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Jeremy Hosking, 109th Democratic Candidate
Jeremy Hosking campaign kick off party
Jeremy John Hosking (born 20 July 1958), is an English businessman and political donor. He made his fortune through investment and private equity, including as a co-founder and investment portfolio manager for private investment fund Marathon Asset Management. He donated £1.7 million to Vote Leave in 2016 and supported pro-Brexit candidates in the 2017 general election. Hosking is a large collector of steam locomotives, and a shareholder of Crystal Palace F.C.. He was ranked number 309 in the Sunday Times Rich List in 2015, with a net worth of £330 million.
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- Jeremy Hosking 109th Democratic Candidate
- Jeremy Hosking campaign kick off party
- Early life
- Marathon
- Private investments
- Railways
- Political activity
- References
Early life
Jeremy Hosking was born on 20 July 1958. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1979.
Marathon
Hosking first worked for G.T. Management PLC in Hong Kong and the United States. In 1986, he co-founded Marathon in London. Hosking led investment in South East Asia, the Americas and South Africa. Hosking has written various papers on investment and corporate governance, including "South East Asia: Eighteen Reasons to be Bearish" in August 1995.
Hoskins separated from Marathon in 2012, and four years later Hoskins was convicted for a "deliberate breach of contractual and fiduciary duties" while working at Marathon. Hoskins was made to pay £1.38 million in damages and £10.4 million in profit sharing that Hosking received in 2012.
In late 2012, Hosking founded Hosking and Co.
Private investments
In December 2009, Hosking donated £30,000 for funding research support, to Conservative MP David Davis.
In March 2010, Hosking bought the West Sussex country house hotel, the Gravetye Manor, out of administration.
In August 2010, Hosking was part of a four-man consortium which bought Selhurst Park, and then residents Crystal Palace football club out of administration, via the limited company CPFC 2010. On 18 December 2015, it was announced that American investors Josh Harris and David Blitzer had bought a major share holding in the club. Whilst Steve Parish continued as chairman alongside Harris and Blitzer, fellow CPFC 2010 investors Browett, Long and Hosking each retained a reduced 8% investment.
Railways
Hosking owns a number of steam locomotives and one diesel locomotive, a number of which are operated by Locomotive Services Ltd. He also founded the Royal Scot Locomotive and General Trust, to originally purchase 6100 Royal Scot, which now itself both owns a number of steam locomotives and operates workshops at Crewe. In 2016, Hosking purchased a one-third stake in the Dartmouth Steam Railway plc which operates the Paignton to Dartmouth heritage line in Devon.
Engines currently owned by Hosking include:
Political activity
Hosking donated £100,000 to the Conservative Party in the 2015 general election. He also donated £1.7 million to Vote Leave in the Brexit referendum of 2016. In the 2017 general election, he gave financial support to pro-Brexit candidates.