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GFI chief loses control of his destiny but ends up $285m richer

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An Essex-born City trader has lost his battle to keep control of the broking giant he created in the swashbuckling 1980s, but he was able to console himself yesterday with a deal netting him and his family $285m (£185m).

Mickey Gooch set up GFI from scratch, building a firm trading foreign exchange, bonds and other assets in London and New York. Last year, the company arranged a sale to the Chicago Mercantile Exchange. Mr Gooch and his fellow executives agreed with the exchange that they would buy out the wholesale and telephone broking divisions, leaving the CME with GFI’s two successful electronic trading platforms.

However, his arch-rivals at another broking firm, BGC, swooped with a higher offer. Mr Gooch made an impassioned plea to his shareholders to reject it and accept the lower offer; he even cited the fact that his ex-wife – who had 15 million shares in the company – was backing him.

But Mr Gooch’s shareholders voted against the lower offer, and yesterday GFI agreed to accept the $778m bid from BGC.

As part of the deal, Mr Gooch’s business will retain its brand under the BGC umbrella, while he and his chief executive Colin Heffron are expected to stay on as directors of a GFI sub-board.

His ex-wife Diane’s shares are valued in the deal at over $90m – which is $10m more than she would have got from Mr Gooch’s preferred deal with the CME.

The new entity will combine two of the biggest inter-dealer brokers in London, where GFI alone had 530 staff, including 360 traders.

Mr Gooch first became interested in the sharp-elbowed foreign exchange trading world while chatting to a group of currency dealers in his local pub in the 1970s. Soon after, he left for New York to seek his fortune.

Turning down a job at Goldman Sachs back in London, he stayed in New York, eventually joining the commodities and futures broker Refco. While he was there, two colleagues on his trading desk managed to lose $30m on government bond options.

The firm shut down his desk, gave him a six-figure bonus and made him redundant – even though he had nothing to do with the losses.

That was in 1987. Unbowed, Mr Gooch decided to set up on his own with $150,000 of the Refco bonus, rapidly building up the first brokerage specialising in government bond options and promoting electronic broking in an industry dominated by personal contacts.

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Michael “Mickey” Gooch owns 43 percent of one of the most successful brokers – GFI Group, which specializes in setting up trades of credit derivatives among titans like Merrill Lynch and Goldman Sachs.

The 48-year-old Gooch’s well-honed relationships on the Street have helped GFI grow from four employees in ’87 into ’07’s 1,500-employee powerhouse.

With the 59 percent rise in GFI shares this year, the native Brit’s stake in the company has soared to $1.25 billion. Not too shabby for a guy who got his first finance job out of high school.

Gooch, who pilots his own 151-foot yacht, is just as successful outside of GFI. As Rudy Giuliani’s New Jersey finance chairman, Gooch has helped the Republican front-runner raise more money than Hillary Clinton, the only blue state organization that can make such a boast.

Gooch talked with The Post to about Rudy, his firm and the credit meltdown.

Q: You and your firm are a powerhouse on Wall Street but have not gotten caught up in the credit meltdown. How is that?

Gooch: Because we are a strictly an independent intermediary, we do not have any principal trading positions, or any inventory – and that means when you have meltdowns in the credit market we are not there holding a bunch of paper that needs to be marked down because nothing stays in inventory at GFI. Once we match the buyer and seller we are no longer involved in the trade. All we do is collect fees.

Q: Why did the Merrills and other big Wall Street firms not protect themselves with credit derivatives also?

A: The mistake they made was to keep pumping this stuff out and “inventorying” it – even after the point had been reached where the underlying security was deteriorating.

I think one of the problems is a dislocation between the incentives for the bankers and the brokers who were producing this stuff and pumping it out – and the other groups that may be involved in risk management and investment banking.

Q: Do you support the mortgage foreclosure bailout plan hammered out by the White House?

A: It will be a stay of execution for two to three years on a number of foreclosures. But it is not going to completely stop the foreclosure process in the broader market.

Q: Issuance in the CMOs and CDOs has shut down with the credit crisis. How has this played with your business?

A: It is shut right now. No new issuance. But there is a lot of paper out there that needs to be bought and sold; and so there is an opportunity for a company like GFI that acts as an inter mediary to help those buyers and sellers find the other side of the trade. In terms of new is suance, there won’t be new issuance for a long time. Even though there are no new issuance, there are still trades to be made. In fact, the cheaper it gets, the bigger the deals get so we poten tially start to earn more commissions.

Q: New Jersey has raised a lot of money for Rudy?

A: Rudy has raised more money in the state of New Jersey than any other candidate including the Democrats, and the only other state where he has achieved that is Texas.

Q: Your $1 billion stake in GFI is the larger than any other brokerage CEO on Wall Street. Is that satisfying?

A: Well, when I formed GFI in 1987 – and I scribbled the first business plan on some green paper – I did say my goal was to build the world’s preeminent inter-dealer derivatives company.

Today, we are the leader in credit derivatives. To some extent I did have this goal, but I didn’t necessarily have the valuation personal net worth goal in that regard. I don’t think 20 years ago – when I was 28-years-old – I was necessarily thinking in that regard. I probably would have thought back then that $50 million would have been quite a lot of money. In fact, my wife re minds me that I said when we were first married that if I made $50 million I would retire.

Q: Do you think Rudy has been play ing up his 9/11 record too much?

A: I haven’t heard him bring it up recently. Seems to be not the main topic these days. I tell a joke – when people talk about Iraq – that if Rudy becomes President the first thing he will do is get rid of the Baghdad squeegee boys.

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Hall’s 18,000-square-foot West River Road residence, formerly owned by Heisman Trophy winner Pete Dawkins, hit the market last week for $17.2 million.

Well-heeled shoppers for a Navesink River crib might also want to check out Mickey Gooch’s place next door, with an asking price of $16.5 million.

With 18 rooms, five bedrooms, nine full or partial baths and a six-car garage, Hall’s house has become something of a barometer of superwealth – or ambition, at least. Four years ago, Dawkins listed the house at $29.9 million, which would have made it the priciest house in Monmouth County, had it sold at the ask. But after cutting the asking price to $19.9 million, Dawkins unloaded it to Hall for $12 million in 2011.

The 10.4-acre spread, known as Long Point, is assessed at $11.75 million. Last year’s property tax bill? $153,000.

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Newspaper publisher and one-time GOP congressional candidate Diane Gooch bought a double lot oceanfront estate in Jupiter Inlet Colony for $15 million.

Records show Gooch bought the house at 3 Ocean Drive from the Elana J. Bolling Trust, with Armand Bolling, Vincent Bolling, and Anthony Rizzo signing as trustees. Gooch financed the purchase with a $4 million mortgage from First Republic Bank.

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Rebel Wilson's ex Mickey Gooch who she lost her virginity to aged 35 had a short-lived fling with Love Island star after their break-up 

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Rebel Wilson 's ex Mickey Gooch Jr had a short-lived fling with Love Island star Georgia Harrison . 

The actress, 44, made the bombshell revelation she lost her virginity to the actor, 38, when she was 35 in her new memoir, Rebel Rising. 

After their romance, Mickey has lived his life largely out of the spotlight but embarked on a romance with Georgia, 29, in 2019. 

The actor, who split from Rebel in 2015, has remained good friends with the Hollywood actress. 

While it is not known if Mickey is in a relationship at the moment, he hit headlines in 2019 with his romance with Georgia. 

Rebel Wilson 's ex Mickey Gooch Jr had a short-lived fling with Love Island star Georgia Harrison

The actress, 44, made the bombshell revelation she lost her virginity to the actor, 38, when she was 35 in new memoir, Rebel Rising (pictured in 2015) 

The TV star originally caught his eye after appearing on endurance based MTV reality show The Challenge: War of the Worlds. 

The American star, who is nine years her senior, eventually asked her to be his date at the London premiere of new film Madness In The Method. 

A source told the Mail at the time: ‘It’s casual but he took her out last week to his film premiere in London. He saw her on The Challenge and fancied her from then. 

'It's a huge show in the US. After that he made sure he got introduced to her and eventually they swapped numbers and started getting to know each other. He loves her accent and how funny she is.'

Following the premiere Mickey shared a snap of himself planting a kiss on Georgia's cheek as they made their way to a Casa Mexico tequila sponsored after-party at Chiltern Firehouse.

Captioning the shot, he wrote: 'Shout out to my girl G.... thank you for coming out to support me on my big night in London.'

Responding to the post, Georgia wrote: 'Love you so much thanks for a good night.' 

However the romance was short-lived. Georgia is now in a relationship with Anton Danyluk, 28, who she met on Love Island All Stars earlier this year . 

After their romance, Mickey has lived his life largely out of the spotlight but embarked on a romance with Georgia, 29, in 2019 

Following the premiere Gooch shared a snap of himself planting a kiss on Georgia's cheek, he wrote: 'Shout out to my girl G.... thank you for coming out to support me on my big night' 

Responding to the post, Georgia wrote: 'Love you so much thanks for a good night.'

Rebel and Mickey ended up dating for six months but the relationship fizzled out during a holiday with her family

In 2021, he shared a throwback post of them at a game and wrote: 'Throwback Thursday… cheers to the most beautiful girl I know.!… Inside and out. "The Full Package"

Writing about her exes in a chapter titled Late Bloomer in her newly released memoir Rebel Rising, the Australian actress reveals he was her first sexual partner

Georgia is now in a relationship with Anton Danyluk who she met on Love Island All Stars earlier this year

Rebel and Mickey ended up dating for six months but the relationship fizzled out during a holiday with her family but he spent time with her in the years that passed. 

In 2021, he shared a throwback post of them at a game and wrote: 'Throwback Thursday… cheers to the most beautiful girl I know.!… Inside and out. "The Full Package".'

The actress revealed she made the decision so she could concentrate on her booming acting career.

'I obviously chose career over relationships and I don’t regret that decision one bit,' she told the Daily Telegraph at the time

'A lot of my friends who are married now wish they’d taken the same path — where you really went after your career and your dreams.

'That’s not to say both are mutually exclusive, because you can have it all if you want to,' the Australian actress continued. 

 Rebel is engaged to designer Ramona Agruma and the couple welcomed their first child, Royce Lillian, via surrogate in November 2022.

The Hollywood star opened up about her very first sexual encounter in her newly-released memoir, Rebel Rising, in a chapter titled Late Bloomer, which saw her go into detail about several of her ex partners. 

While doing so, Rebel revealed actor and comedian Mickey was her first-ever sexual partner - admitting he had no idea it was her first time.  

Revealing she was 'almost at my highest weight' at the time, she explained that one of the reasons she waited so long to have sex because she felt that 'as a big girl, no one would ever truly find me sexually attractive.'

Gushing about their intense chemistry, Rebel also penned a brief personal message to Mickey - who is the son of multimillionaire banker Michael Gooch , founder of the $700million GFI Group - revealing that he may have learned the truth about their intimate moment in the pages of her book.

'And, Micks, I know this might be news to you if you are reading this, but yes I lost my virginity to you,' she writes in the memoir. 

The Pitch Perfect actress said that she 'high-fived myself' after losing her virginity to Mickey in a room at the Greenwich Hotel in New York while she was filming the 2016 movie How To Be Single - a film in which aspiring actor Mickey also landed a small role.

Rebel explained how she was motivated to have sex after learning her mother had breast cancer , writing: '...life IS short. I didn't want to live my life without experiencing sex. Experiencing love. I put it out into the universe that I was finally ready. I was going to feel the fear and just do it.' 

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The star has opened up on intimate details in her new book.

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The actor who Rebel Wilson lost her virginity to called her the ‘most beautiful girl he knows’.

The Pitch Perfect star has opened up with intimate details from her life in her newly released memoir , Rebel Rising.

Before it hit the shelves yesterday (2 April), there was already a lot of discussion around its context, such as her allegations against Sacha Baron Cohen - which he has denied.

And in this memoir, the Aussie wanted to send a ‘positive message’ about losing her virginity later in life than what might be the typical expectation.

She told PEOPLE Magazine she hopes it will reassure young people that ‘not everybody has to lose their virginity as a teenager’.

Wilson revealed she used to tell friends she’s done it ‘to just get it over with when I was like 23’ or would leave the room when these kinds of conversations were going on.

"And then I'm sitting here thinking, 'Oh my God, my number's 35. What the hell? I'm going to look like the biggest loser,’” The Hustle star added.

And in the ‘Late Bloomer’ chapter of Rebel Rising , the 44-year-old named Mickey Gooch Jr. as the person she lost her virginity to.

Wilson wrote of the 38-year-old: “And, Micks, I know this might be news to you if you are reading this, but yes I lost my virginity to you.”

The pair were dating back in 2015 and remained friends after their split.

And in October 2021, he shared a snap with his ex to Instagram, writing in the caption: “Throwback Thursday… cheers to the most beautiful girl I know.!… Inside and out. ‘The Full Package’.”

In June 2022, Wilson went public with her relationship with Ramona Agruma and announced their engagement last year.

Announcing their relationship on Instagram, the star wrote: “I thought I was searching for a Disney Prince… but maybe what I really needed all this time was a Disney Princess.”

The pair welcomed their first child, Royce Lillian, via surrogate in 2022.

Also while chatting to PEOPLE, she said she reckons if she’d been born two decades later she ‘probably would’ve explored [her] sexuality more’.

“I just knew I was attracted to men, and that was the normal thing. And so when I started opening myself up probably more after my father's death and realizing, oh, even though I'd seen marriage as a terrible thing and waste of time, I started opening myself up to that.

"And then only years later, meeting women and having feelings for a woman, and that, I just think it's a sign of where society kind of was."

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Revisit Rebel Wilson and Mickey Gooch Jr.’s Relationship After Virginity Revelation

Long before Rebel Wilson found The One with Ramona Agruma , she hit a relationship milestone with Mickey Gooch Jr .

Wilson and Gooch Jr. were first linked in May 2015 after they attended a New York Rangers game together. Later that month, Us Weekly confirmed that Wilson and Gooch Jr. were introduced while they worked on the movie How to Be Single .

“They get along really well, they respect each other’s work,” a source exclusively told Us at the time. “She’s been too busy to date for a while, they’ve been texting often and they’ve been spending some time together in L.A. and New York.”

In July 2015, the duo made their red carpet debut as a couple at the premiere of Gooch Jr.’s movie Ur In Analysis in West Hollywood.

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Following the screening, the comedian and the actress jetted off to Ibiza. Wilson shared a series of snaps of her and Gooch Jr.

“Fun & Sun in Ibiza right now!!” Wilson wrote via Instagram alongside a selfie of her and Gooch Jr. “Thanks Hard Rock Hotel @hrhibiza #hrhibiza #ThisisHardRock.”

A second source told Us at the time that the twosome were very cozy during their romantic getaway.

“They were just really cute [and] having fun,” the insider shared. “Mickey would pinch her cheek and face and then sat down next to her where they were whispering and dancing in their seats.”

A few months after their trip, things fizzled out for Wilson and Gooch Jr. Us confirmed in September 2015, that they called it quits after four months of dating but still remained cordial.

“It’s been hard for him,” a third source exclusively told Us of how Gooch Jr. was handling the breakup.

Wilson and Gooch Jr. have remained friendly over the years. In October 2021, Gooch Jr. shared a sweet throwback pic of him and Wilson.

“Throwback Thursday… cheers to the most beautiful girl I know!” he wrote via Instagram . “Inside and out. 🙌🙌 ‘The Full Package.’”

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Nearly three years later, Wilson opened up about her relationship with Gooch Jr. in her 2024 memoir, Rebel Rising , revealing that she lost her virginity to Gooch at age 35.

“Micks, I know this might be news to you if you are reading this, but yes I lost my virginity to you,” she penned.

Wilson later confirmed to The New York Times in April 2024 that Gooch Jr. was the “first person” to read her book “so he knows now.”

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Rebel Wilson reveals the man who unknowingly took her virginity at 35

Rebel Wilson is getting real and naming names in her new book, Rebel Rising .

In her new memoir , the Pitch Perfect star revealed that comedian and actor Mickey Gooch Jr., was her very first sexual partner at the age of 35.

"Micks, I know this might be news to you if you are reading this, but yes I lost my virginity to you," she writes to her How to Be Single co-star.

Rebel, now 44, told the New York Times that while he did not know that she was a virgin, he knows now.

Mickey "was the first person to read" her book, "so he knows now," she said.

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The Senior Year star also writes that her struggles with her weight had a lot to do with her waiting until later in her life to have sex.

"As a big girl, no one would ever truly find me sexually attractive."

But it was a tragic diagnosis that led her to start living in the moment.

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Rebel changed her approach to life after her mother was diagnosed with breast cancer .

"Life IS short. I didn't want to live my life without experiencing sex. Experiencing love," she writes in her new book.

"I put it out into the universe that I was finally ready. I was going to feel the fear and just do it. I was going to s*** it up with the next guy that came along - who also seemed like a suitable marriage candidate."

Rebel and Mickey dated for a few months back in 2015. After just a month together, Rebel said that she felt ready to take their relationship to the next level, so she flew him out to stay with her in a New York City hotel room.

"I'd imagine having sex and being intimate and everything would always be in my head," she writes.

"Now I'm someone who lives much more in my body. And I'm loving it. Now I actually have a boyfriend and he's handsome and rich to boot."

Rebel Rising is available wherever books are sold.

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