James Caan is one of the most popular and richest Entrepreneur who was born on December 28, 1960 in Lahore, Lahore, United Kingdom. James Caan CBE (born Nazim Khan, 28 December 1960) is a British-Pakistani entrepreneur and television personality.
In 2002 Caan sold his interests in Alexander Mann, which by that time had a turnover of around £130m. In 2004 Caan established the London-based private equity firm, Hamilton Bradshaw. Hamilton Bradshaw is an investment group that specialises in Seed Capital and Growth Capital for recruitment businesses. Hamilton Bradshaw has invested in more than 30 portfolio businesses across 46 offices in the UK, and in 2014 reported more than £300 million in turnover. Founded in 2013, Recruitment Entrepreneur is the Seed Capital arm of Hamilton Bradshaw which provides the seed funding and support for ambitious, experienced recruitment professionals to start, or scale, their own recruitment ventures. In June 2013, Caan gave an interview in which he criticised parents who aid their children with finding jobs and don’t let them ‘stand on their own two feet’, he was accused of hypocrisy when it emerged that he had employed his own daughter in one of his companies. Caan responded that his daughter’s recruitment process had been “rigorous”, and stated that the outburst around this revelation would not detract from his six-month effort to campaign for a breakdown of employment barriers. However, in an interview with The Independent Caan admitted, “‘I would find it very difficult not to help my child'”.
The JCF has funded the construction of a new school at his birthplace Lahore, located in the eastern province of Punjab. Since first purchasing a barren plot of land and opening the 16-classroom school in 2005, the TCF School, named after Caan’s father, educates over 420 children aged between 5-11.
Caan founded the James Caan Foundation (JCF) in 2006 after he took a ‘gap year’ to visit his homeland of Pakistan. The JCF supports charities in the UK and seeks to promote greater awareness of issues facing the developing world, with a primary focus on children’s access to education and healthcare.
He founded the recruitment company Alexander Mann in 1987. In 1993 Caan co-founded the executive headhunting firm Humana International with Doug Bugie, eventually growing the business to over 147 offices in 30 countries. In the same year, Caan launched the trade magazine Recruitment International, which he later sold in 2000. In 1996 Caan co-founded the business process outsourcing company AMS with Rosaleen Blair. Caan subsequently sold his interests in AMS in 2002. In 1999, Caan sold Humana International to CDI International, a New York listed company. Later in that year, Caan sold a minority stake in Alexander Mann Group to private equity firm Advent International.
