Brazil

Foreign Judgment Registration in the amount of BRL 7,540,709 in Banco Votorantim S.A., of São Paulo, Brazil v. Kenneth Steven Pope, Starbucks Brasil Comércio de Cafés Ltda., Brazil Airport Restaurante S.A., and SouthRock Capital Ltda., all of São Paulo, Brazil, at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Application by Ibiuna Crédito Gestão de Recursos Ltda., described as "an independent asset management firm"; Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros XXXII S.A., described as "a company that specializes in securitization", and Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S.A. to take discovery from Riata Corporate Group LLC, described as "an oil & gas company founded in 1985 by Mr. Noah Mallone Mitchell", Mr. Pope’s uncle for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings pending in Brazil concerning the business operations of Starbucks and Subway in that country, held through the SouthRock Group, a group of U.S. and Brazilian companies controlled and owned by Kenneth Steven Pope", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas.

Application by Município de Mariana, in Brazil, and 730,000 other claimants to take discovery from Thomas DeGeorgio and Sondra Sultemeier for use in legal proceedings in England against BHP Group (UK) Ltd. and BHP Group Ltd. regarding the collapse of the Fundão Dam, near Belo Horizonte, Brazil, causing "the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Texas.

Application by Município de Mariana, in Brazil, and 730,000 other claimants to take discovery from Rene Mendoza for use in legal proceedings in England against BHP Group (UK) Ltd., formerly BHP Billiton Plc and BHP Group Plc, and BHP Group Ltd. regarding the collapse of the Fundão Dam near Belo Horizonte, in eastern Brazil, "unleashing the worst environmental disaster in Brazil’s history", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois.

Petition to Recognize and Confirm Arbitral Award in Álya Construtora S.A., of Brazil v. PDVSA Petróleo S.A. and Petróleos de Venezuela S.A., described as "state-owned entities created under the laws of Venezuela, at the U.S. District Court for the District of Delaware.

Joint Official Liquidators' First Report to Creditors of SCF Brazil, Cayman Feeder SPC (in Official Liquidation).

Petition to Enforce International Arbitration Award in Volvo Construction Equipment AB, of Sweden, and Volvo do Brasil Veículos Ltda, of Brazil v. Commercial Laeisz, Honduras S.A., of Honduras, and MAQSA Maquinaria Salvadoreña S.A., of El Salvador, at the Circuit Court of the 15th Judicial Circuit, in and for Palm Beach County, Florida.

Originating Application in the matter of Porto Seguro Investments Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Criminal Indictment in USA v. Dan Rotta, described as a Romania-born citizen and resident of USA, and Sergio Cernea, described as a citizen and resident of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Originating Application in the matter of MKC 2 Investments Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Originating Application in the matter of MKC Investments Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by Ativos Especiais II - Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios - NP and Ativos Especiais III - Fundo de Investimento em Direitos Creditórios - NP, described as "two investment funds organized under Brazilian law", to take discovery from The Clearing House Payments Company LLC and Morgan Stanley & Co. LLC for use in legal proceedings in Brazil "against Silvana Malandrini Mazza", who was described as "a Brazilian businesswoman" who "may be concealing certain funds and assets abroad", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Criminal Complaint alleging the defendant "concealed millions of dollars in assets and income from the IRS in Swiss bank accounts for several decades that he failed to report" involving, inter alia, individuals and entities in Brazil, British Virgin Islands, France, Hong Kong, Romania and Switzerland in USA v. Dan Rotta at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Keator Developments Limited in Paulo Roberto Otoch Baquit v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Application in Warung Silver Investments Ltd. v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Application by OIH Renewables Sàrl, of Luxembourg, to take discovery from Citibank, N.A., The Bank of New York Mellon, Société Générale, New York Branch; HSBC Bank USA, N.A., BNP Paribas USA, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., Barclays Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas, UBS AG, Bank of America, N.A., Standard Chartered Bank US, Commerzbank AG, New York Branch; Bank of China, New York Branch; Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., Safra National Bank of New York, Banco do Brasil S.A., and The Clearing House Payments Company L.L.C. for use in legal proceedings in Brazil "against Marco Aurélio Luz Goncalves" regarding allegations that he "might be concealing his assets by using offshore corporate structures and making fraudulent transfers of his assets to his family members, since he is seemingly able to comply with the alimony costs without showing any real source of funds", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Crystal Coast International Inc. in Amalia Maria Teixeira Boavista v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Application in the matter of Trinidad Investment Company Limited at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of SCF Brazil, Cayman Feeder SPC (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Bristol Assets Limited in Carla Kohn, of Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Chapter 11 Petition by GOL Linhas Aéreas Inteligentes SA, GOL Linhas Aéreas S.A., GTX S.A., GAC, Inc., Gol Finance (Luxembourg), Gol Finance (Cayman), Smiles Fidelidade S.A., Smiles Viagens e Turismo S.A., Smiles Fidelidade Argentina S.A., Capitânia Air Fundo de Investimento Multimercado Crédito Privado Investimento no Exterior, Sorriso Fundo de Investimento em Cotas de Fundos de Investimento Multimercado Crédito Privado Investimento no Exterior, and Gol Equity Finance, collectively described as "one of Brazil’s largest domestic airlines by market share, one of the leading low-cost carriers in South America, and one of the largest low-cost carriers globally", filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint in Genesis Global Technology Limited, described as "a foreign financial technology company" based in London, England v. Frazier & Deeter, LLC, described as a provider of "accounting and advisory services", at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Georgia.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding RRC & Sons Group Inc. in Rodney Rodrigues de Carvalho v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from eBay - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils without authorization, exploitation of raw materials, and extraction of mineral resources without authorization".

Another Cayman Islands mutual fund - SCF Brazil, Cayman Feeder SPC - associated with the Miami-based, Brazil-focused Prudent Group has collapsed, this one operated by Swedish national Jon Malmsäter, who has a history of dubious investment schemes, indebtedness, tax problems, and even domestic violence.

Originating Application in the matter of Discovery Express Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Valhala Limited in Bruno Constantino Santos, of Rio de Janeiro, Brazil v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Director Details for SCF Brazil, Cayman Ltd., obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 12th, 2024.

Director Details for SCF Brazil, Cayman Feeder SPC, obtained from the Cayman Islands General Registry on January 12th, 2024.

Letter to investors in SCF Brazil, Cayman Feeder SPC from directors Jon Malmsäter and Paulo César de Melo Ladeira, Jr. announcing that the Fund is going into voluntary liquidation.

Application by Ibiuna Crédito Gestão de Recursos Ltda., Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros S.A., and Travessia Securitizadora de Créditos Financeiros XXXII S.A. to take discovery from Goldman Sachs Group Inc., Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC, Santander Bank, N.A., The Clearing House Payments Company LLC, and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York for use in "foreign civil and criminal proceedings pending in Brazil concerning the business operations of Starbucks and Subway in that country, held through the SouthRock Group, a group of U.S. and Brazilian companies controlled and owned by Kenneth Steven Pope", filed at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Fixed Date Claim Form regarding Laresp Investments Limited in Luiz Antonio dos Santos Pretti v. The Registrar of Corporate Affairs at the British Virgin Islands High Court.

Originating Application in the matter of Barkhamsted International Ltd. at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Another Cayman Islands mutual fund - SPI Investment Fund SPC - affiliated with Miami Beach-based Swedish national Dennis Klemming's Prudent Group has gone into liquidation - 21 months after its independent directors were removed after uncovering evidence of fraud.

Respondent's Cross-Petition to Confirm Arbitral Award in Risen Energy Co. Ltd., of China v. Focus Futura Holding Participações S.A., of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Petition to Vacate Arbitral Award in Risen Energy Co. Ltd., of China v. Focus Futura Holding Participações S.A., of Brazil, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Originating Application in Looplex (Cayman) Holding, Ltd. v. The Registrar of Companies at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Eliza Fazan, of Expertisemais Perícias e Administração Judicial, as the Foreign Representative of Gam Empreendimentos e Participações Ltda. and Florida Paulista Açúcar e Etanol S.A., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Two Cayman Islands investment funds operated by Miami Beach-based Swedish citizen Dennis Klemming - Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC and Cayman Investment Funds SPC - have gone into liquidation after being unable to satisfy investors' redemption requests totaling nearly $50 million.

Registration of a Foreign Judgment from the Court of Justice of the State of São Paulo, in Brazil, in Magma Brasil Consultoria Ltda v. Augusto Grando and Ivanilde Pistorello at the Circuit Court of the Eleventh Judicial Circuit, in and for Miami-Dade County, Florida, USA.

Chapter 11 Petition by Mercon Coffee Corporation, of Coral Gables, Florida, USA; Cisa Export S.A., of the British Virgin Islands; Mercon B.V., of the Netherlands; Mercon Brasil Comercio de Cafe Ltda., of Brazil; Agro International Holding B.V., of Curaçao; Mercapital de Nicaragua, S.A., of Nicaragua; Distribuidora de Granos de Nicaragua, Sociedad Anonima, of Nicaragua; Comercial Internacional de Granos de Honduras, S.A., of Honduras; Mercon Guatemala, S.A., of Guatemala; Mercafe Vietnam Ltd., of the British Virgin Islands, and Comercial Internacional Exportadora, S.A., of Nicaragua, all part of the "Mercon Coffee Group", which was described as "a global, green coffee supplier with the purpose of building a better coffee world", at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of New York.

Complaint alleging securities fraud in Safety Shot Inc. v. Capybara Research, described as "a short selling research firm with an unknown principal place of business"; Igor Appelboom, described as a resident of Brazil, and Accretive Capital LLC, d.b.a. Benzinga, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York.

Application for the appointment of a Commissioner to collect evidence from Artemis Art Gallery - pursuant to a request for judicial assistance from Brazil - for a criminal investigation into "unknown subjects for smuggling, extraction of Brazilian fossils, exploration of raw materials without authorization, and mining mineral resources without authorization".

Chapter 15 Petition for Recognition of a Foreign Main Proceeding in Brazil by Oreste Nestor de Souza Laspro, of Laspro Consultores Ltda., as the Foreign Representative of BWA Brasil Tecnologia Digital Ltda., filed at the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint “for a sum exceeding one billion dollars” for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Wasserman Media Group LLC and Dentsu McGarry Bowen LLC at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint “for a sum exceeding one billion dollars” for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Vitor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Major League Baseball, Major League Baseball Enterprises Inc., Major League Baseball Properties Inc., Major League Baseball Promotion Corporation, and MLB Players Inc. at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Class Action Complaint "for a sum exceeding one billion dollars" for allegedly promoting unregistered securities issued by the FTX crypto group in Edwin Garrison, Brandon Orr, Leandro Cabo, Ryan Henderson, Michael Livieratos, Alexander Chernyavsky, Gregg Podalsky, Vijeth Shetty, Chukwudozie Ezeokoli, Michael Norris, Shengyun Huang, Victor Vozza, Kyle Rupprecht, Warren Winter, and Sunil Kavuri v. Mercedes-Benz Grand Prix Limited, d.b.a. Mercedes-AMG Petronas Formula One Team, at the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida.

Fact Sheet for SCF Brazil, Cayman Feeder SPC for October 2023.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of Cayman Investment Funds SPC (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.

Petition for Court Supervision of a Voluntary Liquidation in the matter of Cayman Investment Funds Master SPC (in Voluntary Liquidation) at the Grand Court of the Cayman Islands.