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The Nyrstar case: can justice still be done?
‘It seems that the justice system wants to send a strong message to politicians’, this week in Trends Tendances. Does the justice system...
Apr 71 min read
The Nyrstar Case: A Textbook Principal-Agent Problem
The classic 'principal-agent problem' played a central role in the Nyrstar case. Kris Vansanten describes how board members and legal...
Apr 52 min read
Acquisition of Belgian flagship Nyrstar: hidden reports that embarrass Trafigura
'The biggest robbery in Belgian industrial history' is how Le Vif magazine describes Trafigura's role in the takeover of Nyrstar's...
Mar 72 min read
“The biggest hold-up in Belgian industrial history”
“The greatest hold-up in Belgian industrial history” — that is how the magazine Le Vif describes Trafigura’s role in the acquisition of...
Mar 71 min read
Antwerp public prosecutor's office launches new investigation into zinc group Nyrstar
The Public Prosecution Service is now retracing its steps and has opened a new investigation. Antwerp Courthous e - © Fred Romero The...
Oct 8, 20242 min read
In the shadows: Did Deloitte facilitate a Cuckoo Scheme?
In an era where financial impropriety often involves more sophistication than force, the words of Warren Buffet and Charlie Munger in...
Apr 30, 20242 min read
Ladies and gentlemen, politicians, the floor is now yours.
Following more than five years of minority shareholders fighting against the alleged fraudulent takeover of Nyrstar by Trafigura, and...
Mar 28, 20241 min read
Auditor Deloitte hedges its bets on conviction in Nyrstar case
Following a period of over four years during which we have been urging the former and current commissioners of Nyrstar to take...
Feb 13, 20242 min read
Justice Department looks the other way in Nyrstar case
Rik Van Cauwelaert's column is spot on. 'The Belgian judiciary has a regrettable shortcoming: it is no longer able to resolve financial...
Jan 5, 20242 min read
Claim against auditor Deloitte in Nyrstar case
The minority shareholders of Nyrstar NV submitted a claim against Deloitte for its role in enabling and covering up the allegedly...
Dec 11, 20232 min read
Shareholders Can Block Sale of Crown Jewels
As a result of our battle against the allegedly fraudulent restructuring (read: "acquisition") by Trafigura of Nyrstar , minister of...
Jul 20, 20232 min read
Approach between parties in Nyrstar case comes to an abrupt end
At Nyrstar’s annual general meeting, the masks came off. Nyrstar’s proposal to nominate Mr. Taeymans as an independent director, along...
Jun 27, 20232 min read
Second group of Nyrstar shareholders takes legal action
Here is some more colour to support my statement that the Nyrstar General Meeting was a demonstration of malgoverno. The Board of...
Jun 25, 20232 min read
Where is the moral indignation about the Nyrstar case?
While Trafigura ransacks and incorporates Nyrstar, a jewel in our industrial crown, everyone stands by and watches. The Turnhout...
Jul 26, 20223 min read
Open letter: "Appeal to the Belgian Government and the Presidents of the Belgian Political Parties"
The signatories of this appeal are individuals or companies who intentionally invest in Belgian enterprises.We do this from a perspective...
May 28, 20206 min read
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