Category Archives: Liquidation

Liquidators bring an action against BVI fund

The liquidators of Weavering Fund’s UK operation began a civil case in London’s High Court against Magnus Peterson, CEO of Weavering and manager of its Macro Fund. Along with other employees of the fund, he is alleged of the breach … Continue reading

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Madoff’s feeder funds’ liquidation procedure: important decision taken

The Joint Liquidators from KryS Global, a law firm working from four jurisdictions, including the British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Bahamas and Bermuda, announced an important decision in the procedure of liquidation of the Fairfield Funds – Fairfield Sentry Ltd., … Continue reading

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Madoff’s feeder fund tries to recover money

Fairfield Sentry Ltd., one of Madoff’s feeder funds that transferred US$3.2 billion to him, sued a Swiss unit of Bank Morgan Stanley AG. The US fund, which is being liquidated under the supervision of the Commercial Division of the High … Continue reading

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SFO widens probe into Weavering Fund

UK’s Serious Fraud Office has widened its long-lasting investigation into hedge fund Weavering Capital and British Virgin Islands-registered offshore company Weavering Capital Fund Limited. The very complex investigation, which commenced more than a year ago with the liquidation of Weavering … Continue reading

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ARP Growth’s administrators cannot value the fund

The investors in the ARP Growth fund formally received a nil valuation of their investments, and now the losses from the fund’s manager Trio Capital Limited are to exceed US$180mln. The administrators of Trio Capital Limited, the accounting group PPB, … Continue reading

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Firepower’s director evidences at liquidators’ hearing

The director of Firepower Operations Pty Ltd, who also took the positions of the director and executive chairman of its parent company Firepower BVI, is giving his evidence at the liquidators’ hearing of the Firepower’s case. The Federal Court examination … Continue reading

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Madoff’s trustee and BVI funds’ liquidator dispute can be settled in BVI court

The process of liquidation and recovery of fees to investors into the BVI-registered Kingate Global Fund Limited and Kingate Euro Fund Limited, which are sued as the funds linked to Madoff Investment Securities LLC, may cause even more problems than … Continue reading

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BVI company alleged by Madoff trustee ignores lawsuit against it

Irving Picard, the trustee who liquidated Bernard Madoff’s fraud scheme, informed the judge in Manhattan Federal bankruptcy court that British Virgin Islands-based hedge fund Vizcaya Partners Ltd. missed a deadline to respond to a lawsuit accusing it of taking $150 … Continue reading

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Joint Provisional Liquidators appointed to BVI funds linked to Madoff company

On May 8, 2009, the Eastern Caribbean Supreme Court in the British Virgin Islands made an order appointing William Tacon and Richard Fogerty of Zolfo Cooper as Joint Provisional Liquidators of the British Virgin Islands-registered funds Kingate Global Fund Limited … Continue reading

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