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British billionaire Michael Platt is a notable figure in the hedge fund world. He co-founded BlueCrest Capital Management with American William Reeves in 2000 after working for almost a decade at JP Morgan. In 23 years, BlueCrest has grown to more than $60 billion in assets under management. Platt himself has become one of the richest men in the world and is currently considered the wealthiest hedge fund manager in the UK, according to Sunday Times, with an estimated net worth of 11.5 billion pounds ($14.29 billion).

In 2011, Platt made headlines, when reportedly he was approached by another renowned billionaire investor George Soros. According to reports, Soros asked Platt to take an investment of around $1 billion, but for a 0.5% management fee and a 10% performance fee, which was significantly lower than the industry standard fee of 2% and 20%, respectively. Platt declined the offer.

Michael Platt of BlueCrest Capital Mgmt.

According to Bloomberg, Platt expanded into stocks in 2013 in order to compete with Israel Englander’s Millennium Management and Steven Cohen’s now-defunct SAC Capital Advisors. In order to achieve this, Platt obtained a loan worth $750 million from 16 banks in order to hire equity money managers and for capital purposes to start trading.

In 2015, BlueCrest announced that it would return all capital to outside investors (around $7 billion) and focus on managing the money of its partners and employees. In the statement, Platt explained that the decision would allow BlueCrest to be “stronger and more flexible”. Following this move, BlueCrest scored returns of more than 25% per year and managed an astonishing return of 153% in 2022, according to Forbes.