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Sold his clubs for $207 million
- Last June, shortly before he died, Birley—without notice and against the wishes of his family, close friends, and staff—abruptly sold his clubs for $207 million, a far higher price than anyone could have predicted.
www.vanityfair.com/culture/2008/02/birley200802
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Nov 12, 2018 · In 1963, a nightclub opened in the basement of No. 44 Berkeley Square. It was launched by Mark Birley, a young entrepreneur who decided to name it after his wife, Lady Annabel.
Mark Birley, by now unwell (he died in August 2007) and without his son to run the group of clubs, sold them to the clothing tycoon Richard Caring, who continues to operate them under the ‘Birley Clubs’ brand (with the exception of Mark’s Club, which was sold on).
Mar 19, 2018 · The late Mark Birley opened the original Annabel’s nightclub in 1963, naming it after his then wife, Lady Annabel Vane Tempest-Stewart, who later married James Goldsmith.
Feb 1, 2008 · In his obituaries, last August, it appeared that Mark Birley, the London club owner who died at the age of 77, might go down in history as the man who first wrapped muslin around lemon halves...
Jun 2, 2023 · On 4 June 1963, a very special club in a very special basement below 44 Berkeley Square in London opened for the first time. It was called Annabel’s. Named for Lady Annabel Birley, daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry and wife of the owner Mark Birley, the club was a revelation.
Jul 17, 2024 · When Mark Birley opened Annabel’s in the heart of London in 1963, it quickly became famed and fêted. Named for his then-wife Annabel - younger daughter of the 8th Marquess of Londonderry and a renowned society beauty - the London club was the epitome of the place to be.
Dec 1, 2018 · A few years ago, Annabel's was uprooted from its basement address at 44 Berkeley Square after Richard Caring bought the club from Birley in 2007 and relocated to the more spacious surroundings of no.46.
