Source of wealth: Hedge Fund: £10 billion. He is from Preston and a British billionaire hedge fund manager. and co-founder and managing director of BlueCrest Capital Management, Europe's third-largest hedge-fund firm which he co-founded in 2000.Source of wealth: Hedge Fund: £10 billion. He is from Preston and a British billionaire hedge fund manager. and co-founder and managing director of BlueCrest Capital Management, Europe's third-largest hedge-fund firm which he co-founded in 2000.
Source of wealth: Hedge Fund: £10 billion. He is from Preston and a British billionaire hedge fund manager. and co-founder and managing director of BlueCrest Capital Management, Europe's third-largest hedge-fund firm which he co-founded in 2000.

Sunday Times Rich List 2022: businessman who wants to takeover Man Utd among 10 richest people in North West

The Sunday Times Rich List 2022 shows some prominent figures from the region - including Jim Ratcliffe.

There are plenty of North West entries on the most Sunday Times Rich list.

The list is based on identifiable wealth, including land, property, other assets such as art and racehorses, or significant shares in publicly quoted companies.

Hedge fund manager Michael Platt is the richest person in the North West with a vast personal fortune of £10bn.

Here are the top 10 - including Manchester-born Ineos boss Jim Ratcliffe, who has previously spoken about how he would like to take over Manchester United. As the United takeover rumours rumble on with the Glazers looking poised to sell, a spokesman for INEOS boss Mr Ratclffe told The Times recently: “We have formally put ourselves into the process.”

Figures were published previously by the paper in 2022.

Hedge fund manager Michael Platt is the richest person in the North West with a vast personal fortune of £10bn.