9) The Marquess of Milford Haven – £90 Million
Milford Haven, the Queen of England’s cousin, launched the uSwitch website comparing utility prices in 2000. It ended up being sold for £210m and his stake in the business earned him £105m; 50% of total sale price.
8) Peter Dubens – £100 Million
London-based entrepreneur – Peter Dubens is a specialist in the purchase, renovation and reselling of assets. He has a eye for them and he has been able to achieve that with betting website; 365 Media and Pipex, the internet operation. His Oakley Capital investment operation is thriving.
7) Alex Chesterman – £100 Million
Alex cofounded the online movie rental business LoveFilm. When Amazon came calling to buy the operations and a deal was made, the former Hard Rock Café worker netted £6m – a quite tidy sum.
Chesterman is about to land his second life-changing fortune. Zoopla, the online property search website he launched in 2008, is considering the possibility of going public to the Stock Market. Bankers believe the fast-growing website is worth up to £1.3bn, valuing Chesterman’s 9% stake at more than £100m. He also invested in number of smaller businesses including the car-buying website – Carwow.
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