Zari Kovo

Zari David (Bebo) Kovo
Born
Eliezer Kovo
NationalityBulgarian, Israeli
OccupationBusinessman
Known forCamden Town, Stables Market
Spouses
Ruth Braha
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(m. 1973; div. 2006)​
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(m. 2008)​
Children6, including Oded David Kobo

Zari David "Bebo" Kovo [1] is an Israeli-Bulgarian property developer. He was one of the partners of property company Camden Market Holdings & Developments.[2] Kobo was convicted in 1979 of raping a woman who was a passenger in his car, and was sentenced to 18 months in prison.[3][4]

Career

In the 1970s, Kobo was based in Hong Kong, as a clothing manufacturer, working closely with the Nakash Group, who owned the fashion brand Jordache.[5]

In the 1990s, Kobo alongside Richard Caring, and Elliott Bernerd, head of the British property company Chelsfield, teamed up to acquire London's Camden Market as well other properties in Camden Town. In 2014, they sold "a huge swathe" to fellow Israeli, the gambling billionaire Teddy Sagi, for £440 million.[6][7]

Personal life

He is the father of businessman Oded David Kobo.[6]

In 2015, he bought a 460 sq m house in Arsuf, for 16 million Nis, as part of a creditors' arrangement for brothers Eliyahu and Moshe Shushan and brothers Gad and Dov Slook.[8]

In 2020, he married to Israeli model Miri Bohadana, with who he is in a relationship since 2005.[5]

References

  1. ^ Gilad, Assaf (22 July 2010). "בבו קובו: סוחר הג'ינסים שנהפך לטייקון לונדוני". Calcalist. Retrieved 3 October 2018.
  2. ^ Says, Bargainsfound (16 March 2014). "Teddy Sagi Buys London's Camden Stables Market in Deal Valued at US$664 Million". Jewish Business News. Retrieved 22 June 2019.
  3. ^ Danon, Yitzhak (17 December 2007). "הפסד לבבו קובו בערעור: הרשעתו באונס תיכלל בתגובה לתביעת הדיבה שהגיש". Globes.
  4. ^ "ביהמ"ש: הרשעת בבו קובו באונס רלוונטית לתביעת הדיבה נגד "אנשים"". Haaretz. 18 December 2007.
  5. ^ a b Sadeh, Shuki (10 June 2016). "Who Is Oded Kobo? Natural-born Businessman or Celebrity Sidekick". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  6. ^ a b Sadeh, Shuki (10 June 2016). "Who Is Oded Kobo? Natural-born Businessman or Celebrity Sidekick". Haaretz. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  7. ^ "Restaurant tycoon Richard Caring earns £260m 'war chest' for new ventures after Camden Market deal". London Evening Standard. 13 March 2014. Retrieved 5 October 2016.
  8. ^ Kalfon, Sapir. "Bebo Kobo buys home near Herzliya for NIS 16m". Gobes. Archived from the original on 9 October 2016. Retrieved 5 October 2016.