This article first appeared in The Edge Malaysia Weekly on June 19, 2017 - June 25, 2017
1 THE 300ft superyacht Equanimity built for US$250 million with money from the 2012 1MDB bond issues and a 2014 Deutsche Bank loan to 1MDB. DOJ says Jho Low took his parents, Low Hock Peng and Evelyn Goh Gaik Ewe, to view the yacht when it was being built.
2 2.5 million shares in Palantir Technologies bought by Tarek Obaid for US$2.0 million with money from Good Star
3 The Electrum private equity group, which was bought for US$150 million with money from the 2012 1MDB bond issues
4 Rights to the movie Dumb and Dumber and Daddy’s Home, produced by Red Granite, which received over US$200 million from the 2012 1MDB bond issues
5 A 1927 Metropolis poster by German artist Heinz Schulz for the eponymous silent movie; bought for US$1.2 million with cash from the 2012 1MDB bond issues
6 A Madison Park condominium in New York costing US$4.5 million, bought with money from the 2012 1MDB bond issues
7 Flywheel Sports Inc shares bought for US$3.0 million with money from the 2013 1MDB bond issues
8 11.72-carat, heart-shaped diamond (US$1.29million), 8.88-carat diamond pendant (US$3.8million), matching diamond jewellery set – diamond necklace, diamond earring, diamond bracelet, diamond ring (US$1.68 million), bought for Australian model Miranda Kerr with money from Deutsche Bank loan
9 Matching diamond ring and earrings (US$1.69 million) bought for Jho Low’s mother, Evelyn Goh, with money from the 2013 1MDB bond issues
10 A Picasso painting, Natue Morte au Crane de Taureau (US$3.28 million), bought with money from the 2013 1MDB bond issues
11 A Basquiat collage, Redman One, bought for US$9.19 million with money from the 2013 1MDB bond issues
12 A photograph, Boy With The Toy Hand Grenade (US$750,000) by Diane Arbus, bought with money from the 2013 1MDB bond issues
13 A penthouse and a flat with a view of Buckingham Palace at Stratton House in Mayfair, bought for £77 million in March 2010 with money from Good Star
14 Stratton Office, consisting of multiple office units, bought for £42 million in February 2014 with money from the 2013 1MDB bond issues
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