Rishi Sethia is behind billion-dollar social club Annabel’s in London


Rishi Sethia is a millionaire Dubai native businessman who has an expansive network of wealth.

Rishi connected and constructed the development of some of the most famous funds and organizations, much like the very sought-after social club in London, Annabel’s. With the social club Annabel’s, Rishi acquired two percent of the world’s billionaires to the table.

With a Rolodex that large, the club has established a reputation for the elite. Annabel’s is known as a celebrity playground and a stomping ground for business and network. The stone that faces the exterior of Annabel’s is covered with an abundant array of pink flowers and greenery. Annabel’s is arguably one of the most elegant clubs around. The club bestows flowers across the stone building. A membership at Annabel’s costs £2,000 a year (annual fees not included).

Annabel’s was established in 1963, catering to exclusive clientele like Richard Nixon, Princess Anne, and even the Queen visited in 2003. Annabel’s is in fact known to be the only club the Queen has ever attended. With a strict “no photos” policy, it is hard to leave without taking a picture.

The club has floor-to-ceiling glass chandeliers and lacquered copper ceilings with a feast of artwork. It is the Alice-in-Wonderland daydream of luxurious socializing. The club has restaurants, a spa, bars, two dining rooms, a salon for cigars, and even a nightclub. One of the most popular areas of the club is the attic, a workspace floor where the young members can conduct business on their laptops and sip on coffee lattes. Even the bathrooms are the talk of the town with their palace-like decor.

The silk walls are lined in pleated silk while fruit-and-flowers tumble from the ceiling. The property used for Annabel’s is a townhouse in London’s elite Berkeley Square. It is known for its superior architecture and historic charm. The interior bestows a contemporary meets regal and eclectic taste that bring the members into a dream.

According to Astrid Harbord, the club’s membership advisor, “There is no set criteria in London society today, members ranging from fashion, tech, the art world, as well as hedge funders.” Though a diverse admittance of industry, the club initially began with a humble 72 members. A tradition of the club is that all members’ business and gatherings are not to be discussed outside of the doors. The club is around fifty percent men, fifty percent women. Men are required to wear a jacket and women are allowed to wear jeans in the downstairs nightclub. Mick Jagger is known to frequent the stomping grounds.

On top of networking a very large Rolodex of billionaires, Rishi has had his hands across multiple industries like mining and private equity and hedge funds where the investors seek Rishi’s guidance.

Rishi spent decades of fiscal project management and has guided a new generation of businessmen who want to innovate beyond what has been done before. Rishi uses deal structuring and investment acquisition support to offer unique and precise solutions to business collectives that had never previously existed.