In the early 2010s, a small Australian company tried to build a fleet of satellites before lenders, concerned about its chief executive officer’s flamboyant behaviour, pulled hundreds of millions of dollars of financing. The firm collapsed in 2015.More than a decade later, Singapore real estate tycoon Ching Chiat Kwong, who says he put US$100 million of his own money into NewSat, has not forgotten.The Supreme Court of Victoria begins hearing a case on Monday brought by the liquidators of the company against lenders Societe Generale, Credit Suisse – now owned by UBS Group – and Standard Chartered, as well as credit insurers Export-Import Bank of the United States, and Coface of France.
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Singapore tycoon sues banks for US$1 billion from collapse of Australian NewSat
Singaporean tycoon Ching Chiat Kwong is seeking US$1 billion in damages from several banks and credit insurers over the 2015 collapse of Australian satellite company NewSat. The Supreme Court of Victoria is hearing the case brought by NewSat's liquidators against lenders Societe Generale, Credit Suisse (now UBS Group), and Standard Chartered, as well as credit insurers Export-Import Bank of the United States and Coface of France.
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Singaporean tycoon Ching Chiat Kwong is seeking US$1 billion in damages from several banks and credit insurers over the 2015 collapse of Australian satellite company NewSat. The Supreme Court of Victoria is hearing the case brought by NewSat's liquidators against lenders Societe Generale, Credit Suisse (now UBS Group), and Standard Chartered, as well as credit insurers Export-Import Bank of the United States and Coface of France. NewSat, which aimed to build a satellite fleet, failed after lenders withdrew financing in the early 2010s due to concerns about the CEO's conduct. Kwong claims to have invested US$100 million of his own funds in the company. The lawsuit alleges the lenders' actions led to NewSat's downfall.
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The Supreme Court of Victoria is hearing the case.
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Ching Chiat Kwong claims he invested US$100 million of his own money into NewSat.
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Lenders pulled hundreds of millions of dollars of financing from NewSat.
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The lawsuit stems from the 2015 collapse of Australian company NewSat.
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Singapore tycoon Ching Chiat Kwong is suing banks for US$1 billion.
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