Michael Platt (financier)

Michael Platt
Born (1968-03-18) 18 March 1968 (age 56)[1]
Preston, England
EducationLondon School of Economics
Occupation(s)Investor and fund manager
Known forCo-founding BlueCrest Capital Management
TitleCEO, BlueCrest Capital Management
Websitehttp://www.bluecrestcapital.com/

Michael Edward Platt (born 18 March 1968)[1] is a British billionaire hedge fund manager. He is the co-founder and managing director of BlueCrest Capital Management, Europe's third-largest hedge-fund firm[2] which he co-founded in 2000. He is Britain's wealthiest hedge fund manager according to the Forbes Real Time Billionaires List, with an estimated wealth of US$15.2 billion.[1]

  1. ^ a b c "Bloomberg Billionaires Index: Michael Platt". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved 19 May 2021.
  2. ^ Westbrook, Jesse (20 December 2013). "Man Who Said No to Soros Builds BlueCrest Into Empire". Bloomberg. Retrieved 27 August 2014.