Court Freezes 3AC Co-Founders’ Assets Worth $1.14 Billion

cryptonews.com:

A British Virgin Islands court has issued an order freezing approximately $1.14 billion in assets belonging to the co-founders of Three Arrows Capital (3AC).

According to Teneo, the firm’s liquidator, the court order prohibits co-founders Su Zhu and Kyle Davies, as well as Davies’ wife Kelly Chen, from transferring or selling the assets, Bloomberg  reported  Thursday. 

Teneo estimates that creditors are owed around $3.3 billion.

Three Arrows Capital, formerly one of the largest crypto-native hedge funds, collapsed in 2022 due to a series of poor investments as well as a broader cryptocurrency market downturn.

“The worldwide freezing order has been sought in connection with claims that are being pursued by the liquidators that allege, amongst other things, that the founders should be held responsible for causing 3AC’s position to deteriorate by an amount that is equivalent to the value of the freezing orders sought,” Teneo said.

Previously based in Singapore, Three Arrows Capital filed for bankruptcy in the British Virgin Islands. 

Teneo has accused the founders of failing to cooperate meaningfully in the liquidation process.

In addition to the recent court order in the British Virgin Islands, the Singapore Court has previously issued a domestic freezing order.

The developments follow the  arrest of Su Zhu  in September at Singapore’s Changi Airport as he attempted to leave the country. 

Zhu and Davies were sentenced to four months in prison through a committal order for  contempt of court.

The former Three Arrow executives were issued subpoenas to cooperate with the investigations and activities of Teneo in unraveling issues that led to the implosion of the fund.

Both Zhu and Davies have been banned by