Duff & Phelps

Complaint alleging "greed, grievous injury and continuing damages arising from Defendants’ deceiving Plaintiff David Molner into making a series of decisions in reliance on the promises of trusted colleagues and advisors whose true (but concealed) purpose was to wrest control from Plaintiff over the carefully planned, board-approved, shareholder-supported, voluntary liquidation of Aramid Entertainment Fund, Ltd. in the purposefully chosen venue of the Cayman Islands" in David Molner v. Reed Smith LLP, James C. McCarroll, James D. Sanders, Francisco Mok, Kurt Gwynne, Jordan W. Siev, Geoffrey Varga, Jess Shakespeare, Kinetic Partners, Duff & Phelps LLC, David Bree, Roger Hanson, Donald M. Seymour, and DMS Governance Ltd. at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by 507 Summit LLC to take discovery from Kroll LLC, formerly known as Kroll LLC, and Kroll Securities LLC, formerly known as Duff & Phelps Securities LLC, for use in legal proceedings in the Cayman Islands regarding "the fair value of the shares of 51job, Inc.", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Application by Oasis Focus Fund LP to take discovery from Duff & Phelps, d.b.a. Kroll LLC; Proprium Capital Partners LP, and Warburg Pincus Asia LLC for use in an "appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands to determine "the fair value of the shares of New Frontier Health Corporation", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Alpine Partners (BVI) LP, of the British Virgin Islands, to take discovery from Duff & Phelps LLC and Duff & Phelps Securities LLC, both d.b.a. Kroll, for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending in the Cayman Islands" regarding New Frontier Health Corporation, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Complaint "for aiding and abetting fraud, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty and negligent misrepresentation against Duff & Phelps for enabling a massive fraud orchestrated by Brendan Ross through a $789 million private investment fund structure managed by Direct Lending Investments, LLC" in Atkins Investment Partnership et al v. Duff & Phelps at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application by Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd. to take discovery from Duff & Phelps LLC, now known as Kroll LLC, and Duff & Phelps Securities LLC for use in an "appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands involving China Biologic Products Holdings, Inc., described as "a plasma-based biopharmaceutical company headquartered in Beijing, China", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Stipulation to $300 million Settlement in a dispute involving a Cayman Islands company described as the "Facebook of China" in Heng Ren Silk Road Investments LLC, of Massachusetts; Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Jodi Arama, derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant Renren Inc., of the Cayman Islands v. Joseph Chen, David K. Chao, DCM III, L.P., DCM III-A, L.P., DCM Affiliates Fund III, L.P., DCM Investment Management III, LLC, Duff & Phelps, LLC, Oak Pacific Investment, Social Finance, Inc., SoftBank Group Capital Limited, SoftBank Group Corp., SB Pan Pacific Corporation, Renren SF Holdings, Inc., and Renren Lianhe Holdings at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Application by Alpine Partners (BVI) LP, of the British Virgin Islands; FourWorld Special Opportunities Fund LLC, of Delaware, and QVT Family Office Fund LP, of the Cayman Islands, to take discovery from Duff & Phelps LLC, Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC, and BofA Securities, Inc. for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" involving the "fair value" of shares in Bitauto Holdings Limited, described as "a provider of internet content and marketing services and transaction services for China's automotive industry", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging professional negligence, gross negligence, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract in Bradley Sharp, as the Permanent Receiver for the Estate of Direct Lending Investments LLC, Direct Lending Income Fund LP, Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd., DLI Capital Inc., DLI Lending Agent LLC, and DLI Assets Bravo LLC and their Successors, Subsidiaries, and Affiliated Entities, and Bradley Sharp and Christopher Johnson, as Joint Official Liquidators of Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Duff & Phelps LLC at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Application by Athos Asia Event Driven Master Fund, FourWorld Event Opportunities LP, BCIM Strategic Value Master Fund LP, Maso Capital Arbitrage Fund Limited, Maso Capital Investments Limited, all of the Cayman Islands, and Kevin Xin Lu, of California, to take discovery from Duff & Phelps LLC for use in "an appraisal proceeding pending in the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands" involving eHi Car Services Limited, described as "a leading car rental and car services company in China", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint "for negligent misrepresentation, aiding and abetting fraud, and aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty against Duff & Phelps for enabling a massive fraud orchestrated by Brendan Ross through a $789 million private investment fund structure managed by Direct Lending Investments, LLC" in Atkins Investment Partnership et al v. Duff & Phelps LLC at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Notice of Removal by Reed Smith LLP in David Molner, "former manager" of Aramid Entertainment Fund Limited v. Reed Smith LLP, of New york, NY; James C. McCarroll, of New York, NY; Geoffrey Varga, of New York, NY; James L. Sanders, of Los Angeles, CA; Francisca Mok, of Los Angeles, CA; Kurt Gwynne, of New York, NY; Jordan W. Siev, of New York, NY; David Bree, of the Cayman Islands; Roger Hanson, of the Cayman Islands; Donald M. Seymour, of the Cayman Islands; Jess Shakespeare, of the Cayman Islands; Kinetic Partners, of New York, NY; Duff & Phelps LLC, of New York, NY, and DMS Governance Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging professional negligence, gross negligence, aiding and abetting breach of fiduciary duty, negligent misrepresentation, and breach of contract "for its multiple failures to accurately value the investments" regarding an alleged fraud by Brendan Ross in Bradley C. Sharp, as the Permanent Receiver for the Estate of Direct Lending Investments LLC, Direct Lending Income Fund LP, Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd., DLI Capital Inc., DLI Lending Agent LLC, and DLI Assets Bravo LLC and their successors, subsidiaries, and affiliated entities, and Bradley D. Sharp and Christopher D. Johnson, as Joint Official Liquidators of Direct Lending Income Feeder Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation), of the Cayman Islands v. Duff & Phelps LLC, described as a Delaware company based in New York, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in the Cayman Islands by Christopher Kennedy and Alexander Lawson, as the Foreign Representatives of IIG Structured Trade Finance Fund Ltd., at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Duff & Phelps officer Mark Skelton, who has apparently been hired to recover assets by investors in a fund managed by $956 million-insolvent ABRAAJ Investment Management, has taken legal action in the Cayman Islands in an attempt to gain access to corporate records.

Originating Summons in Mark Skelton, of Duff & Phelps Limited, in London, England, v. ABRAAJ Investment Management Limited (in Provisional Liquidation), based in Dubai, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Judgment regarding an appeal against a regulator's decision to revoke an investment business registration and to issue a public notice to that effect in SWM Limited v. Jersey Financial Services Commission at the Royal Court of Jersey, in the Channel Islands.

Writ of Summons in Ritchie Capital Management LLC, Ritchie Capital Management SEZC Ltd., Ritchie RML Trading Ltd., Ritchie Special Credit Investments Ltd., Rhone Holdings II Ltd., Ritchie Structured Multi-Manager Ltd., and Yorkville Investments I LLC v. Lancelot Investors Fund Ltd. (in Official Liquidation) and General Electric Company at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Consolidated Complaint alleging "arising out of a sham spin-off transaction through which Renren was stripped of all value by its controlling stockholders" in Heng Ren Silk Road Investments LLC, of Massachusetts; Oasis Investments II Master Fund Ltd., of the Cayman Islands, and Jodi Arama, derivatively on behalf of nominal defendant Renren Inc., of the Cayman Islands v. Joseph Chen, David K. Chao, DCM III, L.P., DCM III-A, L.P., DCM Affiliates Fund III, L.P., DCM Investment Management III, LLC, Duff & Phelps, LLC, Oak Pacific Investment, Social Finance, Inc., SoftBank Group Capital Limited, SoftBank Group Corp., SB Pan Pacific Corporation, Renren SF Holdings, Inc., and Renren Lianhe Holdings at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.

Ruling on Strike Out Application in Randall Krebs v. Meritus Trust Company Limited at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Winding Up Petition in OL Group Limited and Citco Bank and Trust Company (Bahamas) Limited, on behalf of EnTrustPermal Select Opportunities Ltd., EnTrustPermal Select Opportunities II Ltd., EnTrustPermal Hedge Fund Opportunities Ltd., and EnTrustPermal Hedge Fund Opportunities II Ltd., all of the British Virgin Islands v. Assured Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition to Enforce Arbitration Summonses in Bankers Conseco Life Insurance Company, Washington National Insurance Company, and Beechwood Re Ltd. v. Egan-Jones Ratings Company at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania.

Bermuda-based Meritus Trust Company is being sued by its former General Counsel, Randall Krebs, who claims he lost up to $1.47 million when, after firing him, the company bought his 26% stake at an undervalued price.

Petition in Ctrip Investment Holding Ltd. v. eHi Car Services Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Specially Indorsed Writ of Summons in Randall Krebs v. Meritus Trust Company Limited at Bermuda Supreme Court.

Petition In the Matter of KongZhong Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition in Learn Capital Venture Partners III, LP v. NBRL Global Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition In the Matter of Qunar Cayman Islands Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Reasons for Ruling on Appointment of Liquidators in Platinum Management (NY) LLC v. Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund LP and Parris Investments Limited v. Platinum Partners Value Arbitrage Fund (International) Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition In the Matter of E-House (China) Holdings Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition In the Matter of China Ming Yang Wind Power Group Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

USA's Sentencing Memorandum in USA v. Duane Crithfield and Stephen Donaldson, Sr. at the U. S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida.

Petition In the Matter of Perfect World Co., Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition in Pershing LLC v. Alpine Capital (Cayman) Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Fletcher International, Ltd. to employ Young Conaway Stargatt & Taylor, LLP as bankruptcy counsel, filed at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.