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Mazars issues ‘adverse’ audit opinion on asset management group’s latest accounts
...Additional reporting by Robert Smith...
German financier is trying to fend off litigation from a number of aggrieved creditors
...It will include appearances by Queen Latifah, Lizzo, Ben Platt, Cynthia Erivo and Lea Michele....
Financier named among suspects following two-year police investigation into collapse of funds offered by bank
...Additional reporting by Will Louch and Cynthia O’Murchu...
Companies listed on bills tell the FT they did not do the stated business
Financier had tried to back out of 2020 deal to buy half of Global Champions citing financial difficulties caused by the pandemic
Controversial financier has pledged to find half a billion euros in ‘weeks’
Israeli company mounted operation to oust Hertha Berlin president, according to court documents
Investors in asset manager were hit by group’s outsized exposure to German financier Lars Windhorst
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Natixis, KPMG and CACEIS also sued in first major litigation relating to illiquid asset scandal
...Cynthia MiyashitaGatika, Biscay, Spain...
Injunction stems from ArcelorMittal’s 2019 sale of European steel plants to Liberty
London high court judge finds financier deliberately missed hearing in case brought by creditor
Flamboyant owner of obscure website claims files were “absolutely not secret”
...That was before DD’s Robert Smith and FT investigative journalist Cynthia O’Murchu exposed that H2O had poured nearly €1.5bn into Windhorst’s network of rickety ventures back in 2019....
...john.burn-murdoch@ft.com, @jburnmurdoch Letter in response to this column: Why the prophet of pessimism may be right about innovation / From Cynthia Miyashita, Gatika, Biscay, Spain...
...If readers know anything more about either Gupta’s trading operations, do get in touch with us at robert.smith@ft.com and cynthia.omurchu@ft.com...
Silver Bank’s shareholder has ties to alleged fraudster Prateek Gupta
Penalty comes as asset manager announces first repayment to investors with frozen funds
...This astonishing episode is just one of many in a must-read cover story for FTWeekend Magazine by my colleagues Cynthia O’Murchu and Robert Smith....
Investigation by law firm puts financier at centre of exit of German FC’s former president
Asset manager was pouring investors’ money into financier’s ventures when post was proposed
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