Complaint in Fletcher International Ltd., of Bermuda v. Pitagora Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Richcourt Euro Strategies Inc., Richcourt Allweather B Inc., and America Alternative Investments Inc., all of the British Virgin Islands at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Claims by BVI-domiciled Buttonwood Legal Capital that it applied last month to liquidate three affiliated investment funds in the Cayman Islands that go by the name 'Centaur' are false, OffshoreAlert can reveal. No such petitions were filed.
Citing "financial irregularities", BVI-domiciled Buttonwood Legal Capital Limited says it has applied to liquidate three affiliated investment funds in the Cayman Islands: Centaur Litigation SPC, Centaur Litigation Limited, and Centaur Litigation Unit Series 1 Limited.
Two months after being exposed by OffshoreAlert as being part of a massive fraud, litigation funder Argentum Group has gone out of business without warning and, according to a source, some of its senior officers in the United Kingdom may have even fled their homes.
Fourth Amended Complaint in Irving Picard, as Trustee for the Liquidation of Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC v. Federico Ceretti, an Italian residing in England; Carlo Grosso, an Italian residing in England; Kingate Global Fund Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Kingate Euro Fund Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands; Kingate Management Limited, of Bermuda; FIM Advisers LLP, of England; FIM Limited, of England; Citi Hedge Fund Services Limited, First Peninsula Trustees Limited, of Liberia, individually and as Trustee of The Ashby Trust; The Ashby Trust, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Ashby Investment Investment Services Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Alpine Trustees Limited, of Liberia, individually and as Trustee of El Prela Trust; Port of Hercules Trustees Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, individually and as Trustee of El Prela Trust; El Prela Trust, of Jersey, in the Channel Islands, and then the British Virgin Islands; El Prela Group Holding Services Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; Ashby Holdings Services Limited, of the British Virgin Islands; El Prela Trading Investments Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Bank of Bermuda Limited, of Bermuda, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Litigation funder Buttonwood Legal Capital, whose Ponzi scheme was exposed by OffshoreAlert three weeks ago, is being investigated for suspected securities offenses in Hong Kong, where regulators have raided the firm's recently-vacated offices and those of two service providers, Hong Kong Trust Company and Allied Pickfords.
After being suspended on Friday, the shares of London-based litigation fund Argentum Capital Ltd. were today de-listed from the Channel Islands Securities Exchange. The move follows last week's OffshoreAlert exposé of ACL as being part of a £90 million Ponzi scheme.
The Channel Islands Securities Exchange yesterday suspended the listing of London-based Argentum Capital Ltd. - three days after OffshoreAlert exposed the litigation fund as part of a £90 m Ponzi scheme headed by Briton Brendan Terrill, who operates Cayman-domiciled Centaur Litigation and Hong Kong-domiciled Buttonwood Legal Capital.
London-based litigation fund Argentum Capital, whose shares are listed on the Channel Islands Securities Exchange and whose chairman is retired British judge David Keene, is being financed by what appears to be a £90 m Ponzi scheme headed by Briton Brendan Terrill and involving the BVI, Cayman Islands, Hong Kong, Jersey, Singapore, Thailand and other jurisdictions, OffshoreAlert can reveal.
Amended Trustee's Report and Disclosure Statement In the Matter of Fletcher International, Ltd. at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.
Writ of Summons in Tetragon Financial Group Limited and Tetragon Financial Management LP v. Brit Uw Ltd. (as sole representative of Lloyd's Syndicate BRT 2987 for the 2010 Year of Account), Chaucer Syndicates Limited (Representing Lloyd's Syndicate CSL 1084 for the 2010 Year of Account), and AIG Europe Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Order Staying Winding-Up in Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, LP, Partners Group Access 89, LP, Partners Group Maple Leaf Secondary Fund 11, LP. Inc., Partners Group Access IV LP, and Partners Group Global Value SICAV v. Cybernaut Growth Fund, LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Bermuda Commercial Bank and investment advisers are being sued in the United States on behalf of elderly trust fund beneficiaries who claim to have lost nearly $7 million in offshore investments, including Argyle Funds SPC and Axiom Legal Financing Fund, both of the Cayman Islands, and EEA Life Settlements Fund, of Guernsey.
Complaint in LVAR, L.P. v. Bermuda Commercial Bank Limited, BCB Paragon Trust Limited, formerly BCB Trust Company Limited; Neil de ste Croix, Andrew Peat Finanz Consultants GmbH, a.k.a. Andrew Peat Group Holdings; Andrew Peat, Stanley Chesed, and Profco International, a.k.a. Chesed Financial at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Claim Form in Leonard George de la Haye v. Lucity Angeleve Walton, nee Lucita Angeleve de la Haye, and Royal Square Executors Limited, the Executor Dative of the estate of Mrs. Evelyn de la Haye deceased, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. assets in the names of Mohammed Sani Abacha, Doraville Properties Corporation, Rayville International, S.A., Standard Alliance Financial Services Limited, Mecosta Securities, Inc., Ridley Group Limited, The Ridley Trust, Blue Holding (1) Pte. Ltd., and Blue Holding (2) Pte. Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Claim Form in Republic of Djibouti, Autorite des Ports et des Zones Franches de Djibouti, and Port Autonome International de Djibouti v. Winnington Global Holdings Ltd., Net Support Holdings Limited, Emerald Sea Co Offshore Limited, Precious Water Finance Limited, and Unique Plus Finance Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
USA's Ex Parte Petition for Leave to Serve John Doe Summonses on JPMorgan Chase Bank, The Bank of New York Mellon, HSBC Bank USA, Bank of America, and Citibank regarding accounts maintained for Butterfield Bank, filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Amended Claim Form in JSC VTB Bank v. Fobo Holdings Ltd., Lahoyagp Limited, Alexey Eduardovich Mileev, and Green Field Capital Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Order granting leave to appeal in Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, LP, Partners Group Access 89, LP, Partners Group Maple Leaf Secondary Fund II, LP Inc., Partners Group Access IV LP, and Partners Group Global Value SICAV v. Cybernaut Growth Fund, LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Judgment in Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, LP, Partners Group Access 89, LP, Partners Group Maple Leaf Secondary Fund II, LP Inc., Partners Group Access IV LP, and Partners Group Global Value SICAV v. Cybernaut Growth Fund L.P. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Winding-Up Order in Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, LP, Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, L.P., Partners Group Access 89, L.P., Partners Group Maple Leaf Secondary Fund II, L.P. Inc., Partners Group Access IV L.P. and Partners Group Global Value SICAV v. Cybernaut Growth Fund L.P. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Forfeiture Complaint in USA v. Prevezon Holdings Ltd., Prevezon Alexander, LLC, Prevezon Soho USA, LLC, Prevezon Seven USA, LLC, Prevezon Pine USA, LLC, Prevezon 1711 USA, LLC, Prevezon 1810, LLC, Prevezon 2009 USA, LLC, Prevezon 2011 USA, LLC, Ferencoi Investments, Ltd., and Kolevins, Ltd. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, regarding the proceeds of an alleged tax fraud in Russia that, inter alia, led to the death of attorney Sergei Magnitsky.
Ruling in Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, LP, Partners Group Access 89, LP, Partners Group Maple Leaf Secondary Fund II, LP. Inc., Partners Group Access IV LP, and Partners Group Global Value SICAV v. Cybernaut Growth Fund, LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Citing an unpaid debt of £80 million, London-based Royal Bank of Scotland Plc has petitioned to wind-up a Cayman Islands exempted company of which British entrepreneur Robert Tchenguiz is a director.
Application for Judicial Assistance in Carlyle Capital Corporation Ltd. v. JPMorgan Chase & Co. at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Amended Complaint in Universal Trading & Investment Co., Inc. v. Yulia Tymoshenko, Alexander Tymoshenko, and Andrey Vavilov at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Winding-Up Petition in Partners Group Access Secondary 2008, LP, Partners Group Access 89, LP, Partners Group Maple Leaf Secondary Fund II, LP Inc., Partners Group Access IV LP, and Partners Group Global Value SICAV v. Cybernaut Growth Fund, LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.