Peter Lim - the self-made billionaire with his eyes on Liverpool FC

Peter LimTHE son of a fishmonger, Peter Lim is a self-made man worth $1.5bn according to Forbes Magazine.The Singapore-based investor put himself through college by working as a waiter and taxi driver before becoming a stockbroker.In 1996 he gave up managing other people's money to become a full-time investor.A $10m gamble on palm oil producer Wilmar is now said to be worth $1.4bn and forms the bulk of his wealth but he also owns stakes in fashion retailer FJ Benjamin, investment firm Rowsley Ltd, and brewery restaurant Brewerkz. His interest in Liverpool is believed to have been stirred by his ownership of several Manchester Utd-themed bars in Asia which have persuaded him of the global money-making potential in the Premiership.Mr Lim, 57, the father of two teenage children from his first marriage, lives with his mother and second wife, an actress, in an 11 storey condominium he bought.

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