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The cousins, Michael Slowe, 73, and Robert Slowe, 71, are directors of London-based J Leon, a property investment and holding company with net assets of £127.3m. There is other wealth.

About J Leon

J. Leon is a fourth generation family office based in Hampstead, London. The group's principal asset class is UK commercial property.

We are a diversified group, investing in equities and other UCITS III compliant investments through a quoted authorised unit trust. The group also runs a portfolio of single manager hedge funds, a selection of direct private equity investments and, as a limited partner, J. Leon invests in more than fifty private equity funds and fund of funds. The group only invests from its own balance sheet and does not administer any third party funds. The group is ungeared.

Property Investment - Michael Slowe

Investment grade property accounts for nearly two thirds of J. Leon's balance sheet. High Street shops in prime locations make up three quarters of the group's porfolio. J. Leon also invests selectively in retail warehouses and has a portfolio of residential properties.

Sustainable House Building

J. Leon has been a pioneer in sustainable house building since 1998 through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cornhill Estates Ltd. J. Leon is the majoritiy owner of Zero C Holdings Ltd winner of the What House Sustainable Developer of the Year Award, 2008 and is chaired by the Rt Hon John Gummer, MP.

J. Leon is also the majorIty owner of Ecofirst, the UK's foremost building sustainability consultancy.

Property Projects - Michael Slowe

J. Leon is a minority shareholder in the Zog Group, a joint venture with Uberior and HBOS investing in brownfield sites across the UK for planning gain.

The Group selectively invests in property funds and third party property companies.

Investment Approach

J. Leon is a diversified group with interests in the widest variety of investment sectors. The group manages its property activities in-house and uses third party managers to invest in non-core assets.

J. Leon has been an active investor in private equity since the early 1990s through its wholly owned subsidiary, Cairnsford Associates. Its third party fund programme was started in 1998.

Long-only Investing - Michael Slowe

Thesis Lion Growth was established in 1999 and is a quoted authorised unit trust through which the group runs its long-only and UCITS III compliant investments. The vehicle currently has more than 30 sub-managers and is thoroughly diversified by strategy and geography.

Hedge Funds and Private Equity Funds - Michael Slowe

J. Leon uses an array of managers in Alternatives to invest in specific strategies.

Key asset classes for Leon's hedge fund and private equity are as follows:

* US and International fund of funds
* US and International secondaries
* Distressed assets
* Energy
* Energy infrastructure and related resources
* Credit opportunity funds
* Timber, aircraft financing and other niche asset strategies

32 Hampstead High Street
London
NW3 1JQ
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 207 435 7800