Potentsiaalne Zipmexi investor palub tegevjuhil Marcus Limil oma aktsiatest loobuda

A potential investor in troubled South Asian crypto exchange Zipmex has asked the company’s founder and group CEO Marcus Lim to forfeit all his shares, according to an email obtained by The Block.

Chalermchai Mahagitsiri teisipäeval oma esindaja kaudu saadetud e-kirjas paluti Limil potentsiaalse investeeringu sulgemisel 100% oma aktsiatest loobuda. Eelmine kuu, Blokk teatas et Tai miljardäri ja kohvikuninga Prayudh Mahagitsiri poeg Mahagitsiri on üks kahest osapoolest, kes peavad Zipmexiga edasijõudnud investeerimisläbirääkimisi.

“We request the Zipmex Team to prepare a confirmation letter of your share forfeiture for you to sign and to take effect at closing,” the email addressed to Lim reads. “We look forward to moving on from this situation and receiving this confirmation letter.”

zipmex peatanud klientide väljavõtmised juulis tänu oma kokkupuutele Babel Finance'i ja Celsiusega, mis on kaks kimpus olnud krüptolaenuandjat, kes külmutasid juunis klientide rahalised vahendid. Zipmexil on Hinnanguliselt selle kogu kokkupuude Paabeli ja Celsiusega on 53 miljonit dollarit ja see on teatatud soovivad investoritelt umbes nii palju koguda. Zipmexil on aega kuni 2. dets oma finantsprobleemide lahendamiseks, olles augustis saanud Singapuri kõrgemalt kohtult kolmekuulise moratooriumipikenduse.

“As my team and I continue to work towards bringing in new investments to make our customers whole, negotiations with various parties are entering a critical phase,” Lim told The Block in emailed comments. “As such, I am unable to comment on any details as there is a non-disclosure agreement (NDA) between parties and until they have been agreed upon by all stakeholders I cannot disclose more. I am however surprised any interaction (even if it occurred) was leaked given the NDA.”

Lim has also been a target of Zipmex’s existing shareholders, who have been seeking his departure, according to a Bloomberg aru from last month. The report said at least one “large” Zipmex shareholder wrote to Lim asking him to resign, citing a loss of trust among partners and the firm’s severe cash crunch.

A Zipmex spokesperson told The Block: “Zipmex is in talks with investors to raise capital as we have previously stated. Part of those conversations include discussion of structural changes to strengthen management.”

Jääb näha, kas Lim nõustub oma aktsiatest loobuma. Eelmisel kuul ta ütles the Australian Financial Review he intends to stay on and work on a restructuring plan to make Zipmex’s customers whole — unless the firm’s new major shareholders tell him to resign.

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“This plan includes potentially bringing in new majority shareholders who may want a greater say in management decisions,” Lim told the AFR at the time. “Should this happen, my co-founder Akalarp [Yimwilai] and I have made it clear that we will fully cooperate with them and their wishes in the event they may be looking for a management change.”

Indeed, The Block has also obtained a separate letter dated Aug. 14, in which Yimwilai, who is also the CEO of Zipmex’s Thailand unit, offered to resign from his director and CEO posts and forfeit all his shares upon the closing of an investment or acquisition of Zipmex Asia. In that letter, written to Zipmex’s board and shareholders, Yimwilai also expected Lim to “make the same decisions.”

Yimwilai ei vastanud pressiajal kommentaaritaotlusele.

Zipmex Group haldab viit üksust – Zipmex, Zipmex Asia, Zipmex Thailand, Zipmex Indonesia ja Zipmex Australia – ning kõik need üksused taotlesid Singapuri kõrgemalt kohtult võlausaldajate kaitset.

Värskendus: lugu värskendati, et lisada Zipmexi kommentaar. 

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