Kevin Maxwell
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Kevin Francis Herbert Maxwell (born 1959) is a British businessman, son of Robert Maxwell
and brother of Ian Maxwell
.
Educated at Oxford University, Maxwell spent most of his working life before 1991 employed by his father. Following the collapse of Robert Maxwell's Mirror Group media empire he became the biggest personal bankrupt in UK history with debts of £406.5 million in 1992. He was later tried and acquitted of fraud arising from his role in his father's companies.
The bankruptcy was lifted three years later, and he was a director of media company Telemonde, which has since failed. He married Pandora in 1984 and they once lived in a manor house
in 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of land in Oxfordshire. They had seven children but separated in 2007. He has since entered into a further arrangement over debts he accrued subsequently, which is close to ending. As a result of an Insolvency Service
investigation into the collapse of Syncro, a Manchester based construction company, Maxwell was on 8 July 2011 disqualified from being a company director for eight years.
After his discharge from bankruptcy in 2005, Maxwell went into the property industry where he has been involved in setting up large property deals, including the sale of Earls Court Exhibition Centre
and Olympia
, and the purchase of Stables Market in Camden Town
. He now lives in Oxford.
Robert Maxwell
Ian Robert Maxwell MC was a Czechoslovakian-born British media proprietor and former Member of Parliament , who rose from poverty to build an extensive publishing empire...
and brother of Ian Maxwell
Ian Maxwell
Ian Maxwell is a British businessman, and the son of the media mogul, Robert Maxwell.-Early life:Ian Maxwell was educated at Marlborough College and Oxford University. His first involvement in his father's business was at Pergamon Press from 1978 to 1983...
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Educated at Oxford University, Maxwell spent most of his working life before 1991 employed by his father. Following the collapse of Robert Maxwell's Mirror Group media empire he became the biggest personal bankrupt in UK history with debts of £406.5 million in 1992. He was later tried and acquitted of fraud arising from his role in his father's companies.
The bankruptcy was lifted three years later, and he was a director of media company Telemonde, which has since failed. He married Pandora in 1984 and they once lived in a manor house
Manor house
A manor house is a country house that historically formed the administrative centre of a manor, the lowest unit of territorial organisation in the feudal system in Europe. The term is applied to country houses that belonged to the gentry and other grand stately homes...
in 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of land in Oxfordshire. They had seven children but separated in 2007. He has since entered into a further arrangement over debts he accrued subsequently, which is close to ending. As a result of an Insolvency Service
Insolvency Service
The Insolvency Service is an executive agency of the United Kingdom's Department for Business, Innovation and Skills which:* administers and investigates the affairs of bankrupts, of companies and partnerships wound up by the court, and establishes why they became insolvent;* acts as...
investigation into the collapse of Syncro, a Manchester based construction company, Maxwell was on 8 July 2011 disqualified from being a company director for eight years.
After his discharge from bankruptcy in 2005, Maxwell went into the property industry where he has been involved in setting up large property deals, including the sale of Earls Court Exhibition Centre
Earls Court Exhibition Centre
The Earls Court Exhibition Centre is an exhibition centre, conference and event venue located in west London, United Kingdom in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea . It is the largest exhibition venue in central London. It is served by two underground stations, Earl's Court and West...
and Olympia
Olympia, London
Olympia is an exhibition centre and conference centre in West Kensington, on the boundary between The Royal Borough of Kensington & Chelsea and Hammersmith & Fulham, London, W14 8UX, England. It opened in the 19th century and was originally known as the National Agricultural Hall.Opened in 1886,...
, and the purchase of Stables Market in Camden Town
Camden Town
-Economy:In recent years, entertainment-related businesses and a Holiday Inn have moved into the area. A number of retail and food chain outlets have replaced independent shops driven out by high rents and redevelopment. Restaurants have thrived, with the variety of culinary traditions found in...
. He now lives in Oxford.
See also
- William SternWilliam Stern (businessman)William George Stern is a businessman most notable as the owner of the British Stern Group of companies. When it collapsed in 1973, Stern became Britain's biggest bankrupt with debts of £118 million...
, Britain's biggest bankrupt prior to Maxwell