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'''Paul Bloomfield''' (February 1946 – April 2016){{ |
'''Paul Bloomfield''' (February 1946 – April 2016){{citation needed|date=June 2016}} was a British property investor known as "Boom-boom" Bloomfield. |
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==Career== |
==Career== |
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Bloomfield was involved with a string of high |
Bloomfield was involved with a string of high-profile deals during the 1980s and was known as the man that sourced the deals that made [[Tony Clegg (businessman)|Tony Clegg]]'s [[Mountleigh]] a stock market favourite in 1986-87. |
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In 1989, it emerged that he was the joint owner of the [[Alton Towers]] theme park and a leisure venture at [[Battersea Power Station]] after he formed a joint venture, Alton International, with |
In 1989, it emerged that he was the joint owner of the [[Alton Towers]] theme park and a leisure venture at [[Battersea Power Station]] after he formed a joint venture, Alton International, with John Broome of Alton Group. Broome was struggling to complete the Battersea project.<ref>"Bloomfield Emerges as Co-owner of Alton Group", Paul Cheeseright, ''[[The Financial Times]]'', 31 May 1989, p. 13.</ref> |
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He became bankrupt during the 1990s property crash. He later moved to Russia where he made successful deals in the former Soviet states. He helped to raise the finance for the redevelopment of [[Wembley Stadium]].<ref>{{cite news|last=Bilton |first=Richard |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-31459067 |title=HMRC failed to prosecute tycoon over tax evasion |date=13 February 2015 |publisher=[[BBC News]] |accessdate=2016-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|last=Powell |first=Tom |url=http://www.theolivepress.es/spain-news/2015/02/16/multi-millionaire-who-avoided-tax-for-24-years-could-be-in-spain/ |title=British multi-millionaire property investor who avoided tax for 24 years could be in Spain | Olive Press News Spain |website=Theolivepress.es |date=2015-02-16 |accessdate=2016-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.theguardian.com/business/2000/feb/13/observerbusiness.theobserver8 |title=Cloth that was cut too close | Business |newspaper=[[The Guardian]] |date=2000-02-12 |accessdate=2016-06-26}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|author=Alexi Mostrous |url=http://www.thetimes.co.uk/article/prince-and-oligarch-s-mansion-deal-hflfbq0dg |title=Prince and oligarch's mansion deal | News | The Times & The Sunday Times |website=Thetimes.co.uk |date=2016-06-11 |accessdate=2016-06-26}}</ref> |
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==See also== |
==See also== |
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*[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article2165670.ece ''[[The Times]]'' |
*[http://www.thetimes.co.uk/tto/business/industries/construction-property/article2165670.ece "Bloomfield’s fall and rise"], ''[[The Times]]'', 5 September 2005 |
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Latest revision as of 11:51, 20 September 2024
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Paul Bloomfield (February 1946 – April 2016)[citation needed] was a British property investor known as "Boom-boom" Bloomfield.
Career
[edit]Bloomfield was involved with a string of high-profile deals during the 1980s and was known as the man that sourced the deals that made Tony Clegg's Mountleigh a stock market favourite in 1986-87.
In 1989, it emerged that he was the joint owner of the Alton Towers theme park and a leisure venture at Battersea Power Station after he formed a joint venture, Alton International, with John Broome of Alton Group. Broome was struggling to complete the Battersea project.[1]
He became bankrupt during the 1990s property crash. He later moved to Russia where he made successful deals in the former Soviet states. He helped to raise the finance for the redevelopment of Wembley Stadium.[2][3][4][5]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Bloomfield Emerges as Co-owner of Alton Group", Paul Cheeseright, The Financial Times, 31 May 1989, p. 13.
- ^ Bilton, Richard (13 February 2015). "HMRC failed to prosecute tycoon over tax evasion". BBC News. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Powell, Tom (16 February 2015). "British multi-millionaire property investor who avoided tax for 24 years could be in Spain | Olive Press News Spain". Theolivepress.es. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ "Cloth that was cut too close | Business". The Guardian. 12 February 2000. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
- ^ Alexi Mostrous (11 June 2016). "Prince and oligarch's mansion deal | News | The Times & The Sunday Times". Thetimes.co.uk. Retrieved 26 June 2016.
External links
[edit]- "Bloomfield’s fall and rise", The Times, 5 September 2005
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