Sol Zakay is returning to the UK as executive chairman and CEO of privately held investor Topland Group with effect from 1 July 2013.

Sol Zakay is returning to the UK as executive chairman and CEO of privately held investor Topland Group with effect from 1 July 2013.

Zakay has been abroad for the last four years working with Topland Group Holdings, latterly as chairman of the group.

He is returning to head the UK operations of the company, primarily to drive forward a 'substantial' UK property investment drive.

He will work alongside Eddie Zakay, who has been running the UK group as chairman. Eddie Zakay will now take on the role of deputy chairman.

The move coincides with Topland Group expanding into a new London head office to 105 Wigmore Street W1 next door to its current office.

'The Topland Group is in an exciting expansionary mode with a substantial amount of equity to deploy,' commented Sol Zakay. 'We have increased our involvement in senior and mezzanine lending and direct funding and currently have a number of acquisitions underway.'