The William Pears Group was formed in 1952 by Bernard Pears and his son Clive, and is still 100% family owned and managed. The Group’s original activity was commercial property development, but it expanded into property investment in the mid-1960s. The Group’s policy has always been long term growth with conservative borrowings. Accordingly, from the early years the Group has participated in joint ventures.

In 1990, the Group set up a new division, now called Talisman Global Asset Management, to invest in international equities and venture capital markets. This division now manages in excess of $1.5 billion of investments.

More recently the Group has expanded its involvement in joint ventures and now works with over 30 joint venture partners.