Hong Kong

Petition for the appointment of Receivers in Applied Investment (Asia) Ltd., of Hong Kong v. Green Asia Restructure Fund SPC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for the appointment of Receivers in Applied Investment (Asia) Ltd., of Hong Kong v. Green Asia Restructure Fund SPC at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Director Details for DD Global Holdings Limited, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on May 9th, 2022.

Complaint "to recover so-called 'short-swing profits'" of $61 million in Canoo Inc., described as a Delaware-domiciled, California-based "startup American manufacturer of consumer and commercial electric vehicles founded in 2017" v. DD Global Holdings Ltd., described as a Cayman Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based "owner of more than 10% of Canoo’s outstanding common shares", at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Winding Up Petition in Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Limited v. Global Cord Blood Corporation, described as a Hong Kong-based company that "carries on the business of the storage of umbilical cord blood stem cells principally in the People's Republic of China", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Consent Order imposing a civil penalty of $10 million on Samuel Reed regarding the operation of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. HDR Global Trading Limited, of the Seychelles; 100x Holdings Limited, of Bermuda; ABS Global Trading Limited, of Delaware; Shine Effort Inc. Limited, of Hong Kong; HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, of Bermuda, all d.b.a. BitMEX; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Hong Kong; Ben Peter Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong, and Samuel Reed, described as a U.S. citizen who resided in Milwaukee, WI, and Boston, MA, during the relevant period, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Consent Order imposing a civil penalty of $10 million on Benjamin Delo regarding the operation of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. HDR Global Trading Limited, of the Seychelles; 100x Holdings Limited, of Bermuda; ABS Global Trading Limited, of Delaware; Shine Effort Inc. Limited, of Hong Kong; HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, of Bermuda, all d.b.a. BitMEX; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Hong Kong; Ben Peter Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong, and Samuel Reed, described as a U.S. citizen who resided in Milwaukee, WI, and Boston, MA, during the relevant period, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Consent Order imposing a civil penalty of $10 million on Arthur Hayes regarding the operation of the BitMEX cryptocurrency trading platform in Commodity Futures Trading Commission v. HDR Global Trading Limited, of the Seychelles; 100x Holdings Limited, of Bermuda; ABS Global Trading Limited, of Delaware; Shine Effort Inc. Limited, of Hong Kong; HDR Global Services (Bermuda) Limited, of Bermuda, all d.b.a. BitMEX; Arthur Hayes, described as a citizen of the United States residing in Hong Kong; Ben Peter Delo, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong, and Samuel Reed, described as a U.S. citizen who resided in Milwaukee, WI, and Boston, MA, during the relevant period, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Stop Notice by Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Ltd. regarding shares in Global Cord Blood Corporation at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Stop Notice in Blue Ocean Creation Investment Hong Kong Ltd., of Hong Kong v. Blue Ocean Structure Investment Company Ltd. at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Class Action Complaint alleging negligence regarding the theft by hacking of cryptocurrency worth $55 million in Christian Sarcuni, of Italy; Pedro Cunha, of Portugal; Alexander Lloyd, a citizen of Canada and the United Kingdom; Skliar Viktor, of Ukraine; Marc Simon, of France; Pilici Rustam, of Moldova; Daniel Lu, of China; Clément Ométek, of France; Edison Ho, a citizen of China residing in Hong Kong; Kiro Aleksandrov, of Bulgaria; Jonas Wernecke, of Germany; Paolo Leite, of Brazil; Miras Issakhov, of Kazakhstan, and Daniele Penna, of Italy v. bZx DAO, described as "a purported Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is a general partnership" based in San Diego, California; Kyle Kistner, of San Diego, California; Tom Bean, of Alpharetta, Georgia; Hashed International LLC, of Wyoming; AGE Crypto GP LLC, of Nevada; Ooki DAO, described as "a purported Decentralized Autonomous Organization that is a general partnership" based in San Diego, California; Leveragebox LLC, of Delaware, and bZeroX LLC, of Delaware, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of California.

Winding Up Petition in IMG Media Limited, of London, England, described as being "part of the Endeavor Group, a global sports, events and talent management company" v. Suning Sports Group Limited, described as being "part of the Suning Group, a Chinese retail business", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application by Nathan Mills and Anita So Kit Yee, as the liquidators of City Legend International Limited (in Liquidation), at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 11 Petition by Formation Group (Cayman) Fund I LP, of the Cayman Islands, at the U. S. Bankruptcy Court for the Northern District of California.

Petition in the matter of China Financial Leasing Group Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Summons in Philip Yuen v. Aurabeat Technology International, of the Cayman Islands; Sze To Gin Nam, of Hong Kong, and Lo Shuk Yee, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for the Court's sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Modern Land (China) Co. Limited, described as "the ultimate holding company of a group of companies ... that carries on the business of real estate investment and development in the People's Republic of China, which for the purpose of this petition does not include Hong Kong, Macau and Taiwan", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Complaint alleging securities fraud involving individuals and entities in or from Belize, Bulgaria, Canada, Cayman Islands, Chile, Cyprus, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Italy, Jersey, in the Channel Islands; Liechtenstein, Monaco, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland, United Kingdom, and USA in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. Ronald Bauer, Craig James Auringer, Alon Friedlander, Massimilano Pozzoni, Daniel Mark Ferris, Petar Dmitrov Mihaylov, David Sidoo, and Adam Christopher Kambeitz at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Writ of Summons in Asia Private Credit Fund Limited (in Official Liquidation) v. Barry Lau Wang Chi, of Hong Kong, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition in the matter of Aeso Holding Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Administrative Order by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission imposing a suspension on John William Gunn, described as a citizen of the United Kingdom residing in Hong Kong.

Eight months after Cayman Islands judge Raj Parker allowed Obelisk Global Gold Focus Fund to continue operating even though it was insolvent, the Fund is being sued again, this time by another creditor - Hong Kong resident Eryi Xu - who claims she cannot redeem her $600,000 investment. The Fund's principals include Jazeb Jones, Winfield Sifton, and Matthew Ho.

Petition for the appointment of a Receiver in Eryi Xu, of Hong Kong v. Obelisk Global Fund SPC and Obelisk Global Gold Focus Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for the Court's sanction of a Scheme of Arrangement in the matter of Suchuang Gas Corporation, described as an "investment holding" company whose subsidiaries are involved with the "distribution and sale of piped natural gas, provision of natural gas transmission and acting as the main contractor of construction and installation of gas pipelines in the People's Republic of China", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Winding Up Petition alleging "the Petitioner has justifiably lost all trust and confidence that the assets and affairs of the Company are being properly managed and mutual trust and confidence between the Petitioner and Genimous Group has irretrievably broken down" in Technology Investment Consortium LLC v. Position Mobile Ltd. SEZC, which "was formed to conduct development and commercialization of mobile internet products", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by JSC Ingtorgstroy, of Russia, to take discovery from Citibank NA, The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA NA, BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank NA, Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, The Bank of Nova Scotia, New York Agency; UBS AG, Bank of America NA, Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch, and The Clearing House Payments Company LLC for use in legal proceedings "against former CEOs and beneficial owners of OJSC "GK Amazarkan", including Pavel Entin and Bogdan Solodukha before the commercial court of Moscow city and the commercial court of Kaluga Region, Russia", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Claim Form in Chen Changgai, of Fujian Province, China v. Gain Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, and Siu Man Leung, of Hong Kong, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Application in Kenworth Industrial Limited, of Samoa v. Xin Gang Power Investments Limited, described as "the holding company of a Singapore-incorporated subsidiary, United Power Corporation (Singapore) Pte Ltd.", at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Application in Xinxing Pipes (Hong Kong) Co. Limited v. Gold Point Development Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Complaint alleging "Defendant Remington Chase and Defendant Kevin Robl engaged in a complex scheme to defraud their investors, claiming that the funds they raised would be used to finance film projects by Plaintiff Base Media Technology Group Limited, when in fact they were siphoning off most of the funds for their own use" in Base Media Technology Group Limited, of China v. Remington 'Bill' Chase, described as "a former child actor and well-known'“bridge financier'"; Kevin Robl, Production Capital Corp., Production Capital LLC, Production Capital Entertainment Inc., Production Capital LLC, Production Capital Legacy Partners LP, Friends of Production Capital, Friends of Production Capital II LLC, The Production House Ltd., Production House of Cinema Inc., Production House International LLC, Knightsbridge Entertainment, Inc., Chasing Air Inc., Base FXD ART Production LLC, of Dubai, in the United Arab Emirates; Base FX Inc., and Base Productions Trinidad, of Trinidad and Tobago, at the U. S. District Court for the Central District of California.

Originating Application in China Huarong International Holdings Limited v. State Path Capital Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Summons in Paramount Worldwide Investment Ltd. v. Fresh Express Delivery Holdings Group Co. Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Oak Trust, Acorn Trust, Eagle Trust, Duffy Trust, Robert J. Parfet Living Trust, Geluk Global Fund Limited SAC, of the Bahamas; Migration Investments LLC, of Colorado; Boustrophedon International Ltd., of Hong Kong; Michael R. Shea, Erin Shea, Angela Ling, Fuhua Ling, Philip Bullock, Lifang Liu, Justin Payne, Michael Dietzen, Kimberly J. Dietzen, Brian Sly, David K. Sly, Gregory Sly, Karen Sly, Nelson Sly, Helen S. Sly, Sly Family Trust, and Tamara A. Sly Separate Property Trust to take discovery from Jichen Wu for use in legal proceedings in England regarding "a fraudulent Forex trading scheme" allegedly involving Equiti Capital, Mediatrix Capital, and Blue Isle Markets, filed at the U. S. District Court for the District of New Jersey.

Amended Winding Up Petition in CCB International Overseas Ltd., of Hong Kong v. Jian Ying Sample High Growth Investment Fund at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Director Details for Hover4pi Master Fund, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on March 14, 2022.

Director Details for Hover4pi Offshore Feeder Fund, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on March 14, 2022.

Director Details for Seahawk China Dynamic Fund, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on March 14, 2022.

In a petition to wind up Cayman Islands-domiciled Seahawk China Dynamic Fund, 31-year-old investment manager Hao Liang, a.k.a. Henry Liang, has been accused of self-dealing and dishonesty by fellow Hong Kong resident Lau Chun Shun, who says he invested HK$191 million in the Fund.

Petition to Compel Arbitration in Compañia Española de Petróleos SA, of Spain v. Chimbusco Pan Nation Petro-Chemical Co. Ltd., of Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

More than 20,000 investors were swindled out of "at least $124 million" in crypto-based investment and multi-level marketing scams known as 'Ormeus Coin' and 'Ormeus Global' that were operated by siblings John and Tina Barksdale and involved entities in Hong Kong and Panama, it has been alleged in criminal and regulatory actions.

Complaint alleging the defendants "raised at least $124 million from over 20,000 investors" in a crypto-based fraudulent scheme involving Ormeus Global SA, of Panama, and Ormeus Coin, of Hong Kong, in U. S. Securities and Exchange Commission v. John Barksdale, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Thailand, and his sister, JonAtina Barksdale, a.k.a. Tina Barksdale, described as a citizen of the USA residing in Hong Kong, at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition in the matter of Grand T G Gold Holdings Ltd., described as "an investment holding company" whose "subsidiaries are principally engaged in the gold mining and processing businesses", at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Claim Form in Ming Kown Koo, of Hong Kong v. Nam Tai Property Inc., described as a British Virgin Islands-domiciled, Hong Kong-based company, at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Writ of Summons and Statement of Claim alleging "a corrupt scheme to launder money or conceal corruption and fraud" in Gulf Investment Corporation, of Kuwait, and General Retirement and Social Insurance Authority, of Qatar v. Port Link GP Ltd., of the Cayman Islands; Mark Eric Williams, of Georgia, USA; Wellspring Capital Group Inc., of Georgia, USA; KGL Investment Company Asia, of the Cayman Islands; Apache Asia Limited, of Hong Kong; Apache Asia Limited, of Macao; Ronald Henry Ayliffe, of Singapore, and Elite First Investment Limited, of the British Virgin Islands, at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in ADM CCL Investments Fund I LP v. The Registrar of Exempted Limited Partnerships at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form in Cheung Lup Yun Peter, as administrator of the Estate of Cheung Ching Yee Matilda, of Hong Kong v. Tze Fong Family Holdings Limited and Vistra (BVI) Limited at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

United Kingdom citizens Stephen Burton, 57, and James Wellesley, 55, have been criminally indicted for fraud and money laundering at federal court in New York for an alleged $99.4 million wine-based investment scam known as 'Bordeaux Cellars', which was the trading name for companies in England and Hong Kong.

Criminal Indictment alleging a $99.4 million wine-based investment fraud involving Bordeaux Cellars Limited and Bordeaux Cellars London Ltd., of Hong Kong and England, respectively, USA v. Stephen Burton, a citizen of the United Kingdom, and James Wellesley at the U. S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York.

One of the biggest copper and cobalt miners in the DR Congo - China-owned Tenke Fungurume - has been accused of transferring over $150 million from its Bank of America account in New York over the last month to avoid satisfying a $16.7 million arbitration award.

Application by Katanga Contracting Services SAS, of the Democratic Republic of Congo, to take discovery from Bank of America NA for use in "two proceedings in the United Kingdom against judgment debtor Tenke Fungurume Mining S.A.", filed at the U. S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.