Peter Adam Daiches Dubens (born 1966
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Early life and education

He attended Sussex House Preparatory School in Cadogan Square, Chelsea and then the

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in Camden, North London.

Career

Peter Dubens became an entrepreneur in 1985 after the launch of his

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t-shirt company (age 18). He sits on the board of Time Out PLC. After his t-shirt business, which he sold to Coats Viyella Plc for £8 million along with its 6 airport branches in 1990, Dubens became the Co-Founder of Global Inc Limited, a certified clothing supplier to UK leading retailers

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, C&A, and the

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. Later that year, he became Co-founder of Global Accessories Limited (a UK distributor for

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shoes and

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bags). In 2002, he set up a private equity fund manager, Oakley Capital. In June 2020, Dubens bought £803,000 worth of stock in Time Out Group plc at a price of £0.35 per share.

Political activity

Dubens is a significant donor to the

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. He donated £50,000 to the party in May 2017 and £200,000 and £50,000 in December 2019. During the

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campaign Dubens donated £250,000 to the party. Dubens is a member of the party's

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for significant donors.

Philanthropy

Established in 2019, the Peter Dubens Family Foundation (registered charity number 1187030) supports mainly UK charities and charitable projects in the areas of education, marine conservation, children’s welfare, and health.

References

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