NEW YORK/LONDON, June 10 (Reuters) - Crispin Odey, one of Britain's best-known hedge fund managers, will be leaving the company he founded, Odey Asset Management, following allegations of sexual misconduct, the firm's executive committee said on Saturday.
Odey and Duncan Lamont, a consultant at law firm Charles Russell Speechlys, which represents Odey Asset Management (OAM), did not immediately respond to a Reuters request for comment about the hedge fund manager's departure.
OAM will continue to operate without him and his partners will control and manage the asset management firm, the company said.
It added it has been investigating allegations concerning Odey, but cannot comment in detail because it is bound by legal obligations of confidentiality.
Odey told the FT on Saturday that he had been notified of the firm's position, adding: "You have to have (a) willing buyer, willing seller."
Persons:
Crispin Odey, Odey, Duncan Lamont, Charles Russell Speechlys, Goldman Sachs, Morgan Stanley, Goldman, Carolina Mandl, Nell Mackenzie, Kirstin Ridley, Elisa Martinuzzi, Daniel Wallis
Organizations:
Odey Asset Management, Financial Times, Management, JPMorgan, Reuters, UBS, Conservative Party, Securities and Exchange Commission, Financial, Authority, Carolina, Thomson
Locations:
Brexit, British, New York, London