Anton Camilleri tal-Franċiż

Anton Camilleri tal-Franċiż (born in Mqabba) is a Maltese entrepreneur and real estate developer.

Camilleri is also a member of the board of directors of the Malta Development Association (MDA).

Family

The head of the group is Anton Camilleri tal-Franċiż, from Mqabba, alongside his first son Adelbert Camilleri. According to family lore, the nickname refers to an ancestor who had joined the French army during the brief French occupation of Malta in 1798-1800.

Anton Camilleri's father worked in aircraft maintenance with the British Navy. His father in law encouraged him to get into the quarry business, which was booming in Mqabba. He died when Anton was 12, leaving to him to run the five-employee business. He later moved into the real estate business, obtaining his first loan at age 19.

The A. Camilleri Group of Companies includes, among others, AC Group, AC Enterprises, Garnet Investments, Camcas, Caman Properties, AM Developments, ACS Developments, and Camilleri Group (no relation to the catering company with the same name). These companies hold assets for some €90 million, although they also have considerable liabilities in debt and trade, hence with a much lower net asset value.

In Fgura, Camilleri is applying to rezone 23,000sqm of undeveloped land, creating "a maze of flats and roads in the only green lung left in town, also a victim of rationalisation", according to the Times of Malta.

In early 2024, Malta's Courts revoked a development permit for a large complex in Birżebbuġa Girghien or Tal-Papa area. The Shift reported that developers Camilleri and Paul Attard (GAP Developments) had submitted piecemeal applications to circumvent policies, and had blocked access to historical rock-cut chambers and WWII shelters. he block had already been partly built and sold by the time of the court decisions.

Villa Rosa

In November 2009, Camilleri's Vic Bon company (later Garnet Investments) bought Villa Rosa's grounds for a total of €34.6 million. In March 2023 it applied to build two towers of 35 and 27 floors on the site of St. George's Bay. Anton Camilleri aims to invest some €305 million in the project - an amount that seems difficult for any local company in Malta to fork out.