Tim Martin mentioned in the FT
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Following the referendum, we hacks derived amusement from working out how much Leave donors had lost in the rout. Now markets are surging, it is fair to take another look at the numbers.
The standout winner is Tim Martin, boss of Wetherspoons, whose 30 per cent stake in the pubs group is worth 18 per cent more — a £100m increase — after profits upgrades. Most other pro-Brexit businesses are roughly back where they were before the poll.