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Patrick Doherty

Last year Donegal man Doherty, 65, paid £30.5m for the former Tory headquarters in London. His Dublin-based Harcourt Developments had £97m in accumulated profit in 2005. It has developments that could be worth £2 billion when completed, valuing Doherty at £261m, including other assets.