An Irish businessman who invested at least EUR 300 mln in real estate in the UK was found dead in his Dublin home this week. Patrick Rocca had suffered a single gunshot wound to the head and a firearm was found near his body. The authorities are satisfied that nobody else was involved.
An Irish businessman who invested at least EUR 300 mln in real estate in the UK was found dead in his Dublin home this week. Patrick Rocca had suffered a single gunshot wound to the head and a firearm was found near his body. The authorities are satisfied that nobody else was involved.
His funeral took place on Wednesday.
Media outlets in Ireland reported that Rocca had lost large sums of money in Anglo Irish Bank, a major financier of real estate which was nationalised by Dublin this week to prevent its collapse. Rocca is believed to have carried out about 20 commercial property transactions in the UK with a total value of EUR 300 mln though his company Accorp Properties.
The assets held by Accorp Properties include the Lloyds Chambers on Portsoken Street in the City of London, Norwich Union House in Sheffield, and Crystal Court near London City Airport.
