Igal Ahouvi, an Israeli investor well-known within the UK property market – most notably for owning a majority stake in the Hilton portfolio of 16 hotels, bought back in 2005 – has re-entered trading after a five-year absence. The hiatus was likely related to the loss made when his partnership with Delek Real Estate and Quinlan Private went into administration in 2011 – the partnership purchased a portfolio of 47 Marriot Hotels in 2007, at the top of the market, for £1.1bn.