UK companies are changing
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The list was inspired by a a cry of the heart from outgoing bag manager Baillie Gifford James Anderson: “Why didn’t we make big companies?”
It does not confuse those ideas. No modern UK businessman can compare with Elon Musk or Jeff Bezos, whose success at Tesla and Amazon underpinned Anderson’s performance at Baillie Gifford.
In the context of collaboration, we analyze why and as the climate changes in the UK. But here we are looking at entrepreneurs who have built, if not a huge giant, then big business often, along with others who have achieved valuable value by promising future success.
The list is not enough. Our financial policy was for cash or accounting for approximately $ 500m. Entrepreneurs do not have to be British to qualify but have intimate relationships or foundations in the UK. He should remain with the company, even if he is not in charge. They don’t have to be the initiators but they have to be responsible for the great growth.
The corresponding list in the US can be controlled by experts. This is not the case in the UK, where many high-end businesses are located in the old industries. The people who arrested them are usually older too – and more masculine.
If you know of a businessman whom we have ignored rather than willfully – please discuss or shout out in the comments below and we will give you a fair reward for your sins.
Tom Braithwaite
tom.braithwaite@ft.com