Goldsmith, Sir James
Other Business Names:
- Generale Occidentale
- Cavenham Foods Ltd
- Mothercare Ltd
- Bovril Co Ltd
- Allied Suppliers Ltd
- Slater Walker Securities
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
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Financial services
Business promotion, projection, etc, activities
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Food & tobacco processing
Food processing, general
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Distribution - retailing
Food retailing
Notes:
Sir James Goldsmith, 1933-97, deal maker with business interests in Britain and France. In the latter his chief vehicle was Generale Occidentale. In Britain much of his deal making was done through Cavenham Foods Ltd, a public business which he established in 1965 to own food retailing businesses he had recently acquired. 1959-62 involved with Jelim Zilkhe in establishment of Mothercare Ltd. Subsequently acquired Bovril Co Ltd in 1971 and Allied Suppliers Ltd in 1972. Cavenham acquired by Generale Occidentale in 1977. Also involved with Slater Walker Securities of which he was sometime chairman
Publications:
- Billionaire. The life and times of Sir James Goldsmith by Fallon, Ivan
- Sir James Goldsmith. The man and the myth by Wansell, Geoffrey
- Tycoon. The life of Sir James Goldsmith by Wansell, Geoffrey
Groups:
Other Business Names:
- Generale Occidentale
- Cavenham Foods Ltd
- Mothercare Ltd
- Bovril Co Ltd
- Allied Suppliers Ltd
- Slater Walker Securities
Locations city-town / local authority / county1974 / region-state / country:
- London, Greater London, Greater London, Greater London, England
Sectors:
- Financial services Business promotion, projection, etc, activities
- Food & tobacco processing Food processing, general
- Distribution - retailing Food retailing
Notes:
Sir James Goldsmith, 1933-97, deal maker with business interests in Britain and France. In the latter his chief vehicle was Generale Occidentale. In Britain much of his deal making was done through Cavenham Foods Ltd, a public business which he established in 1965 to own food retailing businesses he had recently acquired. 1959-62 involved with Jelim Zilkhe in establishment of Mothercare Ltd. Subsequently acquired Bovril Co Ltd in 1971 and Allied Suppliers Ltd in 1972. Cavenham acquired by Generale Occidentale in 1977. Also involved with Slater Walker Securities of which he was sometime chairmanPublications:
- Billionaire. The life and times of Sir James Goldsmith by Fallon, Ivan
- Sir James Goldsmith. The man and the myth by Wansell, Geoffrey
- Tycoon. The life of Sir James Goldsmith by Wansell, Geoffrey