Alpha Parties – for Kohn man?

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Bright City star leaps to death days before 25th birthday 08.07.09. ‎4 hours ago‎. 19:19:09. A stockbroker leapt to his death from an eighth-storey rooftop restaurant in the City clutching a glass of champagne and dressed in his best suit, it was revealed today. Anjool Malde, 24, feared he was going to lose his job at Deutsche Bank. Friends said it would have been a devastating blow, particularly after he was tipped for promotion recently. He walked into the Coq d'Argent at No.1 Poultry at lunchtime on Sunday and ordered the champagne before going onto the terrace and climbing over a railing. A friend said: “He always liked to do things differently, he wanted to be noticed.” Mr Malde, who was also a successful entrepreneur, party organiser and former BBCradio presenter, was at the centre of an investigation by his bosses. He was asked to leave work early on Friday following “an inquiry into an IT matter” and was told not to come back in until he was called by the bank. Mr Malde, known as Jools by his friends, would have turned 25 yesterday. He was due to celebrate his birthday at Soho bar Amuse Bouche tomorrow. A close friend, who saw him at the weekend, said he was “obviously upset” but would not go into detail about the nature of the problems he was having with his employer. She said: “We are all truly devastated. You don't just walk off the top of a building unless something hugely upsetting has happened. His parents are in pieces. They have lost their only baby.” Another friend said the Oxford graduate was upset after his employers deleted his Bloomberg account at work, which allows him to talk to other bankers and have access to the markets. He said: “All of us have heard he was about to be suspended by Deutsche Bank and he was upset about it. I know for certain that the bank deleted his Bloomberg account which was not a good sign.” The friend added: “He was wearing his best suit and had a glass of champagne in his hand when he jumped.” Another friend, who wished to remain anonymous, said there had been rumours Mr Malde was due to be promoted. “He lived life to the full and so losing his job would have been a devastating blow to him, especially in light of rumors he was about to receive a huge promotion,” the friend said. Mr Malde was a co-founder of AlphaParties, a company organising social events in Mayfair and Kensington for young professionals, students and interns. A spokesman at Deutsche Bank said Mr Malde was asked to leave work at 3pm on Friday but refused to go into detail about it.

French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt dies at 24 1 day ago. PARIS (AP) — French tennis player Mathieu Montcourt, who was recently banned for betting on matches, has died. He was 24. The French tennis federation said Tuesday that Montcourt died overnight but "the causes of his death are not yet known." French media reported the 119th-ranked Montcourt was found dead by his girlfriend in the stairwell of his Paris apartment. In May, Montcourt was handed a five-week ban and fined $12,000 for betting on other matches. That ban took effect Monday. "It is with great sadness that the French tennis federation has learned of the sudden death of Mathieu Montcourt," the French tennis federation said. "Mathieu was an enthusiastic young man, passionate, very endearing, and extremely appreciated for his kindness and politeness." The federation said an autopsy will be conducted. Montcourt complained during the French Open that the punishment was too harsh, saying that he never bet more than $3 at any time, and never on his own matches — a fact confirmed by the ATP, which oversees the men's Tour. The Court of Arbitration for Sport said Montcourt had wagered a total of $192 on 36 tennis events in 2005. It reduced his suspension on appeal from eight weeks to five. The issue of betting in tennis drew increased attention from the sport's governing bodies after an online bookmaker voided all wagers on a 2007 match involving Nikolay Davydenko. About $7 million was bet — 10 times the usual amount for a similar-level match — and most of the money backed Davydenko's lower-ranked opponent. Davydenko was cleared in September after a yearlong investigation.