BlueCrest, which is not open to outside investors and only invests Platt and his partners’ wealth, made a 57% gain last year on top of a 20% increase in 2016. A Tory party donor, Platt also owns a Bombardier Challenger private jet and homes in London, Switzerland and the US.
The second richest UK hedge fund manager is Robert Miller and his daughter, Princess Marie-Chantal of Greece, who increased their wealth by £420m to £2bn. Miller, the co-founder of the Duty Free Shoppers (DFS) chain, invests his family fortune via the Hong Kong-based hedge fund Search Investment Group.
Sir Michael Hintze, who runs CQS, is ranked third with a £1.4bn fortune. Hintze, who gave £1.5m to the Conservative party in 2014, increased his wealth by £100m.
The top 20 UK hedge fund managers are collectively worth more than £16bn.
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