Difference between revisions of "John Armitage"
m |
Tamasin Cave (talk | contribs) |
||
| Line 89: | Line 89: | ||
[[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Armitage, John]] | [[Category:Conservative Party Donors|Armitage, John]] | ||
[[Category: Labour Party Donors|Armitage, John]] | [[Category: Labour Party Donors|Armitage, John]] | ||
| + | [[Category:Brexit ‘remain’ donor]] | ||
Latest revision as of 08:26, 19 October 2017
John Armitage, Source: Financial News
John Armitage is the co-founder of the hedge fund Egerton Capital, which he set up in 1994 with former chief executive William Bollinger who retired in 2005. Today Egerton holds around $8.7 billion in assets. [1]
EU Remain campaign backer
In 2016 Armitage emerged as a donor to Britain Stronger in Europe, the lead group campaigning for British voters to choose to remain in the European Union in a June 2016 referendum on the UK's membership. [2]
Armitage gave £15,000 on 21 April 2016. [3]
Donations
Recorded by the Electoral Commission:
| Date | Name of donor | Amount | Donated to |
|---|---|---|---|
| 27/06/2014 | Mr John C Armitage | £15,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 26/08/2014 | Mr John C Armitage | £35,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 23/10/2014 | Mr John C Armitage | 235,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 17/03/2015 | Mr John C Armitage | £50,000.00 | Conservative and Unionist Party |
| 15/03/2016 | John Armitage | £20,000.00 | The Rt Hon Frank Field MP |
| 15/03/2016 | John Armitage | £10,000.00 | The Rt Hon Frank Field MP |
| 21/04/2016 | Mr John Armitage | £15,000.00 | Britain Stronger in Europe |
| 23/05/2016 | Mr John Armitage | £10,000.00 | Britain Stronger in Europe |
| 03/06/2016 | Mr John Armitage | £40,000.00 | Britain Stronger in Europe |
Notes
- ↑ John Armitage forensic analysis pays off, Financial News, accessed 7 June 2016
- ↑ Sarah Gordon, Harriet Agnew 'Brexit campaigners out-fundraise their Remain rivals', 11 May 2016, Financial Times, accessed 18 May 2016
- ↑ Donor Search, accessed 16 May 2016
- ↑ Electoral Commission, John Armitage Donation Search, accessed 21 June 2016
