Inherit an English countryside estate & redevelop it into a luxury wellness resort and members club

Second issue of "Investment Committee" now live.

Hi everyone - Your reaction to the first issue of “Investment Committee”, in which I reviewed a pitch deck for a boutique hotel brand in Umbria, Italy, was resoundingly positive. But most importantly, it was helpful to the founding team:

For those of you who are new to The Stanza, “Investment Committee” is a column in which I share (hopefully constructive) feedback on the pitch decks you guys send me. If you’ve ever raised money before, you’ll know the feeling of sending out your pitch deck and getting ghosted after taking meetings. For this column, I hope to share some honest feedback that investors would rather avoid spending the time to tell you, along with suggestions to maximize your chances of successfully raising capital.

And who knows - maybe an investor reading this column will want a warm intro to you. Submit yours here.

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Business overview

“Project GPE” is a 1,000 acre estate in northern England (near-ish Leeds, Manchester, Liverpool). The owners are a married couple, and the husband inherited the estate in 2003. The couple is raising £25M to fund construction of a new wellness club, conversion of the mansion house into a hotel and members club, and various amenities you’d expect at an English countryside estate, such as horseback riding, clay pigeon shooting, lawn croquet, and much more…