Companions at Crispin Odey’s eponymous hedge fund agency have mounted a bid to oust him as the corporate rushes to distance itself from its founder within the wake of allegations in opposition to him of sexual misconduct.

The high-profile financier and his agency have been on the centre of a rising disaster after the Monetary Instances reported on Thursday that 13 girls alleged Odey had sexually assaulted or harassed them in numerous incidents over a 25-year interval.

Odey’s different companions need to purchase out his controlling stake within the firm, an individual aware of the scenario informed the FT.

Reached by telephone on Saturday lunchtime, Odey confirmed he had been notified of the agency’s intention to oust him however urged he would battle it. “It’s important to have [a] prepared purchaser, prepared vendor,” he stated. He didn’t present extra remark.

A former companion stated of Odey: “The emperor now has no garments and is shedding his powers. It’s very good to not be there anymore.”

He added: “They needed to do away with him. He’s clearly acquired to go. Ultimately the boss acquired shoved as a result of he went too far.”

Odey Asset Administration couldn’t be reached for remark.

Odey stepped down as co-chief government of the agency in November, 2020, however remained the bulk proprietor. In the identical month, Brook Asset Administration was established and virtually half of the agency’s funds, together with these by star companions James Hanbury and Oliver Kelton, have been rebranded underneath the Brook title.

A number of giant monetary establishments had already moved to chop ties with the agency in response to the FT’s reporting.

Exane, which is owned by French financial institution BNP Paribas, informed Odey Asset Administration on Thursday that it was terminating the connection. Goldman Sachs started unwinding its relationship, together with with Brook Asset Administration, on Friday.

The final time Odey’s government committee tried to self-discipline him for his behaviour in direction of girls, after he broke a “last written warning” prohibiting him from behaving inappropriately with feminine employees in 2021, he fired them.

The brand new government committee contains Peter Martin, chief government, and Michael Ede, chief monetary and working officer.

In keeping with the previous companion, extracting Odey from the agency he based will likely be sophisticated due to its “convoluted construction” with a number of holding firms throughout the group which might be legally interconnected. Again workplace, authorized, compliance and advertising departments are shared.