Eric Freymond was accused by Nicolas Puech, inheriting 5.76% of Hermès’s capital, of having made his actions disappear.
The Geneva fortune manager Eric Freymond, accused by one of the heirs of the luxury giant Hermès of having ruined him in a mysterious affair around the disappearance of his actions, committed suicide, reported the daily newspaper on Thursday The Court of Geneva. According to the Swiss newspaper, this 67 -year -old banker and patron is “Died brutally on Wednesday morning, near his chalet in Saanen, in the canton of Bern”several of his relatives saying that he “Would have remained life voluntarily”. A source with which he regularly trained also told AFP that he ended his life. Contacted by AFP, the police of the canton of Bern did not wish to give information due to “Legal provisions” concerning “Protection of the private sphere”.
As the newspaper said, the cantonal police confirmed that a “Train accident” occurred near the campsite of this town called Gessenay in French, without providing more details. Eric Freymond was at the heart of a mysterious unresolved affair around actions belonging to Nicolas Puech, 82, a great-grandson of the founder of the French house of leather goods Hermès. The octogenarian had accused his former fortune manager of having made his actions disappear and filed a complaint against him. The Geneva justice had innocent Eric Freymond, judging the charges of Nicolas Puech “Too vague and little substantiated”recalled The Court of Geneva. But he also filed a similar complaint against Eric Freymond in France.
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Accusations remained without consequences
“Éric Freymond was of rare sensitivity, he was broken by the violence of suspicion, betrayal and the harshness of a world without indulgence”reacted François Zimeray and Jessica Finelle, two of his lawyers, in a press release transmitted to AFP. “What some have seen as weaknesses was only a reflection of his humanity”they added, his death being for them “An overwhelming test”. Often described as cold with the rest of his family, Nicolas Puech had inherited more than 6 million shares, or 5.76% of Hermès’ capital. One of the big questions in this twist dossier was whether these actions had been sold or not when Bernard Arnault, the boss of LVMH, had discreetly accumulated participation in his competitor.
The case, at the heart of multiple press surveys in France and Switzerland, experienced a new twist in 2023 when Nicolas Puech said he was ruined, and accused his wealth manager of having used subtle financial montages to make his actions disappear. In a long investigation published in early January, the newspapers of the Swiss media group Tamedia, whose tribune of Geneva, had uncovered numerous contradictions in these accusations, exploring several tracks without resolving the mystery.
