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Luxembourg’s Polaris Financial Investments touts ‘success’ of Cayman ‘ancestor’ fund SPI (even though it failed amid allegations of fraud and ‘$118M+ missing’)

January 26, 2025
Insolvent Cayman Islands fund SPI, which collapsed in 2023 amid allegations of fraud and its liquidators claiming over $118 million has "disappeared", is being held out as a success in promotional material for a successor Luxembourg scheme operated by two of its former principals, Swiss asset manager Marc-André Pepin and British fund director Gareth Williams, via their Luxembourg firm Polaris Financial Investments.

Kendall Carnahan v. Baton Corporation Ltd. et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Pump.Fun Crypto Fraud’)

January 16, 2025
Class Action Complaint "against the Defendants who own and operate the website Pump.Fun for offering and/or selling the cryptocurrency memecoins known as the PNUT Token" in Kendall Carnahan v. Baton Corporation Ltd., d.b.a. Pump.Fun, of England; Alon Cohen, described as a resident of Germany; Dylan Kerler, described as a resident of England, and Noah Bernhard Hugo Tweedale, described as a resident of England, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Karen Cheung v. Securis Capital Limited et al: Notice of Removal (‘$2M Fraud’)

January 16, 2025
Defendants' Notice of Removal in Karen Cheung, a.k.a. Wing Tsz Cheung v. Securis Capital Limited, formerly Aeneas Capital Limited, Aeneas Management Limited, Kenrick Henry Fok, Darren Wang Yip Lui, Mandy Man Lok Lui, all of Hong Kong, and Aeneas Group Limited, of the Cayman Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Hub Investments Ltd.: License Revocation (Mauritius)

January 13, 2025
Pubic Notice by the Mauritius Financial Services Commission that it has revoked the "Global Business Licence and Investment Dealer (Full-Service Dealer Excluding Underwriting) Licence" of Hub Investments Ltd.

SEC v. Arbitrade Ltd. et al: Confidentiality & Protective Order (‘Bermuda Testimony’)

January 9, 2025
Confidentiality and Protecting Order Governing Disclosure of Personal, Sensitive, and Other Confidential Information in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Arbitrade Ltd., of Bermuda; Cryptobontix Inc., of Canada; Troy R.J. Hogg, of Canada; James L. Goldberg, Stephen L. Braverman, and Max W. Barber, as Defendants, and SION Trading FZE, of the United Arab Emirates, as Relief Defendant, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Equite Capital PTE Ltd. v. Fitch Ratings Inc. et al: Writ of Summons (‘Bear Stearns Failure’)

December 27, 2024
Writ of Summons in Equite Capital PTE Limited, of Singapore, "as assignee of Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd. (now dissolved) and the Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage Master Fund Ltd. (now dissolved)" v. Fitch Ratings Inc., of Delaware, USA, and Fitch Ratings Ltd., of London, England, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Karen Cheung v. Aptorum Group Ltd. et al: Notice of Removal (‘$2M Fraud’)

December 27, 2024
Defendants' Notice of Removal regarding "an action to recover financial losses sustained by Ms. Cheung as a result of unauthorized purchase in her name of shares of Aptorum Group Limited, which is traded on the NASDAQ Exchange" in Karen Cheung, a.k.a. Wing Tsz Cheung v. Aptorum Group Limited, described as a Cayman Islands company based in London, England; Aptus Management Limited, of Hong Kong; Ian Huen Chung Yuen, of Hong Kong, and Jurchen Investment Corporation, of the British Virgin Islands, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

‘Mentioning Vantage FX’s name infringes on its trademark,’ writes company rep.

December 26, 2024
Second letter from ‘CSC Digital Brand Services Global Anti-Fraud Team’, requesting the removal from OffshoreAlert’s website of content about regulatory action against Vantage Global Limited by the Vanuatu Financial Services Commission for alleged fraud, claiming once again that it ‘infringes on Vantage FX’s trademark’, apparently just by mentioning its name.

Goldeneye Advisors LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital Ltd. et al: Complaint (‘$1M Vesttoo Ltd. Fraud’)

December 24, 2024
Complaint "to hold Defendants – a venture capital firm and its executives – liable for their fraudulent and, at the very minimum, gross negligent conduct in soliciting and managing Plaintiff’s $1 million investment which Defendants put into the now defunct Israeli-based startup, Vesttoo, Ltd." in Goldeneye Advisors LLC v. Hanaco Venture Capital Ltd., of Israel; Lior Prosor, and David Frankel at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC et al: Order Granting Motion to Compel Alliance Metals LLC et al to Produce Documents

December 20, 2024
Foreign Representatives' Motion to Compel Production of Documents by Alliance Metals, LLC, Technocon International, Inc., Sinai Holdings, LLC, Athena Medical Management Group, LLC, Jacob Gitman, and Ariel Gitman, a.k.a. Larry Gitman, in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition petition filed by Samuel Cole and Mitchell Mansfield, of Kroll, as the Foreign Representatives of Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC (in Official Liquidation) and Cayman Investment Funds SPC (in Official Liquidation), at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Equite Capital PTE Ltd. v. S&P Global Inc. et al: Writ of Summons (2024)

December 20, 2024
Writ of Summons in Equite Capital PTE Limited, of Singapore, "as assignee of Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Master Fund Ltd. (now dissolved) and the Bear Stearns High-Grade Structured Credit Strategies Enhanced Leverage Master Fund Ltd. (now dissolved)" v. S&P Global Inc. and Standard & Poor's International LLC, both of New York, USA, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Anvil Trust et al v. Ernst & Young Middle East et al: Complaint (‘Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE Fraud’)

December 17, 2024
Complaint alleging "Ernst & Young’s pivotal role in a years’ long scheme to help Brooge Petroleum and Gas Investment Company FZE to defraud investors in a 2019 U.S. Special Purpose Acquisition Company merger transaction" in Anvil Trust, of London, England; Stephen Cannon, of Hong Kong, and Bryant Edwards, of London, England v. Ernst & Young, of Bahrain; Ernst & Young Middle East, of Bahrain; Ernst & Young Middle East (Abu Dhabi Branch), of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates; Ernst & Young John Doe 1, Ernst & Young John Doe 2, and Anthony O'Sullivan, of Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates, at the U.S., District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC et al: Response of Alliance Metals LLC et al to Motion to Compel Production of Documents

December 16, 2024
Response of Parties in Interest to Foreign Representatives' Motion to Compel Production of Documents by Alliance Metals, LLC, Technocon International, Inc., Sinai Holdings, LLC, Athena Medical Management Group, LLC, Jacob Gitman, and Ariel Gitman, a.k.a. Larry Gitman, in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition petition filed by Samuel Cole and Mitchell Mansfield, of Kroll, as the Foreign Representatives of Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC (in Official Liquidation) and Cayman Investment Funds SPC (in Official Liquidation), at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Dubai-based BVI investment firms ‘All Blue’ seek Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in U.S. amid investigation into ‘$126M naked short trade losses’

December 16, 2024
The liquidators of Dubai-based, British Virgin Islands-domiciled All Blue Investments North Star 1 Ltd. and All Blue Investment Management Ltd. have filed for Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition in Miami amid an investigation into losses of $126 million from "improper naked short trades" and the suspected shifting of trading profits to two Cayman Islands affiliates, Red Rowan Investments Ltd. and Washington Muse Investments SPC.

CI Investments Inc. et al v. Promontory Financial Group LLC: Discovery Application (Denmark)

December 13, 2024
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; Lighthouse Investment Partners LLC, and Stichting Bedrijfstakpensioenfonds voor de Media PNO, described as “a pension fund foundation incorporated in the Netherlands”, for use in legal proceedings in Denmark in which over 300 investors allege “combined losses of over $1 billion” on the stock market when Danske Bank’s “money laundering fraud came out”, filed at the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.

SEC v. Chibuzo Onyeachonam et al: Complaint (‘$2.9M Fraud’)

December 11, 2024
Complaint alleging the defendants "impersonated real-life United States securities broker and investment adviser representatives online and by telephone and fraudulently obtained at least $2.9 million from mostly U.S.-based investors" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Chibuzo Augustine Onyeachonam, Stanley Chidubem Asiegbu, and Chukwuebuka Martin Nweke-Eze, all described as citizens and residents of Nigeria, at the U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Man Group Ltd. et al v. Wafra Inc.: Discovery Application (England)

December 11, 2024
Application by Man Group Limited, Man Strategic Holdings Limited, Man Investments Limited, all of England, and Man Investments AG, of Switzerland, collectively described as "member entities of an industry-leading global investment firm, whose ultimate parent is listed on the London Stock Exchange", to take discovery from Wafra Inc. for use in legal proceedings in England filed "by the Kuwaiti State pension fund, the Public Institution for Social Security", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC et al: Motion to Compel Alliance Metals LLC et al to Produce Documents

December 10, 2024
Foreign Representatives' Motion to Compel Production of Documents by Alliance Metals, LLC, Technocon International, Inc., Sinai Holdings, LLC, Athena Medical Management Group, LLC, Jacob Gitman, and Ariel Gitman, a.k.a. Larry Gitman, in a Chapter 15 bankruptcy recognition petition filed by Samuel Cole and Mitchell Mansfield, of Kroll, as the Foreign Representatives of Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC (in Official Liquidation) and Cayman Investment Funds SPC (in Official Liquidation), at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

SEC v. Frederick Dencer et al: Complaint (‘$17M Fraud’)

December 10, 2024
Complaint alleging "the Standard Holdings Defendants defrauded at least 40 investors out of millions of dollars, which Defendants Tayt Dencer and his son, Luke Dencer, misappropriated to fund their lavish lifestyle" in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Frederick Tayton Dencer , Luke Abelard Dencer, Standard Holdings Inc., Standard Huaxia Ltd., of Hong Kong, and Dennis Edward Butler at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

SEC v. Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. et al: Complaint (‘$5M Securities Fraud’)

December 9, 2024
Complaint alleging "a fraudulent scheme to illegally sell large amounts of Xtreme Fighting stock to the investing public" involving entities in the Cayman Islands, Saints Kitts and Nevis, and USA in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Steve A. Smith Jr. and Xtreme Fighting Championships Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Eric White v. Brooge Energy Ltd. et al: First Amended Class Action Complaint (‘Securities Fraud’)

December 6, 2024
First Amended Class Action Complaint in Eric White v. Brooge Energy Limited, formerly known as Brooge Holdings Limited, formerly known as Twelve Seas Investment Company, domiciled in the Cayman Islands, based in Dubai, United Arab Emirates; Nicolaas L. Paardenkooper, Saleh Yammout, Syed Masood Ali, Lina Saheb, Dimitri Elkin, Neil Richardson, Stephen N. Cannon, Paul Ditchburn, Ernst & Young, and PricewaterhouseCoopers Limited Partnership, Dubai Branch at the U.S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Bahamas firm seeks to enforce €5M arbitration award against Miami-based 777 Partners

November 28, 2024
Miami-based investment group 777 Partners is being sued again, this time by a Bahamas investment firm - Heritage Travel and Tourism Ltd. - that is seeking to enforce a €5 million partial arbitration award regarding 777's uncompleted purchase of a minority stake in Dutch luxury fashion holding company La Perla Fashion Holding N.V. for €60 million.

Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl v. Oregon Department of Justice: Plaintiff’s Reply in Support of Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand

November 27, 2024
Plaintiff's Reply in Support of its Petition to Set Aside Civil Investigation Demand in Novalpina Capital Partners I GP Sàrl, described as "the former general partner of a private equity fund registered in the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg in which the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund made an investment" v. Oregon Department of Justice at the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon, for the County of Multnomah, USA.

Copia Investment Partners Ltd. et al v. Sterling Fund Management LLC et al: Class Action Complaint (‘Squeeze-Out Challenge’)

November 25, 2024
Class Action Complaint that "challenges an underpriced, conflicted-controller squeeze-out" in Copia Investment Partners Ltd., of Australia; Maso Capital Investments Limited, of the Cayman Islands and Hong Kong; Blackwell Partners LLC-Series A, and Star V Partners LLC v. Sterling Fund Management LLC, Sterling Capital Partners IV LP, SCP IV Parallel LP, Avi Mezz Co. LP, M. Avi Epstein, R. Christopher Hoehn-Saric, and Steve Fireng at the Court of Chancery of the State of Delaware, USA.

SEC v. Cyril Cabanes: Complaint (‘$250M Bribery’)

November 20, 2024
Complaint alleging violations of the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act in U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Cyril Sebastien Dominique Cabanes, described as a citizen of France residing in Singapore, at the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.