London: Following a bitter battle, the American wife of a London financier has been awarded 337 million pounds ($529 million) by a high court judge in the largest settlement a woman has received so far in a British divorce case.

Jamie Cooper-Hohn, wife of hedge fund manager and philanthropist Sir Chris Hohn, emerged victorious in Britain's wealthiest divorce case, after a fight over assets totalling over 700 million pounds, the Independent reported.