Manchester United takeover: How local lad Sir Jim Ratcliffe built a business empire

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The INEOS founder had humble local origins but his ruthless streak took him to the top of his field and put him in contention to own United

Welcome to Failsworth, a small Lancashire town sandwiched between Oldham and Manchester. It’s about seven miles north east of Manchester United’s Old Trafford stadium. More specifically, welcome to Dunkerley Avenue, a largely residential road lined with semi-detached houses and two shops: the Master Wok takeaway and The Harrop Cake Company. Both establishments have their shutters down today.

struggled to deal with the sharp decline in oil prices and the company closed some factories. Tom Crotty, then -branded hand sanitiser on the main bar. The bar in The Grenadier, complete with owner Ratcliffe with Chris Froome and team principal Sir Dave Brailsford at their 2019 launch And now he wants to add United to that portfolio, , competing with that of . The value of Ratcliffe’s bid is unknown. Ratcliffe’s United bid comes almost one year on from a failed attempt to muscle his way into the process to acquire Chelsea. If to the punch in west London looked frantic and desperate, that’s because it was.

Team UK America’s Cup boat ‘Britannia’ He is also not afraid of a fight or criticism. A significant moment in say that the petrochemical plant was losing money at the time due to a lack of gas from the North Sea and a costly final salary pension scheme. A solution was found when

 

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