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22%
4 of 18 hedged
("reportedly", "may", "according to")
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The billionaire embroiled in New Jersey’s biggest divorce case Tuesday won his bid to keep the worth of his company’s assets secret from the public as he and his wife duke it out over the staggering fortune.
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he → embroil → fortune
John Overdeck, 56, asked a judge to kick the public out of a Newark courtroom during testimony about the breakdown of the assets of his $80 billion Manhattan-based hedge fund, Two Sigma.
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Overdeck → ask → fund
Family-court Judge Bruce Buechler ruled against sealing the entire testimony of Overdeck’s expert financial witness, Todd Povlich — but agreed that the parts of Povlich’s testimony that could reveal Two Sigma’s company secrets should happen behind closed doors.
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that → rule → doors
The ruling came on the 10th day of a multiday hearing in which Overdeck’s estranged wife, Laura Overdeck, 56, is fighting to be awarded 35% of John’s third of the company he founded with two other people in 2001 — including David Siegel, with whom he’s locked in a bitter company power struggle.
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he → come → struggle
Laura and John, who have three kids, never signed a prenup when they were hitched in 2002.
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they → have → 2002
John’s side claims his portion of Two Sigma is worth $4.5 billion, while Laura’s side says it’s worth $6.2 billion, as she stakes a claim in the business, saying it’s a marital asset.
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it → claim → business
During the public parts of Tuesday’s hearing, Laura — wearing red glasses, a cream blazer, blue plaid pants and gun-metal-colored woven leather heeled mules — appeared actively engaged, typing on a laptop and frequently leaning over to speak with her lawyers.
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Laura → wear → lawyers
John meanwhile spent much of his time in court gazing down at his cell phone as his lawyer questioned Povlich, John’s second-to-last witness.
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lawyer → spend → last
During the sealed part of the hearing, Povlich was expected to explain how he landed on his estimate of what Two Sigma’s overall worth was by explaining what he believed each of the company’s 20 entities should be valued at.
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each → seal → entities
Earlier, Laura’s lawyer, Theresa Lyons, questioned why Povlich’s testimony needed to be kept secret when John’s side’s estimate of the company worth has already been publicized.
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estimate → question → worth
Buechler said he worried that Povlich’s testimony would touch upon “where the values are going, what they are looking at, what they are investing in” — which he claimed would all be protected company secrets that could have a negative impact on Two Sigma if they got out.
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they → say → Sigma
Laura filed for divorce from John in 2022 after the pair, both math whizzes, had been married for 20 years, had their three children and raised them in a mansion in tony Short Hills — with the help of a full-time nanny and a 15-hour-a-week housekeeper.
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pair → file → nanny
Laura claimed John intentionally tried to hide his assets to get out of paying her a monster sum in their divorce.
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John → claim → divorce
Laura has turned down a previous settlement offer from John for more than $600 million, claiming she should be entitled to much more if she wins her bid for part of his fund.
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she → turn → fund
The hearing is expected to open back up to the public Wednesday morning.
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hearing → expect → public
The Overdecks are also due back for additional days in court later this month with testimony expected from one other expert financial witness.
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testimony → expect → witness
John previously testified for several days, but Buechler barred any testimony from Laura after she was accused of wrongdoing in the case — namely allegedly hacking John’s computer, breaking into his post office box and deleting evidence from her phone.
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she → testify → phone
John recently bought a $72 million waterfront palace in Palm Beach, Fla., which he shares with current gal pal Kimia Shadrokh, 42, a Peakstone managing director and former commercial-real-estate executive at the Moinian Group.
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he → buy → Group
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