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Judge Orders £4.5M Bonus for Top Investment Manager

12/8/2025

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  • The London court ordered Michael Lerch to pay Robert Gagliardi (Evolution Capital Management) a £4.5 million bonus plus interest after ruling the payment was unlawfully withheld.
  • Gagliardi generated 97% of Evolution Capital Management's profits in 2022.
  • He was denied the bonus due to Lerch's market-abuse probe concerns.
  • The judge criticized Lerch's actions as irrational and dismissed his counterclaims as unsupported.
  • The court found Gagliardi was consistently praised for his performance.