Breaking
Interviews 1 min

Duncan Bannatyne invests in new £75,000 speedboat for UK hideaway

The entrepreneur who has become increasingly fond of breaks in the Lake District - announced his latest investment on Twitter - a £75,000 speedboat

bannaytne-boat
Share𝕏inf

Coming days just after it was announced that the Scottish entrepreneur had final agreed a £92m deal with M&G Investments for the sale and leaseback of the ground leases of 39 Bannatyne’s Health Clubs which will help clear his company’s £120m loans, which were being repaid at a rate of £10m a year, with the collapsed Anglo Irish Bank.

The 20-foot long boat has seating for 11 people and is particularly good for water skiing and wakeboarding.

Last year Mr Bannatyne – who was once said to be worth £480m – revealed that he has cut his own spending to just £500-a-week.

Free newsletters

The stories that matter to UK business, straight to your inbox.

The entrepreneur, who was once the richest of the Dragons, said he was all but ruined by the settlement with his 47-year-old ex-wife Joanne, which reportedly cost the Clydesdale born business man £345 million.

article-2567598-1BD0AB8200000578-273_634x516

More from Interviews.

More →