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John Frieda built a global property portfolio from his haircare fortune
John Frieda, the British hairstylist and businessman, died aged 75 last week.
He became famous for styling celebrities and built a fortune through his haircare business.
He and a business partner sold the rights to his haircare range for £334.3 million to a Japanese company 26 years ago.
Frieda owned homes in Britain, the United States, Switzerland and Ibiza, including a mansion in London's Holland Park.
His portfolio included seven homes beside Candlewood Lake in Connecticut, which he bought beginning in 1992 and sold by 2011 for a profit.
He also owned property in Ibiza, an Edwardian house in Hampshire and a chalet in Verbier, where two of his younger children still live.
The properties show how he used his business success to build a wide-ranging real estate portfolio.
John Frieda built a property portfolio that included homes in Britain, the United States, Switzerland and Ibiza.
He and a business partner sold the rights to his haircare range to a Japanese conglomerate for £334.3 million, according to the Daily Mail.
His properties included a £45 million mansion in London’s Holland Park and seven homes near Candlewood Lake in Connecticut.
He began buying properties before the sale of the haircare rights and sold the Connecticut homes by 2011.
Frieda died aged 75, the article reported.
- Who
- John Frieda, the British hairdresser and businessman.
- What
- He built a global property portfolio using wealth from his haircare business.
- When
- He died aged 75 last week, according to the article. The article was published on 9 November 2026.
- Where
- His properties included Britain, Connecticut and New York in the United States, Verbier in Switzerland, and Ibiza.
- Why
- The article says he had a keen eye for property and used his business fortune to buy and sell homes.
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Frieda first visited Ibiza, according to the article.
He began buying properties bordering Candlewood Lake in Connecticut.
He had sold the seven Connecticut properties for a profit.
His Holland Park mansion was sold, according to Land Registry records cited by the article.
Frieda died aged 75, the article reported.
- Haircare rights sale
- £334.3 million
- Connecticut properties
- Seven homes bought beginning in 1992
- Connecticut sale
- The properties had been sold by 2011
- Holland Park mansion
- £45 million; sold in 2023
- Ibiza visit
- 1972
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