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.

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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.