Gees Court Partners

Portfolio

Market Halls — UK’s leading food and bar hall operator. Now expanding across the UK.

ADAM — Male grooming brand with 16 ateliers in London and New York, plus its own product range. Co-founded by us; now leading the US roll-out.

BENS — London’s neighbourhood greengrocers. Grown from 1 site in 2022 to 10 today. Expanding with local operating partners.

Jude’s — Next-level Thai street food by former Busaba executive chef. Three sites and growing.

Counter — Soho restaurant focused on mezes and open-fire grilling. We eat there too often. First site in Notting Hill sold to a German hospitality group.

Everbean — Iconic Mayfair coffeeshop. Exited to Parisian coffee operator Noir.

Casa Lucca — Upcoming. Restaurant, bar and private club in a Chelsea townhouse. Where we’ll be when this site goes quiet.

Current investment focus

Projects that give hospitality operators a stronger competitive edge.

Experience-led brands scaling from single-digit sites.

AI enablers that make hospitality and consumer operators more productive.

Real estate focus

Actively seeking sites for Market Halls, ADAM, BENS, and Jude’s.

How we work

We back fewer companies than we turn down.

We’re hands-on when asked, and out of the way when not.

We write cheques we can defend at dinner.

Documents

Firm one-pager — A short introduction to Gees Court Partners. PDF

BENS — for landlords — Concept, covenant, and target sites. PDF

ADAM US — for landlords — Brand, footprint, and site criteria for the US roll-out. PDF

Founded by

Esat Kolege — Former TPG Capital investment professional with extensive consumer and retail experience.

Oytun Pakcan — Former J.P. Morgan investment banker, now entrepreneur and investor.