Banks & Trusts

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Resources Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Offshore Resources Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Offshore Resources Limited II registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling Key Hawaii Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Asset J.T. Angel, Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling International, Inc. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Galloway Limited registered in the name of Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling F.G. McClintock, Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling Asset C.E. Thornton, Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling Asset III, Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling (Central Europe) Kft., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling Asset II, Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling (Far East) Operations, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling Asset I, Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling (Far East) Operations, Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling (Qatar) Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling (Mediterranean) Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling (Gabon) Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Shelf Drilling (Far East) Operations Ltd. registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Holdings Ltd., filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Shelf Drilling (Angola) Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding one share in Offshore Holdings Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Adriatic 10 Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Adriatic 9 Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice by Wilmington Trust (London) Limited regarding shares in Adriatic 1 Limited registered in the name of Shelf Drilling Offshore Holdings Limited, filed at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

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Application by Ibiuna Crédito Gestão de Recursos Ltda., Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S.A., and Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros XXXII S.A. to take discovery from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Santander Bank, N.A., The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings pending in Brazil concerning the business operations of Starbucks and Subway in that country, held through the SouthRock Group, a group of U.S. and Brazilian companies controlled and owned by Kenneth Steven Pope", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Stop Notice by HSBC Bank USA regarding shares in Diamond Foreign Asset Company owned by Diamond Offshore (Switzerland) GmbH at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Community Federal Savings Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Switzerland - for a criminal investigation into Martina Zaletel "for criminal misappropriation of funds and criminal mismanagement" while she worked "as a receptionist at a hotel in Zermatt, Switzerland".

Application by Moussy Salem to take discovery from JPMorgan Chase Bank NA for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "allegations by Applicant that Freddy Salem, Monline UK Limited, Salim Levy, and Ezra Aghai engaged in a wrongful pattern of conduct that includes breaches of fiduciary duty, conspiracy, and fraudulent transfers", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Moussy Salem to take discovery from UBS AG for use in legal proceedings in England in which Salem, "on behalf of Monline International Limited ... asserts claims against one of Monline International’s directors, Freddy Salem, and Monline UK Limited and Monline UK’s sole directors and shareholders, Salim Levy and Ezra Aghai", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Connecticut.

Complaint for $237,248 alleging negligence and aiding and abetting fraudulent conveyances in Baoping Liu, Changyue Liu, Daqin Weng, Feng Guo, Li Zhang, Ling Li, Liyan Feng, Min Cui, Qingyun Yu, Shaoping Huang, Shaoqing Zeng, Tingting Sun, Tonghui Luan, Xiao Sun, Yawen Li, Yi Zhao, and Zheng Yu, described as "immigrant investors seeking green cards through the federal EB-5 Program" v. Trident Trust Company (BVI) Ltd. at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York, USA.

Public Notice by the Liechtenstein Financial Market Authority that "the banking services of Mason Privatbank Liechtenstein AG in Liquidation have been closed".

Notice of Motion to enforce "judgments against Defendants issued by the Algerian Supreme Court in the amount of $585,755,007.97 plus interest" in Algeria Longleap Asset Holdings, LLC v. Banque de l'Agriculture et du Developpement Rural, Bank of Algeria, and Algeria Ministry of Finance at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Write of Summons and Statement of Claim in Mashreqbank PSC, of the United Arab Emirates; Keiran Hutchison, as Receiver, and Hani Bishara, as Receiver v. KES Power Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Sage Venture Group Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition that "Jefferson Robert Eppler be directed to sign the Section 10 Statement and file same with the Registrar on behalf of GP Ltd." in SMBC Trust Bank Ltd., of Japan v. Rothenberg Ventures 2016 Fund-A, L.P. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint "for breach of contract to recover amounts due on securities issued by the Republic" by entities in the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, and Delaware in Aurelius Capital Master, Ltd., ACP Master, Ltd., Aurelius Opportunities Fund, LLC, 683 Capital Partners, LP, Adona LLC, Egoz I LLC, Egoz II LLC, Mastergen, LLC, Erythrina, LLC, AP 2016 1, LLC, AP 2014 3A, LLC, AP 2014 2, LLC, WASO Holding Corporation, Two Seas Global (Master) Fund LP, Virtual Emerald International Ltd., and The Bank of New York Mellon, solely in its capacity as Trustee v. The Republic of Argentina at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition to Enforce Foreign Arbitration Award in BGFIBank Gabon, of Gabon v. Salim Group Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

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.

First Amended Complaint in Vitaly Ivanovich Smagin, described as a citizen and resident of Russia v. Compagnie Monégasque de Banque, a.k.a. CMB Bank, of Monaco; Ashot Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Ashot Egiazaryan, described as "a Russian criminal on the Interpol “Red” list living amongst us in a luxury estate in Beverly Hills as a citizen of California"; Suren Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Suren Egiazarian; Artem Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Artem Egiazaryan; Stephan Yegiazaryan, a.k.a. Stephan Egiazaryan; Vitaly Gogokhia, described as a resident of London, England; Natalia Dozortseva, described as a citizen of Russia residing in France; Murielle Jouniaux, described as a resident of France; Alexis Gaston Thielen, described as a resident of Luxembourg; Ratnikov Evgeny Nikolaevich, and H. Edward Ryals, described as a lawyer residing in St. Louis, Missouri, USA, at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Criminal Information alleging conspiracy to defraud the United States in USA v. Banque Pictet & Cie S.A., described as "a privately held Swiss financial institution, headquartered in Geneva", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

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Application by Frasers Group Plc, described as "a British retail group listed on the FTSE-100 (but majority owned by its founder, Mike Ashley)", to take discovery from Penny Novick for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "a highly unusual US$995 million margin call that MSIP improperly imposed on Saxo Bank (and passed on to Frasers) in relation to certain options held by Frasers", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority that Luke Furler, of Quantuma, has been appointed as Interim Liquidator of City Credit Investment Bank Ltd.

Application by Adele Zarzur to take discovery from Bank of America N/A, Banco do Brasil Americas, Banco do Brasil S.A., Banco do Brasil Securities LLC, Safra National Bank, Citigroup Inc., Wells Fargo Bank N/A, JP Morgan Private Bank, UBS Financial Services Inc., and American Express Bank International for use in legal proceedings in Brazil regarding allegations that the "administrators of her father’s estate, including the WZ Group, have concealed and siphoned over $40 million worth of assets out of the estate", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Application by CI Investments Inc., acting in its capacity as manager and trustee for and on behalf of First Asset Morningstar International Value Index ETF, of Canada; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, of the USA; The Church of England Pensions Board, as Trustee of The Church Administrators Pension Fund, of England; and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, of the Netherlands, to take discovery from Deutsche Bank AG and Deutsche Bank Trust Company of the Americas "for use in litigation against Danske Bank A/S in Copenhagen City Court and the Eastern High Court in Denmark" that are "based on a series of money laundering activities over a nine-year period from 2007 through 2015 by Danske’s Estonian branch", 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 JPMorgan Chase Bank - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Cyprus - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for fraud and false pretenses".

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from BMO Bank, N.A. - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Spain - for a criminal investigation into "unknown suspects, for swindling".

Application by Ernesto Andrade Group to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Bank of America, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., and The Clearing House Payments Company, LLC for use in legal proceedings in Brazil to recover $7,680,184 from Nelson Nogueira Pinheiro that he allegedly "embezzled ... in his role as the former manager of FPB Bank", which is based in Panama, filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Citizens Bank N.A., as Administrative Agent v. Liberty Hall Capital Partners Fund I L.P., of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.

Notice of Emergency Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction in Aid of Arbitration in Vector Resources Ltd., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, U.S.-based company that is "in the business of acquiring, developing, and operating gold and silver mines in British Columbia, Canada, and Tolima, Colombia" v. Ethos Asset Management LLC and East West Bancorp Inc., a.k.a. East West Bank, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Public Notice by the Labuan Financial Services Authority that "a creditor petition for the winding up of City Credit Investment Bank Limited, a Labuan investment bank, had been filed in the High Court of Sabah and Sarawak at the Federal Territory of Labuan".

Class Action Complaint alleging securities fraud regarding alleged statements about the relationship between Jeffrey Epstein, described as "an American financier and a sex offender", and James 'Jes' Staley, described as Barclays Plc's "Group Chief Executive from December 1, 2015 to October 31, 2021", in Stephen Merritt v. Barclays Bank Plc, of England; James E. Staley, a.k.a. Jes Staley; Tushar Morzaria, C.S. Venkatakrishnan, and Anna Cross at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.