Crystallex International Corporation v. Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela

  1. November 27, 2024

    Special Master In Citgo Sale Suit Goes Back To Drawing Board

    The special master overseeing the sale of Citgo's parent company in a proceeding aimed at satisfying billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt has agreed to abandon his proposed sales plan after it became clear how little support it had garnered from creditors, he told a Delaware judge on Tuesday.

  2. November 21, 2024

    Special Master Ordered To Turn Over Citgo Pact To Venezuela

    A Delaware federal judge has ordered his court-appointed special master to give Venezuela an unredacted version of a stock purchase agreement in the upcoming auction of oil giant Citgo's parent company, ruling the document must be made available to the public as well as the republic.

  3. November 18, 2024

    Venezuela Slams Withholding Of Stock Docs In Citgo Sale

    Venezuela has urged a Delaware federal judge to order a special master overseeing the auction of oil giant Citgo's parent company to give the country a copy of the now-executed and unredacted stock purchase agreement he made with another party.

  4. October 22, 2024

    Bondholders Cry Foul On Proposed Citgo Auction Process

    The holders of nearly $2 billion in defaulted Venezuelan bonds are fighting a proposed sales order under which an affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP is set to buy Citgo's parent company for $7.286 billion, arguing the order would gut the collateral guaranteed under a pact with Venezuela.

  5. October 01, 2024

    Complications Again Delay Citgo Sales Hearing In Delaware

    A federal judge in Delaware on Tuesday further delayed a forthcoming auction of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt, and he ordered additional briefing as he grapples with parallel litigation that allegedly threatens to undermine the sale process.

  6. September 27, 2024

    Elliot Unit To Pay $7.29B As Citgo Parent Co. Sale Looms

    An affiliate of hedge fund Elliott Investment Management LP has emerged as the successful bidder in an upcoming auction of Citgo's parent company aimed at satisfying billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt, agreeing to pay $7.286 billion to purchase the shares in PDV Holding Inc.

  7. September 25, 2024

    Gramercy Tells Del. Court Don't Capitulate To Citgo Bidders

    Hedge fund Gramercy is fighting a bid to halt litigation it filed in Texas and New York to collect on certain Venezuelan debt, telling a Delaware judge that it's just one entity in a sea of Venezuela's creditors pursuing litigation that could impact an upcoming sale of Citgo's parent company.

  8. August 28, 2024

    Citgo Auction Delayed Again, This Time Till November

    A Delaware federal judge has adjourned until November a closely watched sales process for Citgo's parent company — an auction aimed at satisfying billions of dollars' worth of Venezuelan debt — in order to provide a court-appointed special master more time to vet a yet undisclosed bidder.

  9. August 01, 2024

    CORRECTED: Delay Sought In Citgo Auction

    A Delaware federal judge has appeared open to postponing to October an auction for Citgo Petroleum Corp.'s parent company, a proceeding aimed at satisfying billions of dollars in Venezuelan debt. Correction: A previous version of this article mischaracterized the nature of Judge Stark's order. The error has been corrected.

  10. May 31, 2024

    Venezuela Can't DQ Special Master As Citgo Auction Looms

    Venezuela has again fallen short in its efforts to disqualify the special master overseeing the auction of Citgo's parent company to satisfy billions of dollars worth of the country's debt, after a Delaware judge ruled on Friday afternoon that its motivations behind the motion are "suspect."