Thread by @WendySiegelman

Trump Media & Technology Group is partnering with Digital World Acquisition Corp, a SPAC headed by Patrick F. Orlando who runs Benessere Capital

The CFO is Luis Orleans-Braganza, a royal prince from Brazil aligned with Bolsonaro

https://twitter.com/davidenrich/status/1451016169297743875?s=21

Trump’s new partner Patrick Orlando is CEO of another publicly listed special acquisition purpose corp (not linked to Trump) Yunhong International based in China

Yuhong and Giga Energy announced $7 billion deal in May but in September deal was cancelled

mobile.reuters.com/article/amp/id…

A quick clarification on "Luis Orleans-Braganza, a royal prince from Brazil" - Brazil does not have a ruling monarchy, but he is often referred to as a prince and is a member of the former imperial family

https://twitter.com/WendySiegelman/status/1451166246578397187?s=20

The September 2021 prospectus for Digital World Acquisition Corp. lists management:

Patrick Orlando, Chairman and CEO
Luis Orleans-Braganza, CFO

And Directors:
Lee Jacobson
Bruce J. Garelick
Justin Shaner
Eric Swider
Rodrigo Veloso

sec.gov/Archives/edgar…

SEC filing announcing Digital World Acquisition Corp entered Agreement & Plan of Merger with DWAC Merger Sub Inc. (a wholly-owned subsidiary of Purchaser) and Trump Media & Technology Group Corp (TMTG) and ARC Global Investments II LLC (Orlando's company)
sec.report/Document/00011…

From @MountainsStars - keep a lookout for "Trump Plus" as well - which lists services including television, sports, news, movies, digital multimedia, video games and more

https://twitter.com/MountainsStars/status/1451213937505153031?s=20

Interesting find by @braisincapital on Trump's new partner Patrick Orlando

One of his SPACs (not linked to Trump) Yuhong International lists CFO Andrey Novikov - his experience includes CTO Innovative Payment Solutions, COO/Director QPagos Corp, VP Qiwi

wsj.com/market-data/qu…

The CFO of Orlando's company Yuhong International Andrey Novikov was CTO of Innovative Payment Solutions (formerly QPagos) - which has some interesting owners HT @braisincapital

sec.gov/Archives/edgar…

CFO of Orlando's SPAC Yuhong International Andrey Novikov was CTO of Innovative Payment Solutions - 10% owner of Innovative - Jimmy Gibbs was noted in @CREWcrew request for investigation of flights provided to Nikki Haley HT @braisincapital

#SmallWorld

citizensforethics.org/wp-content/upl…

A bit more on Innovative Solutions - investor Vladimir Skigin who owns 5.65%

sec.gov/Archives/edgar…

Is noted here by @braisincapital as the brother of Dmitry Skigin

https://twitter.com/braisincapital/status/1431350686768263168?s=20

As @willjordan notes in this thread Dmitry Skigin was linked to various organized crime figures in St. Petersburg when Putin was mayor

https://twitter.com/willjordan/status/1204030920698798080?s=20

Trump’s new partner Patrick Orlando, CEO of Digital World Acquisition Corp also runs Benessere Capital

Like DWAC, Benessere was a blank check company / SPAC sponsored and advised by Shanghai China-based Arc Capital

Interview with Arc exec Sergio Camarero
m-a-worldwide.com/deal-benessere…

Deleted/retweeting some items - some outlets report Arc Capital is 18% owner of newly merged Trump Media and Technology Group & Digital World Acquisition Corp

However 18% owner is Arc Global Investments II LLC with Patrick Orlando as managing member (no known link w/Arc Capital)

Arc Capital and Patrick Orlando have done several deals together

Last year Orlando “launched four SPACs with the help of Shanghai-based investment bank ARC Capital.”

ohionewstime.com/trump-deal-bri…

And an Arc Capital pdf lists Orlando as a senior advisor

This 2017 SEC Division of Enforcement’s Post Hearing Brief described misstatements and omissions in registration of Arc Lifestyle, GO EZ, Nova Solutions and sought issuance of a stop order - & mentioned several founders/execs of DWAC advisor Arc Capital
sec.gov/litigation/apd…

Here's the management team at Shanghai based Arc Capital

All of them are mentioned in the 2017 SEC brief in the tweet above - Cinta, Lopez, (Xiaoyue aka Crystal) Zhang, Camarero, Hoyos
arccap.us/about-us/manag…

While little is known about Trump's new business & his new partners thru merger of Trump Media and Technology Group and Digital World Acquisition Corp - yesterday the company gained 350% in value, the market cap rose from $321 million to $1.47 billion

denvergazette.com/news/trumps-ne…

Another note there are two websites Arc Capital and Arc Group that share the same executives

Arc Capital represents M&A Worldwide in China and per this post on M&A's website: "ARC Capital, launched a new website under the new umbrella brand: ARC Group."

m-a-worldwide.com/arc-group-chin…

lol

https://twitter.com/AFP/status/1451556042513469447?s=20