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Julia Hands*

London-based Terra Firma private equity company, run by Hands, 47, made a £3.2m profit on £25.7m sales in 2005-06. He started at Japanese bank Nomura and bought pub chains and military married quarters, making £300m for himself. He invested £100m to acquire a chain of hotels run by his wife Julia, 47