Ivo Hesmondhalgh was the CEO of AIM quoted Bulgarian Property Developments PLC. At its peak, this had a market capitalisation of £60 million. The company specialised in acquiring large sites for commercial developments: warehousing, logistic parks, malls etc. More details are shown on the power point presentation. The company was hostilely taken over in 2009, following which Ivo Hesmondhalgh returned to the UK.