Kingate Global Fund
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Kingate Global Fund was an offshore investment fund that acted as a major feeder fund channeling client money into Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Kingate Euro Fund | 1 |
| Kingate Global Fund canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7612028 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingate Global Fund Context triple: [Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC Ponzi scheme, usedFeederFunds, Kingate Global Fund]
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A.
Silk Road Fund
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B.
Skoll Global Threats Fund
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C.
Corestate Capital
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D.
Narya Capital
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E.
Lantern Capital Partners
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Kingate Global Fund Target entity description: Kingate Global Fund was an offshore investment fund that acted as a major feeder fund channeling client money into Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
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A.
Silk Road Fund
The Silk Road Fund is a Chinese state-backed investment fund that finances infrastructure and development projects in countries participating in the Belt and Road Initiative.
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B.
Skoll Global Threats Fund
Skoll Global Threats Fund is a philanthropic organization focused on addressing global challenges such as climate change, pandemics, water security, nuclear proliferation, and Middle East conflict through targeted grants and initiatives.
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C.
Corestate Capital
Corestate Capital is a European real estate investment and asset management firm known for acquiring and managing prominent commercial properties.
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D.
Narya Capital
Narya Capital is a venture capital firm co-founded by U.S. politician and author J.D. Vance that focuses on investing in early-stage technology and industrial companies, particularly in the American Midwest.
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E.
Lantern Capital Partners
Lantern Capital Partners is a private equity firm known for acquiring the assets of The Weinstein Company and backing the formation of Lantern Entertainment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | offshore investment fund ⓘ |
| administrator | Kingate Management Limited ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Bernard L. Madoff
ⓘ
linked to:
Bernie Madoff
|
| auditor |
PwC (PricewaterhouseCoopers)
ⓘ
linked to:
PricewaterhouseCoopers
|
| basedIn | British Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| became | insolvent following Madoff scandal ⓘ |
| businessModel | raising capital and allocating substantially all assets to Madoff ⓘ |
| channeledClientMoneyTo | Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme ⓘ |
| collapsedFollowing | arrest of Bernard L. Madoff in December 2008 ⓘ |
| currencyDenomination | primarily U.S. dollars ⓘ |
| custodyOfAssetsDelegatedTo | Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ⓘ |
| domiciledIn | British Virgin Islands ⓘ |
| estimatedAssetsInvestedWithMadoff | billions of US dollars ⓘ |
| experienced | near-total loss of assets after revelation of Madoff fraud ⓘ |
| facedClaimsFrom |
SIPA trustee for Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC
ⓘ
linked to:
Madoff trustee Irving Picard
|
| headquarteredIn | offshore jurisdiction ⓘ |
| investedWith | Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC exclusively or predominantly ⓘ |
| investmentManager | Kingate Management Limited ⓘ |
| investmentStrategyDescribedAs | split-strike conversion strategy via Madoff ⓘ |
| involvedIn | Madoff investment scandal ⓘ |
| legalForm | offshore investment vehicle ⓘ |
| linkedTo |
FIM group of companies
ⓘ
global network of Madoff feeder funds ⓘ |
| marketedTo | international investors ⓘ |
| notedAs | one of the largest Madoff feeder funds ⓘ |
| offered | shares to non-U.S. investors ⓘ |
| operatedAs | feeder fund to Bernard L. Madoff Investment Securities LLC ⓘ |
| promoter |
FIM Advisers LLP
ⓘ
FIM Limited ⓘ |
| provided | account statements to investors based on Madoff-reported returns ⓘ |
| regulatoryJurisdiction | British Virgin Islands financial authorities ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Kingate Euro Fund
ⓘ
linked to:
Kingate Global Fund
|
| riskFactor | concentration risk in single manager Madoff ⓘ |
| roleInMadoffCase | significant feeder fund increasing scale of Ponzi scheme ⓘ |
| servedAs | major conduit of European and international capital to Madoff ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
claims and disputes over due diligence failures
ⓘ
clawback actions by Madoff trustee Irving Picard ⓘ investor lawsuits after Madoff collapse ⓘ regulatory and civil investigations in multiple jurisdictions ⓘ settlement agreements with Madoff trustee ⓘ |
| targetedInvestorsIn |
Asia
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ Latin America ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfOperation | prior to December 2008 ⓘ |
| typeOfInvestors |
high-net-worth individuals
ⓘ
institutional investors ⓘ |
| usedStructure | feeder fund into single underlying manager (Madoff) ⓘ |
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Subject: Kingate Global Fund Description of subject: Kingate Global Fund was an offshore investment fund that acted as a major feeder fund channeling client money into Bernard Madoff’s Ponzi scheme.
Referenced by (2)
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linked to: Kingate Global Fund