Galway developer Alber has planning permission for over 100 homes on a Comer site, but has yet to pay for it. The property is at the centre of parallel legal and rezoning clashes.
After retrenching from Germany at a profit in recent years, Galway-born brothers Brian and Luke Comer have just bought a high-profile hotel in Hamburg. Covid-19 has created the type of opportunity their fortune is based on.
Forget the hype – Luke and Brian Comer’s property portfolio is not worth €5bn, yet it has been growing at breakneck speed in Ireland. An unprecedented investigation uncovers the real value of their investments and how they are financed.
Lennox Lewis introduced the Comer Brothers to President Museveni of Uganda. The result was an ambitious plan to develop a new city outside Kampala. More than a decade on, the scheme has stalled and is now mired in legal action. Just what happened to the Irish development firm in Uganda?
Britain. Germany. Ireland. Now the Comer Group is targeting Greece. In this revealing interview, Luke Comer reveals the group is now worth close to €5 billion, controls 10,000 apartments and has an annual rent roll of almost €100 million.
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