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	\| occupation = Businessman		\| occupation = Businessman
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	\| title = Executive director, C&C Alpha Group		\| title = Executive director, C&C Alpha Group
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	\| spouse = Simrin Choudhrie		\| spouse = Simrin Choudhrie (div. 2020)
			\| partner = [[Tamara Ralph]] (2020-)
	\| children = 1		\| children = 1
	\| parents = [[Sudhir Choudhrie]]<br> Anita Choudhrie		\| parents = [[Sudhir Choudhrie]]<br> Anita Choudhrie
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	==Early life==		==Early life==
	Bhanu Choudhrie is the son of [[Sudhir Choudhrie]] and his wife Anita.<ref name="telegraph1"/> He was born in New Delhi, India in June 1978 and moved to the UK in 2000.		Bhanu Choudhrie is the son of [[Sudhir Choudhrie]] and his wife Anita.<ref name="telegraph1"/> He was born in New Delhi, India in June 1978 and moved to the UK in 2000. He was educated at the [[Boston University]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://issuu.com/abpl/docs/asiangiants_may2016\|title=Asian Giants May 2016\|newspaper=issuu\|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref>

	~~Choudhrie~~ was educated at the [[Boston University]].<ref>{{Cite news\|url=https://issuu.com/abpl/docs/asiangiants_may2016\|title=Asian Giants May 2016\|newspaper=issuu\|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref>

	==Career==		==Career==
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	In 2015, Westminster Council approved his plan to build a two-storey basement under the six-storey house and its mews house to create a cinema and leisure complex and a swimming pool.<ref name="telegraph1" /><ref name="ES_20150220" />		In 2015, Westminster Council approved his plan to build a two-storey basement under the six-storey house and its mews house to create a cinema and leisure complex and a swimming pool.<ref name="telegraph1" /><ref name="ES_20150220" />

	Choudhrie has been a political supporter of the UK [[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Liberal Democrats]] and donated to the Party prior to the 2010 General Election.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=bhanu%20choudhrie&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation\|title=Search – The Electoral Commission\|website=search.electoralcommission.org.uk\|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> His wife, Simrin, worked as a campaign assistant for [[Simon Hughes]] office during his 2004 mayoral campaign and "later assisted Simon with the bid to host the Olympics in 2012".<ref>{{cite news\|author1=Rupert Neate \|author2=Rowena Mason \|author3=Rajeev Syal \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/14/lib-dems-party-donor-choudhrie-undesirable \|title=Lib Dems mired in row after party donor blacklisted by fraud squad\|newspaper=The Guardian\|date=14 February 2014 }}</ref> In 2010, she appeared on the ''[[Channel 4]]'' TV show ''[[The Secret Millionaire]]''.<ref name="sheffieldtelegraph1" />		Choudhrie has been a political supporter of the UK [[Liberal Democrats (UK)\|Liberal Democrats]] and donated to the Party prior to the 2010 General Election.<ref>{{Cite web\|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=bhanu%20choudhrie&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation\|title=Search – The Electoral Commission\|website=search.electoralcommission.org.uk\|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> His wife, Simrin, worked as a campaign assistant for [[Simon Hughes]] office during his 2004 mayoral campaign and "later assisted Simon with the bid to host the Olympics in 2012".<ref>{{cite news\|author1=Rupert Neate \|author2=Rowena Mason \|author3=Rajeev Syal \|url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/14/lib-dems-party-donor-choudhrie-undesirable \|title=Lib Dems mired in row after party donor blacklisted by fraud squad\|newspaper=The Guardian\|date=14 February 2014 }}</ref> In 2010, she appeared on the ''[[Channel 4]]'' TV show ''[[The Secret Millionaire]]''.<ref name="sheffieldtelegraph1" /> In May 2020, Simrin was awarded a £60 million divorce settlement in London's High Court.<ref name="Tatler, May 2020">{{cite news \|last1=Sampson \|first1=Annabel \|title=£60 million divorce deal settled between Simrin Choudhrie and heir to one of India’s wealthiest families \|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/simrin-choudhrie-60-million-divorce-deal-finalised \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|work=Tatler \|date=13 May 2020}}</ref>

			Since 2020, Choudhrie has been in a relationship with Australian fashion designer [[Tamara Ralph]], the co-founder of British fashion house [[Ralph & Russo]].<ref name="Tatler">{{cite news \|last1=Sampson \|first1=Annabel \|title=Tales of romance emerge for tycoon Bhanu Choudhrie with Meghan’s designer friend, Tamara Ralph \|url=https://www.tatler.com/article/bhanu-choudhrie-in-relationship-with-tamara-ralph \|access-date=19 August 2021 \|work=Tatler \|date=20 May 2020}}</ref>

			Ralph is involved in on-going court proceedings in London regarding misuse of company funds and assets of the British haute couture company Ralph & Russo, which plunged into administration in March and was recently sold to US investment firm Retail Ecommerce Ventures.{{citation needed\|date= August 2021}} Tamara ran the company with her partner Michael Russo.{{citation needed\|date= August 2021}}

	==References==		==References==

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| title = Executive director, C&C Alpha Group
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'''Bhanu Choudhrie''' (born June 1978) is a British-Indian businessman. He is the founder and executive director of C&C Alpha Group.<ref name="telegraph1">{{cite web|url=http://www.ccalphagroup.co.uk/|title=C&C Alpha Group|website=|accessdate=13 January 2017}}</ref>

==Early life==
Bhanu Choudhrie is the son of [[Sudhir Choudhrie]] and his wife Anita.<ref name="telegraph1"/> He was born in New Delhi, India in June 1978 and moved to the UK in 2000.

Choudhrie was educated at the [[Boston University]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://issuu.com/abpl/docs/asiangiants_may2016|title=Asian Giants May 2016|newspaper=issuu|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref>

==Career==
Choudhrie has been the executive director of the family-owned, London based, C&C Alpha Group since 2001.{{citation needed|date=September 2020}} C&C Alpha Group invests principally in the utility, healthcare, hospitality, real estate and aviation sectors. The company operates as a holding company and provides consulting and advisory services to venture capital investors.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/4288741Z:LN|title=C&C Alpha Group Ltd – Company Profile and News|website=Bloomberg.com|language=en|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> In 2015, C&C Alpha Group sold its Alpha Hospitals Chain to Cygnet Healthcare for £95m.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.prnewswire.co.uk/news-releases/cc-announces-95m-sale-of-alpha-hospitals-522302541.html|title=C&C Announces £95M Sale of Alpha Hospitals|last=Group (CCAG)|first=C&C Alpha|website=www.prnewswire.co.uk|language=en|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>

In 2006 Choudhrie founded Alpha Aviation Group, an international pilot training provider headquartered in London with flight schools in the Philippines and the UAE.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.fdiintelligence.com/Sectors/Aerospace/Pilot-demand-gives-aviation-industry-wings|title=Pilot demand gives aviation industry wings|last=Intelligence|first=fDi|website=www.fdiintelligence.com|language=en-GB|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref> Both schools provide pilots for leading regional airlines, including Air Arabia, VietJet and Cebu Pacific.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://aag.aero/partners/|title=Partners|website=Building Pilot Careers|language=en-US|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=http://uae.aag.aero/air.html|title=Alpha Aviation Academy|website=uae.aag.aero|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>

Choudhrie is a director of the charity, Path To Success, which is known for its work helping disabled athletes. In 2018, it launched its Path To Tokyo 2020 campaign and is sponsoring female athletes from Para Badminton, Para Powerlifting, Wheelchair Tennis and Wheelchair Basketball, who aspire to represent Team GB at the Tokyo Olympics.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://bdaily.co.uk/articles/2018/06/20/path-to-tokyo-2020-charity-path-to-success-announces-sponsorship-of-twelve-female-para-athletes|title=PATH TO TOKYO 2020: CHARITY PATH TO SUCCESS ANNOUNCES SPONSORSHIP OF TWELVE FEMALE PARA-ATHLETES|last=News|first=Bdaily Business|website=Bdaily Business News|language=en|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>

In the US, Choudhrie is a board member of Customers Bancorp and sits on the bank's executive and risk committees. He was a director of Atlantic Coast Financial Corporation, prior to its acquisition by Ameris in May 2018. Choudhrie was a co-founder of Megalith Capital Management.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.privateequitywire.co.uk/2009/08/03/new-century-bank-appoints-private-equity-investor-board|title=New Century Bank appoints private equity investor to board|date=3 August 2009|website=Private Equity Wire|language=en|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://realbusiness.co.uk/working-unpaid-jobs-resulted-in-wealth-as-a-private-equity-investor/|title=Working unpaid jobs resulted in wealth as a private equity investor – Real Business|date=6 September 2016|website=Working unpaid jobs resulted in wealth as a private equity investor – Real Business : Real Business|language=en-US|access-date=6 June 2019}}</ref>

In 2014, Choudhrie and his father [[Sudhir Choudhrie]] were arrested by the UK's [[Serious Fraud Office (United Kingdom)|Serious Fraud Office]] (SFO) in connection with their ongoing investigation into bribery in [[Rolls-Royce Holdings|Rolls-Royce]]'s overseas business. Both denied any wrongdoing and were released from bail without charge.<ref name="ES_20150220">{{cite news|last1=Pettitt|first1=Josh|title=Lib-Dem donor angers neighbours with plan for two-story basement with cinema and pool|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/belgravia-residents-get-sinking-feeling-as-lib-dem-donor-digs-deep-10059334.html|accessdate=1 November 2016|work=Evening Standard}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://in.reuters.com/article/rolls-royce-britain-sfo-idINKBN0H20JE20140907|title=Indian-born Sudhir Choudhrie, son dropped from bribery probe into Rolls-Royce sales – Sunday Times|last=Editorial|first=Reuters|newspaper=Reuters India|language=en-IN|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> In 2019, the SFO announced it had dropped its inquiries into Choudhrie and his father.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.telegraph.co.uk/business/2019/02/22/sfo-abandons-probes-rolls-royce-glaxo/|title=SFO abandons probes into Rolls-Royce and Glaxo|last=Wallace|first=Tim|date=22 February 2019|work=The Telegraph|access-date=6 June 2019|language=en-GB|issn=0307-1235}}</ref>

==Personal life==
Choudhrie lives in a £20 million [[Listed building|Grade II listed]] house in London's [[Belgravia]], with his interior designer wife Simrin and their son,<ref name="ES_20150220"/> Kabir Bhanu Wilfrid Choudhrie, who was born in February 2011.<ref name="sheffieldtelegraph1">{{cite news|url=http://www.sheffieldtelegraph.co.uk/news/health/secret-millionaire-s-six-figure-gift-to-sheffield-charity-1-3299607 |title=Secret Millionaire's six-figure gift to Sheffield charity |newspaper=[[Sheffield Telegraph]] |date=18 April 2011 |accessdate=1 November 2016}}</ref>

In 2015, Westminster Council approved his plan to build a two-storey basement under the six-storey house and its mews house to create a cinema and leisure complex and a swimming pool.<ref name="telegraph1" /><ref name="ES_20150220" />

Choudhrie has been a political supporter of the UK [[Liberal Democrats (UK)|Liberal Democrats]] and donated to the Party prior to the 2010 General Election.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://search.electoralcommission.org.uk/English/Search/Donations?currentPage=1&rows=10&query=bhanu%20choudhrie&sort=AcceptedDate&order=desc&tab=1&et=pp&et=ppm&et=tp&et=perpar&et=rd&prePoll=false&postPoll=true&optCols=CampaigningName&optCols=AccountingUnitsAsCentralParty&optCols=IsSponsorship&optCols=RegulatedDoneeType&optCols=CompanyRegistrationNumber&optCols=Postcode&optCols=NatureOfDonation&optCols=PurposeOfVisit&optCols=DonationAction&optCols=ReportedDate&optCols=IsReportedPrePoll&optCols=ReportingPeriodName&optCols=IsBequest&optCols=IsAggregation|title=Search – The Electoral Commission|website=search.electoralcommission.org.uk|access-date=13 January 2017}}</ref> His wife, Simrin, worked as a campaign assistant for [[Simon Hughes]] office during his 2004 mayoral campaign and "later assisted Simon with the bid to host the Olympics in 2012".<ref>{{cite news|author1=Rupert Neate |author2=Rowena Mason |author3=Rajeev Syal |url=https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2014/feb/14/lib-dems-party-donor-choudhrie-undesirable |title=Lib Dems mired in row after party donor blacklisted by fraud squad|newspaper=The Guardian|date=14 February 2014 }}</ref> In 2010, she appeared on the ''[[Channel 4]]'' TV show ''[[The Secret Millionaire]]''.<ref name="sheffieldtelegraph1" />

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