Court officials in Jersey made two unsuccessful attempts this summer to serve deposition papers on Peter de Putron in a long-running dispute involving a Formula 1 team he invested in. De Putron, one of the most influential yet enigmatic figures in trading, built his fortune on G-Research, a London-based quantitative research and technology firm employing about 1,000 people. A rival estimated his fund manages $10bn-$12bn, though de Putron keeps a low profile, requiring pencil-and-paper meetings with no electronic devices.
Educated at Eton College and Oxford University, de Putron controls companies that have donated nearly £1mn to the UK Conservative Party. His wife Hayley runs a foundation supporting charities backed by the British royal family. Despite these public endeavors, he avoids media attention entirely.
De Putron's ties to the Channel Islands run deep: he grew up in Guernsey and has lived in Jersey for two decades. The de Putron Challenge, the Channel Islands' largest school quiz, bears his name. However, legal and public scrutiny is increasing. A data center project in South Carolina linked to him faces local opposition, while a legal feud between Williams F1 and a former employee has led to deposition requests threatening to draw him further into the spotlight.
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