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| Type | Public |
|---|---|
| Founded | 2013 |
| Defunct | April 2020 |
| Fate | Liquidation |
Eligere Investments plc was a company that traded in environmental services such as the generation, provision and distribution of voluntary carbon offsets. The company received a warning from the UK's Financial Conduct Authority that it may be providing financial services or products in the UK without authorisation. [1] The company became insolvent in 2017 and was liquidated in April 2020. [2]
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As of October 2014, William Redford is the company's chief executive officer. [3] [4] [5]
The company was formerly traded on the GXG Market in Denmark but trading in the company's shares was suspended by GXG in early June 2015. [6]
Following a reorganisation in April 2015, the ordinary shares of Eligere Investments were 67% owned by Kijani Resources Limited, a special purpose vehicle of the Kijani Commodity Fund that is a segregated portfolio of the Brighton Segregated Portfolio Company (SPC) based in the Cayman Islands. [3] On 1 June 2015, the Cayman Islands Monetary Authority announced that Brighton SPC had been placed in Controllership following a forensic examination of the fund by accountants. The controllers now have complete authority over the fund in order to protect the interests of investors and creditors. [7]
The UK's Financial Conduct Authority has warned that Eligere may be providing financial services or products in the UK without their authorisation. [1]
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