[3][4] He was educated at various schools, leaving Davies Tutorial College, Holland Park, at the age of 15.
[4] Aged 15, Bernerd went to work for Dorrington Investment Trust, with his heart "set on a career in property".
[5] In 2004, Chelsfield sold the remaining 60% share, as Richard Caring bought the club for £130 million.
[2] In 2008, the Qatar Investment Authority purchased a 20% stake in Bernerd's property group, Chelsfield, which owned London's Camden Market.
[8][9] According to Institutional Investor, Bernerd was a client of a Jersey-based offshore trust company La Hougue which engaged in tax minimisation through legal as well as illegal loopholes and other avoidance measures.