Britain’s highest-paid woman is embroiled in a bitter legal battle with two former workers that threatens to lay bare the secretive world of hedge funds.
Ikos, the £1 billion company owned by Elena Ambrosiadou, is being sued for £26 million by Julian and Lucien Gover, 41-year-old twins who once held senior positions in it. They claim they have been shut out of a stake in the company, according to court documents seen by The Times.
The Ikos Group of Companies, controlled by Ms Ambrosiadou, has issued its own legal proceedings for the return of confidential computer files holding client details. It claims that the brothers hold financial secrets that have helped Ms Ambrosiadou to build a personal fortune of about £200 million.
Both claims will