London theme park project proves popular with Middle Eastern investors

London theme park project proves popular with Middle Eastern investors

London theme park project proves popular with Middle Eastern investors

London theme park project proves popular with Middle Eastern investors

London theme park project proves popular with Middle Eastern investors

The London Resort was launched by Kuwait backers but has seen healthy interest from private investors. (Supplied)

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London theme park project proves popular with Middle Eastern investors

The London Resort was launched by Kuwait backers but has seen healthy interest from private investors

The theme park will be the first major project of its kind in Europe since Disneyland Paris opened in 1992

Updated 13 December 2020

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The London Resort, a $2.6-billion, high-profile theme park development backed by Kuwaiti money, has proved popular with Middle Eastern investors in the Gulf Cooperation Council and the UK, an investment broker told Arab News following a recent visit to the region.

"Generally speaking, those whom we've spoken to have been of Middle Eastern origin,“ said James Hayward, investment director at London-based investment brokerage Farrbury Capital Partners.

"We market globally... We still have healthy investment in the UK, although I would also say those who invest from the UK have been predominantly of Middle Eastern descent. It is very, very popular in this neck of the woods. So that's predominantly where we