Case Study

World Manufacturing & Bravo Group

The Fire

  • A group of privately held Mexican, U.S. and Caribbean companies that were formed to provide automotive audio components under contract with two multi-national electronics companies made approximately $80 million in export loans from a Mexican Bank under fraudulent circumstances.
  • The electronics manufacturing contracts failed.
  • After litigation, two $22 million judgments were awarded to the Bank.

The Rescue

  • As Receiver, conducted an expedited corporate and forensic review.
  • After a determination was made that a basis existed to seek international Receiverships, appointed as Receiver in The British Virgin Islands and the Turks & Caicos Islands.
  • An intensive multi-country forensic and asset recovery effort was undertaken, while simultaneously overcoming offshore privacy and asset concealment efforts by the companies’ principals.
  • Fraudulent conveyance litigation was commenced in the Cayman Islands.
  • Asset Recovery litigation was commenced in Geneva, Switzerland.
  • Prepared and filed 14 operating and financial reports with the Texas State Court.

The Result

  • The Cayman High Court overturned the fraudulent conveyance and returned ownership and control of a Texas company that was later sold.
  • Reached a 6-figure settlement with U.S. brokerage house for complicit behavior by a Florida employee who concealed assets.
  • Recovered monies concealed in a Swiss branch of a Spanish bank under the name of a third-party company.
  • The principal filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
  • Successfully closed the case.