Nexia BT’s only Panama-registered companies are Konrad Mizzi’s, Keith Schembri’s and Egrant Inc

Published: May 9, 2016 at 10:06pm

I’ve just looked through the available data for Nexia BT. Nexia BT has set up 14 of the companies mentioned in the Panama Papers, and all but one were set up after March 2013. This is directly linked to the fact that the Panama Papers come from Mossack Fonseca’s server and Nexia BT began its relationship with Mossack Fonseca shortly before the general election. Karl Cini flew to Panama to meet the Mossack Fonseca people for the first time in February 2013.

The companies in the data are below.

1. Comerco Services Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up on 9 October 2013

2. Blue Sea Portfolio Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up on 14 May 2013 (Pierre Sladden’s company)

3. Willerby Trade Inc – British Virgin Islands – set up on 19 March 2013 (Brian Tonna’s company)

4. Torbridge Services Inc – British Virgin Islands – set up on 29 May 2013

5. Egrant Inc – Panama – set up on 8 July 2013

6. Hearnville Inc – Panama – set up on 9 July 2013 (Konrad Mizzi’s company)

7. Tillgate Inc – Panama – set up on 15 July 2013 (Keith Schembri’s company)

8. Selson Holding Corp – British Virgin Islands – set up in January 2011 and restructured in May 2013 (Malcolm Scerri’s company; he is Kasco Ltd’s managing director)

9. Colson Services Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up in January 2011 and restructured in May 2013 (Keith Schembri’s company)

10. Lester Holdings Group Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up in April 2011 and restructured in May 2013 (Adrian Hillman’s company)

11. Berdil Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up on 3 July 2013

12.Durellie Family Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up on 12 June 2014

13.SPX Services Ltd – British Virgin Islands – set up on 1 March 2012

14. Real Trade Investments Global Corp – British Virgin Islands – set up on 10 December 2015

You will notice that of the 14, only three are incorporated in Panama: Keith Schembri’s Tillgate Inc, Konrad Mizzi’s Hearnville Inc, and the mysterious Egrant Inc, for which there is no information in the Panama Papers data, though there is information in an email from Nexia BT to Mossack Fonseca in Panama that they would give the ultimate beneficial owner’s details over Skype and not in writing.

The shareholder and ultimate beneficial owner of Comerco Services Ltd is one Mary-Ellen Mercieca, and the company address is in Qingdao in China (Room A703, Guohua Mansion No. 2, Mingjiang Road).

Torbridge Services Inc’s shareholder and UBO is a Chinese man called Cheng Chen. I have his Chinese passport number from a separate document – it’s G32458221. The company address is in Moscow.

Berdil Ltd is owned by one Ivan Camilleri (married to a Turkish citizen) and the company address is Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia.

Durellie Family Ltd is owned by a family of three called Emanuel Mizzi, Carmen Mizzi and Rita Mizzi, who appear to be from Paola. The relationship between them is unclear. The company’s registered address is at No. 201, Unit 5, Building 7, Cangnan Hutong, Dongcheng, Beijing, China.

The only two of these companies in which the shareholders and UBOs are completely concealed by nominees, with no further available details, are Egrant Inc in Panama and SPX Services Ltd in the British Virgin Islands.

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