The Clermont Club, the London club that numbered Lord Lucan among its more colourful patrons, has been sold by Rank for more than £31m.
The 266-year-old Berkeley Square establishment was bought by BIL International, a Singapore investment firm.
The Daily Telegraph reports that Damien Aspinall, joint owner of Aspinalls, may try to reopen the bidding.
References: Financial Times 26/08/06 page 17, Daily Telegraph 26/08/06 page 23, The Times 26/08/06 page 48, The Guardian 26/08/06 page 23, The Independent 26/08/06 page 47
