Sir Jim Ratcliffe is a self-made billionaire and was Britain's richest man in 2018, with a net worth of £21billion. Ratcliffe has been called the world's most successful post-war industrialist and founded his successful company, INEOS, in 1998. He purchased cycling's Team Sky to add to FC Lausanne-Sport, the Swiss football team, in his sporting portfolio. In recent times, he has been linked with a takeover bid of Chelsea FC.