Smarock Corporation: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of Smarock Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
John Tang et al v. CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Fraud by State-Owned Chinese Entities’)
Class Action Complaint alleging "unlawful schemes by a number of state-owned Chinese corporations and individuals, GNC’s Directors of the Board and senior management, and financial advisor" in John Yong Tang, of New Jersey, and Faris Al Kooheji, a citizen of Bahrain v. CITIC Capital Holdings Ltd., of Hong Kong; CITIC Limited, CITIC Capital Partners LLC, GNC Holdings, LLC, ZT Biopharmaceutical LLC, Yichen Zhang, Yong Kai Wong, Hans Allegaert, Kenneth A. Martindale, Tricia K. Tolivar, Cameron Lawrence, Susan M. Canning, Michele S. Meyer, Alan D. Feldman, Michael F. Hines, Amy B. Lane, Philip E. Mallott, Robert F. Moran, Evercore Inc., and Gregory Berube at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Brandon Smietana et al v. Bradford Stephens et al: Complaint (‘Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint in Brandon Smietana, Skycoin Global Foundation Limited, of Singapore, and Symbolic Analytics Inc. v. Bradford Stephens, Aaron Kuntsman, Harrison Gevirtz, Ryan Eagle, Andrew Young, Far Ahead Marketing, Joel Wayne Cuthriell, Morgan Peck, Tristan Greene, Bryan Clark, Catherine Byerly, Steven Leonard, and Josh Ogle at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.
PrecisioBiotix Inc.: Directors
Director Details for PrecisioBiotix Inc., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on February 3rd, 2023.
Afiniti Ltd. et al v. Zia Chishti et al: Complaint (‘Misappropriation of Trade Secrets’)
Complaint alleging, inter alia, that Muhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti, a.k.a. Zia Chishti, and his wife, Sarah Pobereskin, "set up an array of companies based in China, Pakistan, and elsewhere to improperly convert and commercially exploit Afiniti Trade Secrets" in Afiniti Ltd., of Bermuda, and Afiniti Inc., of Delaware, both part of a group that "provides applied artificial intelligence services and other technologies to help its clients improve interactions in contact centers, such as call centers" v. Muhammad Ziaullah Khan Chishti, "born Wilson Dewy Lear", described as "a dual citizen of the United States and Pakistan"; Qinhe (Hainan) Intelligent Technology Ltd., of China; Isbei Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Isbei (Hainan) Technology Co. Ltd., of China; Isbei AI (Private) Ltd., of Pakistan, and Sarah Pobereskin, described as "a dual citizen of the United States and the United Kingdom", at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
Tianshi Capital Inc. v. PrecisioBiotix Inc.: Winding Up Petition (‘$4.4M Debt’)
Winding Up Petition in Tianshi Capital Inc., of Hong Kong v. PrecisioBiotix Inc. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
FTX Trading Ltd. et al: List of Creditors
List of Creditors of 'FTX Trading Ltd. et al' crypto group, filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware.
Yi-Wen Lin v. Blossom Increase Ltd. et al: Amended Winding Up Petition (Asia Renewable Energy (Cayman) Ltd.)
Amended Winding Up Petition regarding Asia Renewable Energy (Cayman) Ltd., formerly known as Redblades Windtek (Cayman) Holdings Company Limited, in Yi-Wen Lin, of Taiwan v. Blossom Increase Limited, Faith Fame Ltd., Grace Fine Ltd., Leaho Investment Co. Ltd., Modern Rich Investment Limited, and Multi Arrow Group Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Ltd. v. Goldman Sachs et al: Discovery Application (Hong Kong & Italy, ‘$300M Debt of Inter Milan FC President Steven Zhang’)
Application by China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited to take discovery from The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc., The Raine Group LLC, Oaktree Capital Management, L.P., Bain Capital, L.P., Lazard Frères & Co. LLC, Citibank, N.A., BNY Mellon, N.A., Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Bank of America, N.A., Deutsche Bank AG, and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC regarding, inter alia, "the corporate financing and executive compensation structures of F.C. Internazionale Milano S.p.A", a.k.a. Inter Milan FC, an Italian soccer club, for use in legal proceedings in Hong Kong and Italy involving an allegation that Inter Milan's president, Zhang Kangyang, a.k.a. Steven Zhang, owes "more than US $300 million to China Construction Bank (Asia) Corporation Limited", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.
Kenworth Industrial Ltd. v. Xin Gang Power Investments Ltd.: Liquidation Application (2023)
Originating Application in Kenworth Industrial Limited. v. Xin Gang Power Investments Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Lanvin Group Holdings Ltd.: Directors
Director Details for Lanvin Group Holdings Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 11th, 2023.
Fosun Fashion Group (Cayman) Ltd.: Directors
Director Details for Fosun Fashion Group (Cayman) Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 11th, 2023.
dōTERRA Holdings LLC et al v. JD.com Inc. et al: Complaint
Complaint in dōTERRA Holdings LLC and dōTERRA International LLC v. JD.com Inc., described as a Cayman Islands company based in Beijing, China; Jingdong E-Commerce (Trade) Hong Kong Corporation Limited, "believed to be incorporated and headquartered in Hong Kong", and 'Bxytonline Seller' at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. v. Fosun Fashion Group (Cayman) Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$5.1M Claim’)
Complaint "to recover fees owed to it by its former clients Fosun, Primavera, and LGHL" in Cantor Fitzgerald & Co. v. Fosun Fashion Group (Cayman) Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in China; Primavera Capital Acquisition Corporation, described as a Cayman Islands company based in Hong Kong, and Lanvin Group Holdings Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in China, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
eBroker Holding Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for eBroker Holding Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 3rd, 2023.
Apollomics Inc.: Directors (Cayman Islands, 2023)
Director Details for Apollomics Inc., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 3rd, 2023.
Hong Kong investor ‘owed US$91M’ seeks Receivers for ‘insolvent’ Chinese real estate portfolio of Cayman’s Oakwise Value Fund
Claiming it cannot redeem an investment of more than US$91 million, Hong Kong-based CMB International Securities has applied for Receivers to be appointed for an "insolvent" segregated portfolio of Eric Wang's Cayman Islands mutual fund Oakwise Value Fund that invested in "the real estate market in China".
Oakwise Capital Holding Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for Oakwise Capital Holding Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 2nd, 2023.
Oakwise Asset Management Ltd.: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for Oakwise Asset Management Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 1, 2023.
Oakwise Value Fund SPC: Directors (Cayman Islands)
Director Details for Oakwise Value Fund SPC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 1st, 2023.
USA v. $310,276 Seized From Accounts at Bank of Saipan: Forfeiture Complaint (‘Fraud & Money Laundering’)
Forfeiture Complaint regarding funds associated with "a suspected conspiracy by foreign entities and entities and individuals in the Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands to commit wire fraud and money laundering" involving entities, inter alia, in Bermuda and the British Virgin Islands in USA v. $271,088 and $39,188 seized from accounts at the Bank of Saipan in the name of a company referred to as "MCS", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern Mariana Islands.
Valley Stone Industry Fund Ltd.: Directors
Director Details for Valley Stone Industry Fund Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 30th, 2022.
China View Group Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Accurate Level Ltd. & Careful Concern Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Accurate Level Limited and Careful Concern Limited in China View Group Limited v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
China View Group Ltd. v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration Application (Virlicen Investments Ltd.)
Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Virlicen Investments Ltd. in China View Group Limited v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
ADV Value Development Fund II LP: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of ADV Value Development Fund II LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
ADV Value Development Fund I LP: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of ADV Value Development Fund I LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
CMB International Securities Ltd. v. Oakwise Value Fund SPC – Enhanced Fixed Income SP: Receivership Petition (‘$91M Debt’)
Petition for the appointment of Receivers in CMB International Securities Limited, of Hong Kong v. Oakwise Value Fund SPC - Enhanced Fixed Income SP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
ADV Value Development Fund IV LP: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of ADV Value Development Fund IV LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Apollomics Inc. v. Ningbo Panlin Lide Yukang Equity Investment Partnership: Originating Summons (‘Prohibit Winding Up Petition’)
Originating Summons to restrain the defendant from presenting a petition to wind up the plaintiff in Apollomics Inc. v. Ningbo Panlin Lide Yukang Equity Investment Partnership (Limited Partnership) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Apollomics Inc. v. Panlin Capital Fund I LP: Originating Summons (‘Prohibit Winding Up Petition’)
Originating Summons to restrain the defendant from presenting a petition to wind up the plaintiff in Apollomics Inc. v. Panlin Capital Fund I LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
HASH Asset Management Ltd. et al v. DMA Labs Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$18M Crypto Fraud’)
Complaint alleging fraud involving "yield earning cryptocurrency" in HASH Asset Management Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; TAF Capital Pty Ltd., as Trustee for the Bluebottle Fund, of Australia, and Ni Kaihao, described as a citizen and resident of China v. DMA Labs Inc., ICHI Foundation, of the Cayman Islands; Nick Poore, and Bryan Gross at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Oasis Focus Fund LP et al v. Kroll LLC et al: Discovery Application (Cayman Islands)
Application by Oasis Focus Fund LP and Quadre Investments LP to take discovery from Kroll, LLC, f.k.a. Duff & Phelps, LLC, and Kroll Securities, LLC, f.k.a. Duff & Phelps Securities, LLC, for use in "an appraisal proceeding" in the Cayman Islands regarding 51job, Inc., filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.
Taiping Trustees Ltd. v. Valley Stone Industry Fund Ltd. et al: Writ of Summons
Writ of Summons in Taiping Trustees Limited, on its own behalf and on behalf of Valley Stone Industry Fund LP (in Voluntary Liquidation) v. Valley Stone Industry Fund Ltd., in its own capacity and in its capacity as General Partner of Valley Stone Industry Fund LP (in Voluntary Liquidation), Huarong International Asset Management Limited, of China, and Huarong International Financial Holdings Limited, of Bermuda, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
ADV Value Development Fund III LP: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of ADV Value Development Fund III LP at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Hangzhou Biaoba Trading Co. Ltd. v. TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc.: Discovery Application (England)
Application by Hangzhou Biaoba Trading Co. Ltd., described as a Chinese company that is "engaged in the business of providing working capital and equity investments", to take discovery from TVPX Aircraft Solutions Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England and Wales "against a debtor named Kei Kin Hung f/k/a Qi Jianhong for the enforcement and recognition of a foreign civil judgment ... in favor of Petitioner, issued by the People's Court of Jianggan District of Hangzhou City of Zhejiang Province", filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Utah.
Everbright ADV Investments Ltd.: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of Everbright ADV Investments Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Everbright ADV Value Development SPC: Restoration Application
Originating Application in the matter of Everbright ADV Value Development SPC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Sensegain Prodigy Cayman Fund SPC: Directors
Director Details for Sensegain Prodigy Cayman Fund SPC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 16th, 2022.
RoYue Ltd. v. Seazen Resources Investment Ltd.: ‘Set Aside’ Application
Originating Application to set aside a statutory demand in RoYue Limited v. Seazen Resources Investment Limited, of Hong Kong, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
SatixFy Communications Ltd. v. Sensegain Prodigy Cayman Fund SP3: Complaint (‘$9.1M Breach of Contract’)
Complaint for damages of $9.1 million alleging breach of contract in SatixFy Communications Ltd., of Israel v. Sensegain Prodigy Cayman Fund SP3, of the Cayman Islands, at the Supreme Court of the State of New York, County of New York.
Oasis Capital LLC v. Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero PA et al: Complaint (‘Investment-Related Legal Malpractice’)
Complaint alleging legal malpractice regarding "certain investment/funding transactions" involving Molecular Data Inc., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, China-based "chemical e-commerce platform", and Generex Biotechnology Corporation, of Delaware, in Oasis Capital LLC, of Puerto Rico v. Nason Yeager Gerson Harris & Fumero P.A., a Florida law firm, and Brian S. Bernstein, a Florida lawyer, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.
Northeast Securities Co. Ltd. v. Tricor Services (Cayman Islands) Ltd. et al: Originating Summons
Originating Summons regarding China Hydrogen Energy Limited, Guo Ao Mining Investment International Limited, Wen bin Que and Mike Que in Northeast Securities Co. Ltd. v. Tricor Services (Cayman Islands) Ltd. and International Corporation Services Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
The Wisdomobile Group Ltd.: Directors
Director Details for The Wisdomobile Group Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on December 8th, 2022.
LAIX Inc.: ‘Fair Value’ Petition
Petition in the matter of LAIX Inc., described as a holding company for a group that "provides an artificial intelligence and education platform that facilitates big data, education pedagogies, and online English learning services to clients in the People's Republic of China with the objective of popularising English learning in that country" at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Direct Union Ltd. v. eBroker Holding Ltd.: Winding Up Petition
Winding Up Petition in Direct Union Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. eBroker Holding Limited, described as a China-based company that "is in the business of facilitating financial and insurance services between wealthy individuals and financial institutions and insurance issuers", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Everest Investment Holdings Ltd.: ‘Share Reduction’ Petition
Petition for the reduction of share capital in the matter of Everest Investment Holdings Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
Qian Dongqi v. BVI Registrar of Corporate Affairs: Restoration & Liquidation Application (Stylish Consultants Ltd.)
Further Amended Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Stylish Consultants Limited in Qian Dongqi, of China v. Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.
Weixin Xu v. BVCF Management Ltd.: Writ of Summons
Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim in Weixin Xu, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Massachusetts v. BVCF Management Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.
CW Baice Ltd. v. The Wisdomobile Group Ltd. et al: Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award ($13.8M)
Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in CW Baice Limited, of the British Virgin Islands v. The Wisdomobile Group Limited, formerly known as The Ocean Swell Group Limited, of the Cayman Islands, and The Wisdomobile Limited, formerly known as The Ocean Swell Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California.
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