Founded in 1947, The Olayan Group is a private, multinational enterprise with an actively managed portfolio of international investments and diverse commercial and industrial operation in the Middle East. The Group’s main offices are in Athens, Riyadh, New York, and London, where the Group has had an active presence for nearly 45 years. Investing both directly and in partnership, the Group has a diverse real estate portfolio that includes commercial, residential, industrial and mixed-use properties. In addition to The Knightsbridge Estate, the Group’s real estate portfolio includes other well-known historic properties, notably the Paris Portfolio in that city’s prestigious 8th Arrondissement, the Ritz Hotel of Madrid, and 550 Madison in New York.