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Piers Benedict Adam (born March 1964) is a British businessman, the owner of London nightclubs Mahiki, Whisky Mist and Tini, and the co-owner of Mayfair's The Punch Bowl with
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.


Early life

Piers Adam was born in March 1964, and grew up in north London, the son of David Adam, a lawyer, and Shirley, an art teacher. He was educated at
Highgate School Highgate School, formally Sir Roger Cholmeley's School at Highgate, is a co-educational, fee-charging, private day school, founded in 1565 in Highgate, London, England. It educates over 1,400 pupils in three sections – Highgate Pre-Preparato ...
and then
Oxford Polytechnic A polytechnic is an educational institution that primarily focuses on vocational education, applied sciences, and career pathways. They are sometimes referred to as ''institutes of technology'', ''vocational institutes'', or ''universities of app ...
, where he studied
estate management Property management is the operation, control, maintenance, and oversight of real estate and physical property. This can include residential, commercial, and land real estate. Management indicates the need for real estate to be cared for and moni ...
, but failed.


Career

In 2002, he went into partnership with restaurateur
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and fellow club owner Oscar Owide, and they combined
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's
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and Crazy Horse into a new club called the Stork Rooms, but it closed six months later. In 2014, Adam purchased the Craigellachie Hotel in the Moray village of Craigellachie. In 2019, he launched his own Scotch whisky called ''Copper Dog''.


Personal life

Adam was the best man at
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's wedding to
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at
Skibo Castle Skibo Castle (Scottish Gaelic: ''Caisteal Sgìobail'') is located to the west of Dornoch in the Highland (council area), Highland county of Sutherland, Scotland overlooking the Dornoch Firth. Although largely of the 19th century and early 20th ce ...
in 2000. On 7 July 2017, Adam married model Sophie Vanacore in London. Adam lives in
Kensington Kensington is an area of London in the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea, around west of Central London. The district's commercial heart is Kensington High Street, running on an east–west axis. The north-east is taken up by Kensingt ...
with his wife and their two sons.


References

1964 births British businesspeople Living people People from Kensington People educated at Highgate School Place of birth missing (living people) Date of birth missing (living people) {{UK-business-bio-1960s-stub