One of the so-called "Bad Boys of Brexit" was seen hanging around a coffee shop on Portobello Road, a rather bohemian quarter of London made famous by Richard Curtis's hit film Notting Hill.
Thursday, 05 November 2020 2:45 pmSo farewell Crispin Odey, who is stepping down from the eponymous investment firm he founded almost three decades ago.
Wednesday, 25 September 2019 9:44 pmTypically, autumn is when the City of London roars back into life as corporates, bankers and investors look to roll out flotations, fundraisings, mergers and takeover battles (think back to the Sky auction last year as a good example).
Wednesday, 07 November 2018 8:47 amHarry Wilson, City Editor of The Times, dug out a cracking scoop yesterday (or most likely the day before but it only appeared in print in yesterday's edition).
Thursday, 23 August 2018 10:36 pmAre you bored waking up every morning to pages and pages of Brexit coverage about essentially the same issues and arguments that have been aired since the referendum?
Monday, 21 May 2018 8:43 pmPing! A marketing document arrives from Odey Wealth, which as far as I can work out is the private client division for charming Crispin's hedge fund group.
Anyway, the letter is entitled: "The Tide is Turning". Does that ring any bells?
Wednesday, 20 December 2017 7:44 pmCrispin Odey's firm yesterday sold around 192,000 Sky shares, according to Bloomberg data. That's probably not a clever thing to do, say rival hedgies, if your trying to argue 21st Century Fox should make a higher offer, which is what the old buffer was doing on the record earlier this week by handing out quotes to Reuters and the Evening Standard with the argument that FTSE 100-listed Sky should be sold for 12 times cashflow or £12.30 a share (see the links below).
Friday, 24 November 2017 9:22 amHacks at trade rag Financial News dug up a rare piece of good news from Odey Asset Management, the hedge fund firm run by charming Brexiteer Crispin Odey.
Wednesday, 01 November 2017 4:17 pmPing! An email arrives from a retired City contact who is in a bit of grump about receiving a letter from Odey Wealth.
Tuesday, 18 April 2017 9:13 pmWhether you work in UK financial markets or not clearly the biggest news event of the day was Theresa May's decision to call a snap general election.
