Ireland

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud in Steve Klein v. Iterum Therapeutics Plc, described as an Irish "clinical-stage pharmaceutical company that engages in developing anti-infectives for multi-drug resistant pathogens in Ireland and the U.S."; Corey N. Fishman, and Judith M. Matthews at the U. S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Anti-Trust Complaint "to enjoin Danfoss's proposed acquisition of Eaton's hydraulics business" in USA v. Eaton Corporation Plc, of Ireland, and Danfoss A/S, of Denmark, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Complaint that "arises out of a massive fraudulent scheme devised by Defendant Greg E. Lindberg and co-conspirators" and allegedly involved companies in Bermuda, Cayman Islands, Ireland, Malta, and the USA in Universal Life Insurance Company v. Global Growth Holdings Inc., Eli Global LLC, Greg E. Lindberg, UBS Financial Services Inc., Treatment Resources of Margate Inc., Alpine Capital LLC, Itech Funding LLC, Standard Financial Limited, of Malta; Academy Financial Assets LLC, Atlas Financial Investments LLC, Capital Asset Management I LLC, Global Insurance Capital LLC, Standard Advisory Services Ltd., of Malta; Triton Financial Limited, of Ireland; Hutchison Law Group PLLC, Satori Waters LLC, CSI Interco LLC, Forsyth LLC, Kite Asset Management Inc., Carnation Three LLC, Flowery Branch LLC, Goldman Sachs Bank USA, Morgan Stanley Senior Funding LLC, Verdesian Life Sciences LLC, Goldman Sachs Lending Partners LLC, Credit Suisse AG Cayman Islands Branch, AGH Parent LLC, Daisy Seven LLC, Dahlia Ten LLC, Tybee Island Asset Management Inc., Augusta Asset Management Inc., Pershing LLC, Macon LLC, Parallel Capital Assets LLC, Capital Asset Management II LLC, Standard Investment Capital Ltd., of Malta; New England Capital LLC, Global Bankers Insurance Group LLC, RevolverCap Partners Fund LP, Capital Assets Management III LLC, BLH Capital LLC, Netherlands Insurance Holdings Inc., Iron City Asset Management Inc., Hampton Asset Management Inc., Jackson Asset Management Inc., Chris Herwig, Bryn Mawr Trust Company, Begonia Eight LLC, CBI Group LLC, CBIG Capital LLC, and CBIG Holdings Inc. at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Antitrust Complaint alleging "Aon's proposed acquisition of WTW would combine two of the three largest insurance brokers in the world. It would eliminate substantial head-to-head competition and likely lead to higher prices and less innovation, harming American businesses and their customers, employees, and retirees" in USA v. Aon Plc and Willis Towers Watson Plc, both described as Irish companies based in England, at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Prohibition Notice by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding James Cumiskey.

Public Notice by the Isle of Man Financial Services Authority regarding regulatory action against Invoke Accounts Limited. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert at the Isle of Man Companies Registry showed that Invoke Accounts Limited, f.k.s. Best Accounts Limited, f.k.s. IOM BestPay Limited, was incorporated in the Isle of Man on January 7th, 2013 and, in its annual return for 2021, its directors were identified as Lloyd Duwa, a Zimbabwean accountant; David Tarpey, a British accountant, and Richard Stephen McAleer, an Irish "Finance Manager", and its sole shareholder was Centurion Group Limited, of the Isle of Man. Prior annual returns show that former directors include Peter Morris Adamson, a citizen of the United Kingdom; Samantha Cubbon, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and Nathan Cafearo, a British "Marketing Consultant" and former shareholders include Acervus Holdings Limited, Best Group International Limited, and Best Holdings Limited, all of the Isle of Man.

Complaint alleging the default of bond payments in Beauregarde Holdings LLP, of England; Beauregarde Holdings II LLP, Crown Managed Accounts SPC - Crown/GT Segregated Portfolio, of the Cayman Islands; GN3 SIP Limited, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands; GoldenTree Co-Invest Master Fund II Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Credit Opportunities Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Emerging Markets Master Fund ICAV, of Ireland; GoldenTree Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P., of Delaware; GoldenTree Master Fund, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Multi Sector-C LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree V1 Master Fund, L.P., of the Cayman Islands; GT NM, L.P., of Delaware; GTAM 110 Designated Activity Company, of Ireland; Guadalupe Fund, LP, of Texas; High Yield And Bank Loan Series Trust, of the Cayman Islands; MA Multi-Sector Opportunistic Fund, LP, of Delaware; Sandglass Opportunity Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands; Sandglass Petrus Opportunity Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, and Sandglass Select Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands v. The Province of La Rioja, of Argentina, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

The registration of investment fund Remus Horizons PCC Limited, which is part of a group that includes individuals and companies in or from Australia, England, Guernsey, Hong Kong, India, Ireland, Italy, Texas, and the United Arab Emirates, has been suspended by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission less than five months after it was granted.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Michael Morrison and Mark Allitt, of KPMG Advisory, as the Foreign Representatives of VL Assurance (Bermuda) Ltd., Valor Group Ltd., and Valor Management Ltd., described as Bermuda companies that are part of a group that also includes companies in Barbados, Ireland, Liechtenstein, and the United States and which are "victims of activity perpetrated between 2013 and 2016 by Jason Sugarman - a former director of the VL Bermuda Debtor - and others, including Jason Galanis, that ultimately led to the insolvency of the VL Bermuda Debtors", filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging professional misconduct in Celtic Asset and Equity Partners Ltd., described as an Irish company that "forms Special Purpose Acquisition Companies" v. Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP, a New York law firm, and Barry I. Grossman, a lawyer, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint for $4.5 million alleging fraudulent inducement, breach of promissory notes, unjust enrichment, negligent misrepresentation, and conversion in Honda Aircraft Company LLC, a Delaware company based in North Carolina v. Matterhorn Aviation Services Limited, described as "an alleged Irish limited company"; Matterhorn Aviation Limited, of Ireland; MAS One USA LLC, of Delaware; Bank of Utah, as Trustee of The Matterhorn HondaJet Trust 1, of Utah; Seraph Aviation Management Limited, of Ireland; Douglas Brennan, described as "a citizen of the United States and Canada" residing in "Florida and New York", and Eugene O'Reilly, described as a citizen and resident of Ireland, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint for damages of $336 million alleging the default of bonds in Amia Capital Macro Master Fund Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Amundi Funds - Emerging Markets Bond, of Luxembourg; Amundi Fondi Italia - Amundi Obbligazionario Paesi Emergenti a distribuzione, of Italy; Amundi Funds - Emerging Markets Blended Bond, of Luxembourg; Amundi Funds - Emerging Markets Hard Currency Bond, of Luxembourg; Amundi Funds - Emerging Markets Short Term Bond, of Luxembourg; Amundi Funds - Strategic Bond, of Luxembourg; Fondi Amundi - Amundi Obbligazionario Dinamico, of Italy; Amundi Funds - Optimal Yield Short Term, of Luxembourg; Amundi S.F. - Emerging Markets Bond 2024, of Luxembourg; Amundi S.F. - Emerging Markets Bond 2025, of Luxembourg; Caius Capital Master Fund, of the Cayman Islands; Callaway Strategic Opportunity Fund I, LP, of the Cayman Islands; BayernInvest Alternative Loan Fonds-Segment GoldenTree 2, of Luxembourg; Corbin ERISA Opportunity Fund, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crown Managed Accounts SPC - Crown/GT Segregated Portfolio, of the Cayman Islands; FS Credit Income Fund, of Delaware; Ginkgo Tree, LLC, of Delaware; GN3 SIP Limited, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands; GoldenTree Co-Invest Master Fund II Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Distressed Master Fund III Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Distressed Onshore Master Fund III LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree Emerging Markets Master Fund ICAV, of Ireland; GoldenTree Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P., of Delaware; GoldenTree Master Fund, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Multi Sector-C LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree NJ Distressed Fund 2015 LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree Vl Master Fund, L.P., of the Cayman Islands; GT Credit Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands; GT G Distressed Fund 2020 LP, of Delaware; GT NM, LP, of Delaware; Guadalupe Fund, LP, of Texas; High Yield and Bank Loan Series Trust, of the Cayman Islands; Kapitalforeningen Industriens Pension Portfolio - Emerging Markets Obligationer I, of Denmark; Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, of Louisiana; MA Multi-Sector Opportunistic Fund, LP, of Delaware; Pinehurst Partners, L.P., of Delaware; San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association, of California; Greylock Global Opportunity Master Fund, Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Greylock Global Focus Master Fund, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Beauregarde Holdings LLP, of England; Beauregarde Holdings II LLP, of England, and Mandrake Holdings, LLC, of Delaware v. The Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint for damages of $30 million alleging the default of bonds in Amia Capital Macro Master Fund Limited, of the Cayman Islands; Amundi Funds - Emerging Markets Bond, of Luxembourg; Amundi Investment Funds - Emerging Markets Sovereign Bond, of Luxembourg; Caius Capital Master Fund, of the Cayman Islands; Corbin ERISA Opportunity Fund, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Crown Managed Accounts SPC - Crown/GT Segregated Portfolio, of the Cayman Islands; FS Credit Income Fund, of Delaware; GN3 SIP Limited, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands; GoldenTree Co-Invest Master Fund II Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Distressed Master Fund III Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Distressed Onshore Master Fund III LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree Emerging Markets Master Fund ICAV, of Ireland; GoldenTree Insurance Fund Series Interests of the SALI Multi-Series Fund, L.P., of Delaware; GoldenTree Master Fund, Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; GoldenTree Multi Sector-C LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree NJ Distressed Fund 2015 LP, of Delaware; GoldenTree VI Master Fund, L.P., of the Cayman Islands; GT Credit Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands; GT G Distressed Fund 2020 LP, of Delaware; GT NM, LP, of Delaware; Guadalupe Fund, LP, of Texas; High Yield and Bank Loan Series Trust, of the Cayman Islands; Kapitalforeningen Industriens Pension Portfolio - Emerging Markets Obligationer I, of Denmark; Louisiana State Employees Retirement System, of Louisiana; MA Multi-Sector Opportunistic Fund, LP, of Delaware; Pinehurst Partners, L.P., of Delaware; San Bernardino County Employees Retirement Association, of California, and Beauregarde Holdings LLP, of England v. The Province of Buenos Aires, in Argentina, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of Foreign Proceedings in Norway and Ireland by Geir Karlsen, as the Foreign Representative of Norwegian Air Shuttle ASA, of Norway, and Arctic Aviation Assets DAC, of Ireland, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "to enjoin the illegal campaign of defendants Buxton Helmsley Group, Inc. and its principal, Alexander E. Parker, to frustrate and disrupt this bankruptcy case with an extraordinary general meeting of Mallinckrodt shareholders whom they are soliciting with legally deficient and materially misleading proxy disclosures" in Mallinckrodt Plc, described as "an Irish public limited company" v. The Buxton Helmsley Group Inc., described as a Michigan corporation based in New York, and Alexander E. Parker, of New York, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Complaint for damages of at least $172 million alleging fraudulent transfers, breach of fiduciary duty, and unjust enrichment in VoIP Guardian Partners I LLC, described as "a telecom factoring company" v. VoIP Guardian LLC, of Delaware; Rodney Omanoff, of California; Omanoff America LLC, of Delaware; Omanoff America Telecom LLC, of Delaware; Contacts & Contracts Inc., of Delaware; Mudmonth LLC, of Nevada; Philipson International LLC, of Delaware; Richard Omanoff, Owl America Inc., of Delaware; Mark Proto, of California; Joseph Rahman, of New Jersey; Youssef Rahman, Zoom Telecom Inc., of Nevada; John O. Philipson, of California; DealDefenders LLC, of Delaware; Ikarim Business Services Ltd., of the United Kingdom; I Karim Business Services LLC, of Delaware; IKB Services Ltd., of the United Kingdom; IKBS LLC, of Delaware; Mohammed Shakeel Mughal, of England; Najd Technologies Limited, of Dubai; Indigo11 Services Limited, of the United Kingdom; Indigo 11 Services LLC, of Delaware; Nazmul Hoque, of England; Telacme Limited, of Hong Kong; Balaji Mahadevan, of India; Colin Bernard Eccles, of Ireland; LtdTel SL, of Spain; Inter-Switch Ltd., of Hong Kong; Vineet Singh Notwal, of Hong Kong; Shirley Sabia Therese van Kerkhove, of Hong Kong; Arco Telecom Limited, of Gibraltar; Tee Telecommunications Inc., of New Jersey; 2365 Azure LLC, of Florida, and Tarek Katis, of New Jersey, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Chapter 11 Petition by Stream TV Networks Inc., which "was founded in 2009 as a "new media" company to pursue new technologies that enhance user entertainment and communications experiences", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Creditors include those from Bermuda, Dubai, England, France, Germany, Guernsey, India, Ireland, Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Italy, Kuwait, Liechtenstein, Switzerland, and Taiwan.

Middle East-based British polo players led by Richard Fagan who fund their lavish lifestyles through investment fraud have set up a fake 'Swiss bank' and are trying to take over a Cayman Islands fund, OffshoreAlert can reveal.

Winding Up Petition in Amissima Assicurazioni Multi-Credit Strategy Fund, a Sub-Fund of Amissima Diversified Income ICAV, of Ireland; Amissima Vita Multi-Credit Strategy Fund, a Sub-Fund of Amissima Diversified Income ICAV, of Ireland; Multi Credit Strategy, a compartment of Athora Lux Invest S.C.Sp., of Luxembourg, and Tranquilidade Multi-Credit Strategy Fund, a Sub-Fund of Tranquilidade Diversified Income ICAV, of Ireland, all of whose portfolio manager is Apollo Management International LLP v. BAF Latam Credit Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition to Confirm Arbitration Award in Susquehanna International Group Limited, described as "an Irish company based in Dublin, Ireland that engages in proprietary securities trading on the New York Stock Exchange and other markets around the world" v. Hibernia Express (Ireland) Limited, described as "an Irish company based in Ireland that provides high-speed low-latency cable transport services from Slough, UK to Secaucus, New Jersey via a transatlantic cable", at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Writ of Summons in Neoma Manager (Mauritius) Limited, as the Manager of Neoma Private Equity Fund IV LP v. Neoma Global Growth Markets Fund (B) LP, Bicorp S.A.L., of Lebanon; Crown Global Secondaries III Plc, of Ireland; Falcon Flight LLC, of New York, NY; Raghida Ghandour, of Dubai, and The Public Institution for Social Security, of Kuwait, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding up petitions have been filed against British firms Rationale Asset Management, Value Asset Management, and Merydion Corporation, which are operated by members of a gang of British and Irish serial investment fraudsters who have been previously exposed by OffshoreAlert.

Administrative Order by the U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission revoking the registration of securities issued by Big Time Holdings, Inc., described as a "forfeited Delaware corporation located in Douglas, Isle of Man". Editor's Note: In a filing with the SEC on October 29th, 2018, Big Time Holdings Inc. identified its CEO and sole director as David Smeed, its former directors and officers as Thomas DeNunzio, Brian Kistler, and Mandla Gwadiso, and its principal shareholders as Ascot Group Plc, of the Isle of Man, and Palewater Global Management, Inc., of New York, NY. Records filed with the Isle of Man's Companies Registry show that the directors of Ascot Group Plc are David Gordon Smeed, of Dublin, Ireland, and Lee John Bernard Murphy, of the Isle of Man.

Summary Judgment in favor of Adare Finance DAC regarding a claim for $10.5 million in Adare Finance DAC, of Ireland v. Yellowstone Capital Management SA, of Luxembourg, and Michael Ohayon, of France, at the High Court of Justice, in London, England.

Amended Complaint in Credit Opportunity Fund, described as "a sub-fund of Northlight QIAIF PLC", of Ireland v. Swissport Financing Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Swissport Holding International Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Vikram Jindal, of New York; Alan Jeffrey Carr, of New York; Duan Wang, of New York, and Barclays Bank Plc, of England, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Chapter 11 Petition by Mallinckrodt Plc,Acthar IP Unlimited Company, IMC Exploration Company, INO Therapeutics LLC, Infacare Pharmaceutical Corporation, Ludlow LLC, MAK LLC, MCCH LLC, MEH, Inc., MHP Finance LLC, MKG Medical UK Ltd, MNK 2011 LLC, MUSHI UK Holdings Limited, Mallinckrodt APAP LLC, Mallinckrodt ARD Finance LLC, Mallinckrodt ARD Holdings Inc., Mallinckrodt ARD Holdings Limited, Mallinckrodt ARD IP Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt ARD LLC, Mallinckrodt Brand Pharmaceuticals LLC, Mallinckrodt Buckingham Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt CB LLC, Mallinckrodt Canada ULC, Mallinckrodt Critical Care Finance LLC, Mallinckrodt Enterprises Holdings, Inc., Mallinckrodt Enterprises LLC, Mallinckrodt Enterprises UK Limited, Mallinckrodt Equinox Finance LLC, Mallinckrodt Group S.a.r.l., Mallinckrodt Holdings GmbH, Mallinckrodt Hospital Products IP Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt Hospital Products Inc., Mallinckrodt IP Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt International Finance SA, Mallinckrodt International Holdings S.a.r.l., Mallinckrodt LLC, Mallinckrodt Lux IP S.a.r.l., Mallinckrodt Manufacturing LLC, Mallinckrodt Pharma IP Trading Unlimited Company, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Ireland Limited, Mallinckrodt Pharmaceuticals Limited, Mallinckrodt Quincy S.a r.l., Mallinckrodt UK Finance LLP, Mallinckrodt UK Ltd, Mallinckrodt US Holdings LLC, Mallinckrodt US Pool LLC, Mallinckrodt Veterinary, Inc., Mallinckrodt Windor S.a.r.l., Mallinckrodt Windsor Ireland Finance Unlimited Company, Ocera Therapeutics, Inc., Petten Holdings Inc., ST Operations LLC, ST Shared Services LLC, ST US Holdings LLC, ST US Pool LLC, SpecGx Holdings LLC, SpecGx LLC, Stratatech Corporation, Sucampo Holdings Inc., Sucampo Pharma Americas LLC, Sucampo Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Therakos, Inc., Vtesse LLC, and WebsterGx Holdco LLC at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Public Announcement by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has cancelled the Collective Investment Scheme License of Public Private Real Estate Fund SICAV Plc for regulatory breaches. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Public Private Real Estate Fund SICAV Plc was incorporated on June 1st, 2007, its directors are Paolo Bruckner, a citizen of Switzerland; Jonathan de Giovanni, a citizen of Malta, and Charles Ingham, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and its shareholders are Novium AG, of Switzerland and Paolo Bruckner, while previous directors include Anthony O'Driscoll, a citizen of Ireland who resigned effective December 14th, 2016, and Mark Meyer, a resident of Switzerland who resigned effective October 30th, 2015. The Swiss Commercial Register showed that the sole director of Novium AG (in Liquidation) is Paolo Brückner, whose nationality is listed as Italian, while previous directors include Marc Stefan Dätwyler, Raul Cortes Moreno, Michael Cohen, of Switzerland; Markus Meyer, Michele Mugnai, and Werner Mathys.

Complaint alleging fraud in HealthCor Offshore Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands entity based in New York; HealthCor Sanatate Offshore Master Fund LP, a Cayman Islands entity based in New York; Blackstone Alternative Multi-Strategy Fund, of Massachusetts, and Blackstone Alternative Investment Fund Plc, of Ireland v. Mallinckrodt Plc, described as an Irish company based in England; Mark Trudeau, and Matthew K. Harbaugh at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

Amended Judgment for $1 billion against Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings LP, of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma Management LP, of Bermuda; Targeted Delivery Technologies Holdings Ltd., of Malta; Targeted Delivery Technologies Ltd., of Malta; Celtic Pharma Management Ltd., of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma FIX Ltd., of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma FIX Venture Ltd., of Bermuda, and John Mayo, of England in Highland Crusader Offshore Partners LP, of Bermuda; Highland Credit Opportunities CDO Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Highland Credit Strategies Master Fund LP, of Bermuda; Highland Restoration Capital Partners Master LP, of Delaware, and NexPoint Credit Strategies Fund, of Delaware v. Celtic Pharma Phinco BV, of the Netherlands; Targeted Delivery Technologies Holdings Ltd., of Malta; Targeted Delivery Technologies Ltd., of Malta; Xenova Group Ltd., of England; TDT 044 Ltd., of Bermuda; TDT 054 Ltd., of Bermuda; TDT 077 Ltd., of Bermuda; Celtic Pharmaceutical Holdings LP, of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma Services Bermuda Ltd., of Bermuda; Auven Therapeutics Management LLLP, of the U.S. Virgin Islands, f.k.a. Celtic Therapeutics Management LLLP, as successor-in-interest to Celtic Pharma Management LP; Celtic Pharma Management LP, of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma Management Company Ltd., of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma FIX Ltd., of Bermuda; Celtic Pharma FIX Venture Ltd., of Bermuda; Stephen Evans-Freke, of Ireland and the United Kingdom, and John Mayo, of England, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Second Amended Class Action Complaint alleging the defendants perpetrated "a massive fraud perpetrated on millions of individual investors throughout the world causing injuries in excess of $4 billion through a densely-packed multi-level marketing system" in Donald Berdeaux and Christine Grablis v. OneCoin Ltd., of Dubai; Ruja Ignatova, of Bulgaria; Sebastian Greenwood, "currently being held in federal custody in New York pending trial"; Mark Scott, "believed to have been domiciled in Coral Gables, Florida" who allegedly laundered fraud proceeds through accounts "in the Cayman Islands and the Republic of Ireland, among other locations"; David Pike, "believed to be domiciled in Coral Gables, Florida"; Nicole J. Huesmann, "believed to be domiciled in Coral Gables, Florida"; Gilbert Armenta, "believed to be domiciled in Lauderdale-by-the-Sea, Florida", and The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation, of New York, at U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Public Announcement by the Central Bank of Ireland that it has "reprimanded and fine KBC Bank Ireland Plc €18,314,000" for regulatory breaches.

Chapter 11 Petition by Garrett Motion Inc., of Switzerland, which "designs, manufactures and sells highly engineered turbocharger, electric-boosting and connected vehicle technologies for original equipment manufacturers and the aftermarket"; BRH LLC, of Switzerland; Calvari Limited, of Ireland; Friction Materials LLC, of Michigan; Garrett ASASCO Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Borrowing LLC, of Michigan; Garrett Holding Company Sàrl, of Switzerland; Garrett LX I Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Garrett LX II Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Garrett LX III Sàrl, of Luxembourg; Garrett Motion Australia Pty Limited, of Australia; Garrett Motion Automotive Research Mexico S. de R.L. de C.V., of Mexico; Garrett Motion Holdings Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Motion Holdings II Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Motion International Services S.R.L., of Romania; Garrett Motion Ireland A Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Ireland B Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Ireland C Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Ireland Limited, of Ireland; Garrett Motion Italia S.r.l., of Italy; Garrett Motion Japan Inc., of Japan; Garrett Motion LLC, of Michigan; Garrett Motion México, Sociedad Anónima de Capital Variable, of Mexico; Garrett Motion Romania S.R.L., of Romania; Garrett Motion Sàrl, of Switzerland; Garrett Motion Slovakia s.r.o., of Slovakia; Garrett Motion Switzerland Holdings Sàrl, of Switzerland; Garrett Motion UK A Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK B Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK C Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK D Limited, of England; Garrett Motion UK Limited, of England; Garrett Transportation I Inc., of Michigan; Garrett Transportation Systems Ltd., of England; Garrett Transportation Systems UK II Ltd., of England; Garrett TS Ltd., of England, and Garrett Turbo Ltd., of England, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in England by Manuel Martinez-Fidalgo, as the Foreign Representative of Codere Finance 2 (UK) Limited, described as being part of a group that "is a leading international gaming operator" and whose parent's shares "are listed on the Madrid stock exchange", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Public Statement by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding "a settlement agreement under its Administrative Sanctions Procedure with Mr Liam McCaffrey, a former director of Quinn Insurance Limited (Under Administration)".

Public Statement by the Central Bank of Ireland regarding "a settlement agreement under its Administrative Sanctions Procedure with Mr Kevin Lunney, a former director of Quinn Insurance Limited (Under Administration)".

Complaint alleging "a massive fraudulent 'binary options' trading scheme" amounting to $165 million and involving individuals and companies in or from Belize, the British Virgin Islands, Canada, Israel, Seychelles, United Kingdom, and USA in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. David Cartu, Jonathan Cartu, and Joshua Cartu, described as brothers who are all citizens of Canada; Ryan Masten, of Austin, Texas; Leeav Peretz, a.k.a. Lee Cole, and Nati Peretz, both described as being "from Windsor, Ontario, Canada" and currently residing in Israel; All Out Marketing Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; BareIt Media LLC, d.b.a. SignalPush, of Texas; Blue Moon Investments Ltd., of the Seychelles, and Orlando Union Inc., of Belize, at the U. S. District Court for the Western District of Texas.

Application by Pioneer Recovery Fund LP and Champlain Investment Holdings Ltd., both of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Amanda Wilson, Pedro Santiago, Astrid Pillay, and Charles Holzer regarding "a series of purported frauds perpetrated by the late Mr. Lance Valdez and subsequent directors and officers of the Fund [Pioneer Recovery Fund], who used the Fund as the instrument of a fraud perpetrated against the Fund's founder, Vermeer Investments Limited" for use in legal proceedings in the Bahamas against Subacu Investment Partners LP, of the Bahamas; Beecham Ltd., of the Bahamas; Crescent Advisers Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Pioneer Investment Management Ltd., of the Bahamas; Universal Corporate Limited, of Ireland; Jason Sweeney, Dasha Valdez, nee Dasha Pastoukhova, a resident of the Bahamas; London Capital Holdings Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; PCH Ltd., of the Bahamas; Subacu Holdings Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Guam Investment Services, of the British Virgin Islands; 10 East 63rd Street Inc., of New York, and Amanda Wilson, of New York, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Undeterred by fraud charges on which he is due to be tried in England next month, U.K. national Simon Hooper, who is part of an international gang of serial fraudsters previously exposed by OffshoreAlert, recently became a director of eight British firms.

Statement of Charges and Notice of Hearing regarding the "false and misleading marketing" of opiod products in the matter of Teva Pharmaceutical Industries Ltd., of Israel; Teva Pharmaceuticals USA Inc., of Pennsylvania; Cephalon Inc., of Delaware; Watson Laboratories Inc., of Nevada; Actavis Pharma Inc., of Delaware; Actavis LLC, of Delaware; Actavis Elizabeth LLC, of Delaware; Allergan Plc, of Ireland, and Allergan Finance LLC, of Nevada, before the New York State Department of Financial Services.

Complaint in Credit Opportunity Fund, described as "a sub-fund of Northlight QIAIF PLC", of Ireland v. Swissport Financing Sàrl, of Luxembourg, as Defendant, and Barclays Bank Plc, of England, as Nominal Defendant, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Complaint "for violations of the federal securities laws arising from a coercive exchange, or tender offer for $17.4 billion of the Republic's outstanding bonds, based on materially false and misleading statements" in Contrarian Emerging Markets LP, of Delaware; GMO Emerging Country Debt Fund, of Massachusetts; GMO Emerging Country Debt Investment Fund Plc, of Ireland, and GMO Emerging Country Debt (UCITS) Fund, of Ireland v. The Republic of Ecuador at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Class Action Complaint alleging fraud in Benoit Albiges v. Endo International Plc, of Ireland; Paul V. Campanelli, Blaise Coleman, and Mark T. Bradley at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Public Statement by the Central Bank of Ireland that it has reprimanded, disqualified, and fined Rory O'Connor, former Executive Director and Chief Financial Officer of RSA Ireland Insurance DAC.

In a series of regulatory actions announced on Friday, the Malta Financial Services Authority cancelled the licenses of three investment firms and imposed fines on a retirement scheme and its administrator.

Chapter 11 Petition by Skillsoft Corporation, SumTotal Systems LLC, Amber Holding Inc., MindLeaders, Inc., Accero, Inc., CyberShift, Inc., CyberShift Holdings, Inc., SSI Investments I Limited, Pointwell Limited, SSI Investments II Limited, SSI Investments III Limited, Skillsoft Limited, Skillsoft Ireland Limited, ThirdForce Group Limited, Skillsoft U.K. Limited, and Skillsoft Canada, Ltd. at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Ireland by Søren Martin Overgaard, of Denmark, as the Foreign Representative of Nordic Aviation Capital Designated Activity Company, described as "the world's largest regional aircraft lessor and fifth largest commercial aircraft lessor on the basis of number of aircraft ... with offices in Denmark, Ireland, Singapore, Hong Kong, Canada, and the United States", at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Announcement by the Malta Financial Services Authority that it has imposed a "notional penalty" of €475,192 against Setanta Insurance Company Limited. Editor's Note: Research by OffshoreAlert in the Malta Business Registry showed that Setanta Insurance Company Limited was incorporated on June 21st, 2007 and went into liquidation on April 30th, 2014, with its net liabilities estimated at €63.5 million in the most recent statement by liquidator Paul Mercieca, dated March 2nd, 2020. Its directors are listed in corporate filings as Hugh Attard Montalto, of Malta; Martin Azzopardi, of Malta, and Peter Melling, of Ireland, and its shareholders as Setanta Holdings Limited, of Malta, and Ganado Trustees & Fiduciaries Limited, of Malta. Setanta Holdings Limited was incorporated in Malta on May 31st, 2007 and has not had any directors since Hugh Attard Montalto, Martin Azzopardi, and Evander Borg, all of Malta, resigned on August 1st, 2014. The company's shareholders are identified in corporate filings as Corporate Services Limited, of Malta, on behalf of "beneficial owner", and John V. Flood Ltd., of Ireland, both holding "Promoter Class" shares, and Ocorian Corporate Services (Malta) Limited, of Malta; SNSTRY Limited, of Ireland, and Irish citizens Charles Bourke, Deirdre Bourke, James Byrne, Tommy Conway, Concepta Doyle, James Doyle, John Flood, Margaret Flood, David Garahy, Ann-Marie Murphy, Matilda O'Farrell, John Burke O'Leary, and Myles Roban. The company's status is listed as "inactive" in the Malta Business Registry.

Class Action Complaint alleging securities violations in Richard Carter v. Willis Towers Watson Plc, described as an Ireland-domiciled, London-based company whose shares are listed on NASDAQ; Victor F. Ganzi, John J. Haley, Anna C. Catalano, Wendy E. Lane, Brendan R. O'Neill, Jaymin B. Patel, Linda D. Rabbitt, Paul Thomas, and Wilhelm Zeller at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

An insolvent Bermuda holding company within the Digicel Group, which provides mobile phone, cable television, Internet, and other communications services in the Caribbean and South Pacific, has filed for Chapter 15 recognition of its Bermuda provisional liquidation at bankruptcy court in Manhattan as part of a plan to restructure debt that totals $7.4 billion.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Bermuda by Mike Morrison, Charles Thresh, and James Bennett, as the Foreign Representatives of Digicel Group One Limited, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.