Peter Adam Daiches Dubens (born 1966[1]), is a British internet entrepreneur and investor. He is the founder of Oakley Capital and its associated group of companies.[2]
He attendedSussex House School inCadogan Square, Chelsea and then theJewish Free School in Camden, North London.[1]
Peter Dubens became an entrepreneur in 1985 after the launch of histhermochromic t-shirt company (age 18).[1] He sits on the board ofTime Out plc.[3][1] After his t-shirt business, which he sold toCoats Viyella plc for £8 million along with its 6 airport branches in 1990, Dubens became the Co-Founder of Global Inc Limited, a certified clothing supplier to UK leading retailersMarks and Spencers,C&A, and theArcadia Group. Later that year, he became Co-founder of Global Accessories Limited (a UK distributor forVans shoes andEastpak bags).[1] In 2002, he set up a private equity fund manager, Oakley Capital.
In June 2020, Dubens bought £803,000 worth of stock in Time Out Group plc at a price of £0.35 per share.[4]
Dubens is a significant donor to theConservative Party. He donated £50,000 to the party in May 2017 and £200,000 and £50,000 in December 2019.[5][6][7] During the2019 United Kingdom general election campaign Dubens donated £250,000 to the party.[8] Dubens is a member of the party'sAdvisory Board for significant donors.[9]
Established in 2019, the Peter Dubens Family Foundation (registered charity number 1187030) supports mainly UK charities and charitable projects in the areas of education, marine conservation, children’s welfare, and health.[10]