OffshoreAlert
Daily news, documents and intelligence about Offshore Financial Centers and those who conduct business in them that you will not find anywhere else.

Cayman feeder fund consents to New York court overseeing insolvency of Bermuda hedge fund Fletcher International

July 24, 2012 by David Marchant

HIGHLIGHTS

  • Litigating in Bermuda, Cayman and New York is "draining" and 'may exhaust' remaining assets, says Zolfo Cooper (Cayman)
  • Consolidation in New York would "reduce" professional fees
  • Fletcher's management team must be removed, though, says Zolfo Cooper
New York, rather than Bermuda, is a more convenient jurisdiction to liquidate Bermuda-domiciled master hedge fund Fletcher International, Ltd. – but only if its "pre-petition operating team" is removed. That is the stance of the offshore liquidators of one of three Cayman Islands-domiciled feeder funds that are involved in litigation with the Fletcher Fund Group in Cayman, Bermuda and New York.

Please Subscribe to read this article or Sign In

The Best Offshore Reporting

For Less Than $2 per Day

$60

per Month

Unlimited
Access

The NEW OffshoreAlert Daily

Investigative Financial News

The sooner you learn of news that affects your business or assets, the quicker you can react. Our proprietary news and investigations will help you make better decisions in the cut-throat world of international finance.

  • Breaking News Affecting Offshore Financial Centers
  • Largest Searchable Database of Offshore Information
  • Blogs by Leading Industry Practitioners
  • Intelligence Not Available Anywhere Else

NOT YET RATED  

246810

OffshoreAlert encourages lively, open debate and asks that you refrain from profanity, hate speech, personal comments and remarks that are off point. Thank you for taking the time to offer your thoughts.


POST A COMMENT

Text Only 2000 character limit
Greenberg & Co BVI Meta Data Ad

OffshoreConnect Free Sign Up

Stay informed & connected

  • Free Email Alerts on Breaking News
  • Free Access to Blogs by Industry Leaders
  • Free Contribute to Due Diligence Forums
On Correspondent Bank Accounts ... the Achilles Heel of Offshore Banking
Dan Reeves
  If you blinked, you probably missed the news.  On January 29, 2013, a federal judge sitting in New York City authorized the IRS to issue a John Doe summons to UBS AG in Stamford, Connecticut for the correspondent bank records of Wegelin Bank of Switzerland and at least two other Swiss banks that nested their