Jeremy Hosking

Jeremy Hosking
Born	20 July 1958
Alma mater	University of Cambridge
Occupation	Businessman

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 value of £330 million.

Jeremy Hosking was born on 20 July 1958. He graduated from the University of Cambridge in 1979.

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.

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.

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