand Zedwell (budget-premium hotels). Secured Westminster City Council planning for 387-room Trafalgar Buildings hotel conversion (88,000 sqft). Purchased buildings for £47.5m in 2023. £25m investment facility from BLME (Islamic finance). Focus on complex high-profile London hotel conversions.
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Criterion Capital
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billionaire Asif Aziz's investment vehicle that buys London landmarks
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BLME (Bank of London and the Middle East)
London, United Kingdom
UK Islamic finance bank. Provided £25m 3-year investment facility to Criterion Capital for Trafalgar Buildings hotel conversion (2024). Active CRE lender in UK hotel and office-to-hotel conversion projects using Sharia-compliant structures. Potential debt provider for Hotel101 UK assets.
Other · $346m AUM
Zetland Capital
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London-based real assets, credit and asset-backed operating platform manager. Norwegian residential specialist: NOK3.5bn+ (€320m) invested, 800+ units in 24 months (as at June 2026). Ahmed Hamdani (founder/CIO). Off-market sourcing from local family office developers. Nordic mid-market conviction. Approaching threshold for institutional LP capital raise.
Asset Manager · $346m AUM
Zetland Capital Partners
London, United Kingdom
London-based real assets, credit and asset-backed operating platform manager. Norwegian residential specialist: NOK3.5bn+ (€320m) invested, 800+ units across Norway in 24 months. Ahmed Hamdani (founder/CIO). Focus: Nordic mid-market residential, off-market sourcing from family office developers. Approaching threshold for institutional LP capital raise and AIFM overlay.
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Edwardian Hotels London
UK
Counterparty in 2024/2025 European hotel transactions (HVS).
Family Office
Zaphira Capital
London, United Kingdom
Institutional investor. based in London United Kingdom. LP type: Family Office. Asset class focus: Real Estate. Geographic focus: uk. Sectors: hotels. Active real asset investor