Germany

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Hong Kong by Alan CW Tang, Anita CM Hou, and Terry LK Kan, as the Foreign Representatives of Siu-Fung Ceramics Holdings Limited, Siu-Fung Ceramics Concept Company Limited, NHD Systems (Holdings) Limited, NHD Systems (Asia) Limited, Siu Fung Concept Limited, Siegfried Lee Siu-Fung, and Siu Fung Siegfried Lee, who have been accused of using "fraudulent schemes and evasive tactics to avoid the Foreign Representatives' recovery efforts and payment to creditors", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by Hand Held Products Inc. to take discovery from Scandit, Inc. "for use in two pending patent infringement proceedings in the Unified Patent Court and one pending patent infringement proceeding in the Munich District Court", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts.

Complaint to void and recover “preferential transfers” in Mohsin Y. Meghji, as Litigation Administrator for Celsius Network LLC, Celsius KeyFi LLC, Celsius Lending LLC, Celsius Mining LLC, Celsius Network Inc., Celsius Network Limited, Celsius Networks Lending LLC, Celsius US Holding LLC, GK8 Ltd., GK8 UK Limited, and GK8 USA LLC v. Coinlend GmbH, of Germany, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Sckipio Technologies S.I. Ltd., of Israel, to take discovery from Broadcom Corporation for use in legal proceedings in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application by Sckipio Technologies S.I. Ltd., of Israel, to take discovery from Nokia Technologies Oy for use in legal proceedings in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Foris Dax, Inc. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into Bamikole Ayodele for suspected investment fraud and money laundering involving cryptocurrency and a website at investecapitals.com.

Application by MediaTek Inc. to take discovery from Intel Corporation for use in "patent infringement actions" in Germany brought by Daedalus Prime LLC, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Pacific Western Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud".

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Germany by Patrick Wahren, as the Foreign Representative of Kiener Maschinenbau GmbH, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Germany by Arndt Geiwitz, as the Foreign Representative of LACOM GmbH, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Application by MediaTek Inc. to take discovery from Daedalus Group LLC for use in "patent infringement actions" in Germany brought by Daedalus Prime LLC, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from TD Bank N.A., JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., Citibank N.A., and Wells Fargo Bank N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into a suspected 'online romance fraud' in which the victim allegedly lost €83,500.

The collapse of an investment group headed by Miami-based Swedish national Dennis Klemming has continued with the liquidations of two more Cayman Islands entities, International Capital Allocation Ltd. and International Portfolio Allocation Ltd., which each had an agreement to borrow up to $100 million from another failed Cayman entity, SPI Investment Fund.

Application by Deka Investment GmbH to take discovery from Byrne & Nixon LLP "for use in civil damages proceedings that the clients of Grant & Eisenhofer P.A. filed against Volkswagen AG and Porsche Automobil Holding SE, both German corporations, in the Regional Courts and the Higher Regional Courts of Braunschweig and Stuttgart, Germany", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Director Details for International Portfolio Allocation Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on May 19th, 2024.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of International Capital Allocation Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of International Portfolio Allocation Ltd. (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Paypal Holdings, Inc. regarding an "account held in the name of 'Christopher Morales-Callejas'" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown perpetrator(s) for fraud" in which "a German citizen contacted the unidentified perpetrator(s) to purchase access to the child pornographic content" that was being offered "on two widely available social media platforms" and transferred funds.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Atlas Administration AG (in Liquidation) “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Director Details for Fat Projects Acquisition Corp., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on April 11th, 2024.

Another letter from Germany-based IBFS Europe, apparently acting as a reputation manager for Igor Riel, again threatening legal and other action against OffshoreAlert unless we removed details of legal action against Riel from our website.

Application by FW Deep Value Opportunities Fund I LLC, described as "an investment fund incorporated in Delaware", to take discovery from The Carlyle Group Inc. and Carlyle Investment Management LLC for use in "appraisal proceedings" in Germany regarding "the fair value of Schaltbau Holding AG", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Letter from Grigorij Ginzburg, of IBFS Europe, in Germany, threatening legal action unless OffshoreAlert removed from its website information about Igor Riel that "discredits" his "honor and dignity".

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Door & Door Components Ltd. in Susanne Schubert-Griep, of Kronberg, Germany v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Pixton AG “is suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Swiss Financial Insurance GmbH “is “suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market”.

Complaint by "Customers of FTX.com located outside the United States of America, who held accounts on the FTX.com platform as of the Petition Date" seeking "a declaration that assets customers deposited, held, received, or acquired on the FTX.com platform are customer property and not property of the Debtors’ estates" in Sunil Kavuri, a citizen and resident of the United Kingdom; Ahmed Abd-El-Razek Noia Capital SÀRL, of Luxembourg, and Patrick Rabbitte v. FTX Trading Ltd., Alameda Research LLC, Alameda Research Ltd, Alameda Research Holdings Inc., Clifton Bay Investments LLC, West Realm Shires Services Inc., West Realm Shires Financial Services Inc., Ledger Holdings Inc., FTX Japan Holdings K.K., FTX Europe AG, FTX Property Holdings Ltd, LT Baskets Ltd., Alameda TR Ltd, Allston Way Ltd, Analisya Pte Ltd, Atlantis Technology Ltd., Bancroft Way Ltd, Blue Ridge Ltd, Cardinal Ventures Ltd, Cedar Bay Ltd, Liquid Securities Singapore Pte Ltd, Maclaurin Investments Ltd., Mangrove Cay Ltd, Paper Bird Inc, Pioneer Street Inc., Quoine India Pte Ltd, Quoine Vietnam Co. Ltd, SNG INVESTMENTS YATIRIM VE DANISMANLIK ANONIM SIRKETI, Strategy Ark Collective Ltd., Technology Services Bahamas Limited, Verdant Canyon Capital LLC, West Innovative Barista Ltd., Western Concord Enterprises Ltd., FTX Equity Record Holdings Ltd, FTX Exchange FZE, FTX Hong Kong Ltd, FTX Japan K.K., FTX Japan Services KK, Alameda Aus Pty Ltd, Alameda Research (Bahamas) Ltd, Alameda Research KK, Alameda Research Pte Ltd, Alameda Research Yankari Ltd, Alameda TR Systems S. de R. L., Blockfolio, Inc., Clifton Bay Investments Ltd, Cottonwood Grove Ltd, Crypto Bahamas LLC, Deep Creek Ltd, Digital Custody Inc., FTX Canada Inc, FTX Digital Holdings (Singapore) Pte Ltd, FTX Products (Singapore) Pte Ltd, FTX Services Solutions Ltd., FTX Structured Products AG, FTX Trading GmbH, FTX Zuma Ltd, Global Compass Dynamics Ltd., Goodman Investments Ltd., Hawaii Digital Assets Inc., Innovatia Ltd, Island Bay Ventures Inc, Killarney Lake Investments Ltd, Zubr Exchange Ltd, Alameda Global Services Ltd., Cottonwood Technologies Ltd, Deck Technologies Holdings LLC, Deck Technologies Inc., Euclid Way Ltd, FTX Digital Assets LLC, FTX EMEA Ltd., FTX US Trading, Inc., Hive Empire Trading Pty Ltd, Liquid Financial USA Inc., LiquidEX LLC, North Dimension Inc, North Wireless Dimension Inc., LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Master Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Fund, LLC, LedgerPrime Digital Asset Opportunities Master Fund LP, LedgerPrime LLC, LedgerPrime Ventures, LP, North Dimension Ltd, Quoine Pte Ltd, Cedar Grove Technology Services, Ltd., DAAG Trading, DMCC, FTX Certificates GmbH, FTX Crypto Services Ltd., FTX EU Ltd., FTX Lend Inc., FTX Marketplace, Inc., FTX Switzerland GmbH, FTX TURKEY TEKNOLOJI VE TICARET ANONIM SIRKET, FTX US Services, Inc., FTX Ventures Ltd., GG Trading Terminal Ltd, Good Luck Games, LLC, Hannam Group Inc, Hilltop Technology Services LLC, West Realm Shires Inc., and LedgerPrime Bitcoin Yield Enhancement Fund, LLC at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from "online payment platform" Stripe regarding an "account held by “Education Feo Ltd.” and connected to a German bank account ending in -0801" - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Liechtenstein - for a criminal investigation into an alleged fraud perpetrated after the victim "provided his contact information to an online cryptocurrency investment platform"

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Neural Technologies AG "is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Application by financialright claims GmbH, of Germany, to take discovery from Burford German Funding LLC, German Litigation Solutions LLC, and Burford Capital LLC for use in legal proceedings in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Application by FourWorld Capital Management LLC to take discovery from Kroll LLC, formerly known as Duff & Phelps LLC, and American Appraisal Associates LLC "for use in connection with various proceedings filed in Spain" that "arises out of the administrative decision of the Spanish National Securities Market Commission by which the CNMV authorized Siemens Energy Global GmbH & Co. KG to takeover and delist Siemens Gamesa Renewable Energy, SA", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Another Cayman Islands mutual fund - SPI Investment Fund SPC - affiliated with Miami Beach-based Swedish national Dennis Klemming's Prudent Group has gone into liquidation - 21 months after its independent directors were removed after uncovering evidence of fraud.

Director Details for SPI Investment Fund SPC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 20th, 2023.

Judgment setting aside an order to serve defendants ADM Asia-Pacific Trading Pte. Ltd., ADM Germany GmbH, Grove Services Inc., Bunge SA, Bunge CIS LLC, Dauren Bekbergenov, Ekaterina Kuzmicheva, Mukhtar Ablyazov, Roman Solodchenko, and Zhaksylyk Zharimbetov out of the jurisdiction in JSC BTA Bank, of Kazakhstan v. Timur Sabyrbaev, Dilara Dyusembayeva, Assel Zhaxybayeva, Asel Suindikova, Marina Aitzhanova, Janelle Utemuratova, Svetlana Chvanova, Veronika Efimova, Saduakas Mameshtegi, Dina Abdykalykova, Akzholtay Mukanovna Kalenova, Kairat Sadykov, Irina Kanaphina, Madina Nurgozhina, AEG Systems Inc., Calernen Finance Inc., Zathen Holding Investments Limited, formerly Carsonway Limited; Comwork Ltd.,Kinmate Trading Limited, Estar Developments Limited, Lingard Industry Limited, Daniels Tradecorp Inc., Mabco Inc., Klostrade Financial Group Ltd., Dana Trade Corp., Global Team Company, Tramlanes Investments Limited, formerly Bergtrans Contracts Corp.; Moranta Invest (Cyprus) Limited, John Wortley Hunt, Luis Davis, Stan Gorin, Vasiliki Argyrou, Labonte Elisana Marie-Antoinette, Diego Jacinto Batista Valdes, Carlos Alberto Mendoza Murillo, Suseth Walthia Parris, Kellee France, Geoffrey Taylor, Belinda Lanyon, Christopher Blythe, Roger Alberto Santamaria, Nicholetta Christodoulidou, ADM-ACTI Trade Resources Inc., ADM Asia-Pacific Trading Pte. Ltd., formerly Toepfer International Asia Pte. Ltd.; ADM Germany GmbH, formerly Alfred C. Toepfer International GmbH; Eric Richardson, Grove Services Inc., Bunge SA, Bunge CIS LLC, Dauren Bekbergenov, Ekaterina Kuzmicheva, Mukhtar Ablyazov, Roman Solodchenko, and Zhaksylyk Zharimbetov at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Class Action Complaint “for a sum exceeding one billion dollars” for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Wasserman Media Group LLC and Dentsu McGarry Bowen LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint “for a sum exceeding one billion dollars” for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., Major League Baseball Properties Inc., Major League Baseball Promotion Corporation, and MLB Players Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint "for a sum exceeding one billion dollars" for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Victor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, d.b.a. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Nicholas Nicholson, Prashan Patel, and Kevin Hellard, all of Grant Thornton, as the Foreign Representatives of Isak Henry Gabay, described as a citizen of Switzerland and co-founder of Hong Kong-domiciled, England-based Duet Group Ltd. - a "global investment holding company" that managed "over $4.4 billion of equity" - who has been criminally charged in Germany with tax-related offenses regarding "Duet Group’s involvement in “Cum-Ex” transactions", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Visamar Group GmbH (in Liquidation) is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Germany by Adrian Frankum, as the Foreign Representative of Spark Networks SE, Spark Networks Inc., and Zoosk Inc., described as being part of a group that is "a leader in social dating platforms focusing on the 40+ age demographic and faith-based affiliations", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Public Warning by the Swiss Financial Market Supervisory Authority that Euro Hypo GmbH is "suspected of conducting unauthorised activities in the financial market".

Letter from German lawyer Friederike Manz demanding that OffshoreAlert remove an article about his Antigua and Barbuda-based client, Jürgen Wagentrotz, of Antigua and Barbuda, or face a lawsuit on the grounds that we "seriously violate his personal rights and social recognition".

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase Bank and PNC Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect(s) for fraud".

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from JPMorgan Chase and Bank of America - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Germany - for a criminal investigation into "an unknown suspect(s) for fraud".

Complaint by residents and citizens of Argentina, Germany, Italy, Switzerland, and United Kingdom in Lavinia Arpesella, Pietro Arpesella, Florian Markus Borck, Andreas Michael Boukai, Ermanno Cavara, Marco Cavara, Giancarlo Coiana, Anna Daniela Musiani, Jakob Heichele, Manuela Heimbeck, Massimo Mazzaccone, Juan Carlos Ozores, Hartmut W. Peters, Niccolo Portu, Antonella Raso, Josef Johann Schneider, Marleen Maria Schneider, Giovanni Todesco, Michael Zahn, and Sabine Zahn v. The Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging the defendants, "doing business under multiple brand names including Trade2Get, Coinbull, Cryptonxt, Tradenix, Cryptobravos, Nittrex, Wobit, and Pinance", perpetrated a crypto-based investment fraud in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. Or Patreanu, of Israel; Snir Hananya, of Italy; Artem Prokopenko, of Ukraine; Elijah Samson, of Germany, and Expected Value Plus Ltd., of Seychelles, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Public Notice by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has suspended the financial institution license of MTACC Ltd., which trades as ePayService, for regulatory breaches.

Application by QIC Ltd., described as "a governmental entity wholly owned by the Australian State of Queensland", to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas for use in legal proceedings in Denmark "against Danske Bank A/S" by "over 300 claimants" who allegedly suffered investment losses of "around $1 billion" due to "a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch, which has been referred to as the largest money laundering scandal in world history", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Judgment Confirming Foreign Arbitral Award in Luis Alfredo Suarez Magual, of Miami, Florida, USA; Moises Maionica, of Weston, Florida, USA, and Carlos Kaufmann, described as a citizen of Germany and Venezuela residing in Miami, Florida, USA v. Jorge de Jesus Añez Dager, described as a citizen and resident of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by Dural Beteilgungs GmbH to take discovery from Demplex Profiles Inc. for use in legal proceedings in Germany, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.