Hey Apes, Crux here. I’m the degen untangling the web that is Ken Griffin’s Citadel Empire.
I have a new tidbit of info for you today. A small, steaming, turd nugget that the media has never reported on 💩
TLDR: Skip ahead to see pics of Griffin’s chopper

0. Background (skip if you don’t care how I figured this out)

Ken Griffin and Citadel’s well publicized move from Chicago to Miami, announced earlier this year, had one potentially unintended consequence. When they moved, all the companies holding Griffin’s personal assets were registered with the Florida Division of Corporations with an address of 200 S. Biscayne Blvd, Suite 3300, Southwest Financial Center, in Miami. That is the address of Citadel’s new headquarters.
What’s the big deal? From an open source/public records standpoint, which is what I use for my investigations, it was immensely helpful.
Griffin had not registered all of these companies in Illinois. If they were registered in Illinois, the records were not helpful, i.e. only confirming that the company exists. Florida’s records contain more information like an “authorized representative” (person who can sign on behalf of the company) or “member” (person/entity who owns the company).
These records have led to numerous new leads to investigate, which have resulted (so far) in my finding other assets that have gone unreported in the media such as real estate, sports cars, and that he is co-owner of a helicopter with two of his billionaire buddies.
Spicy. But let’s focus on the helicopter for now.

1. The Helicopter

One company registered in Florida was NYHCH LLC. [assumed acronym for: New York Helicopter Holding LLC] It was a “foreign” LLC, meaning it was first registered in another state, and the registered address matches Citadel’s Miami headquarters. Further, the sole member listed was KP Holdings LLC, which has been previously established as the primary holding company of Ken Griffin’s personal assets. Link to Florida filing: https://tinyurl.com/yvffa23b
NYHCH LLC registered address matching Citadel's new Miami headquarters address.
KP Holdings LLC is the sole member listed.
Federal Aviation Administration (FAA) registration records reveal NYHCH LLC is one of four owners of a Sikorsky S-76D helicopter, N-number N800SG. Link to FAA registry: https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=800SG
FAA registry owners of N800SG
Here is N800SG:
Photo credit: Haofeng Yu
Photo credit: Haofeng Yu
"Whirlybird LLC" is registered at the same address as the Los Angeles accounting firm Breslauer Rutman & Anderson, and California filings show the type of business is "Aircraft Related":
https://preview.redd.it/4rvo7muzgyw91.png?width=755&format=png&auto=webp&s=bff180666b34f94565ebcea55ee523ebbdc22437
You can search California business filings here: https://bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov/search/business
This firm maintains a low profile; best I can tell from reviewing LinkedIn profiles is that they provide accounting, tax and other business services for high net worth individuals and family offices. I didn't spend much time looking into them, as this role makes sense given the other three owners.

2. David Geffen, Barry Diller and Blade

David Geffen has been the founder of record companies, including the David Geffen Company (DGC) and was a co-founder of Dreamworks. Forbes estimates he is worth $7.7 billion. Source. Geffen is also a collector of expensive art, and in 2016 sold two paintings for $500 million to Ken Griffin. Source.
Barry Diller founded Fox Broadcasting, USA Broadcasting, was Chairman and CEO of Paramount Pictures, and is still the Chairman and CEO of IAC, a media conglomerate, which he founded. Forbes estimates he is worth $3.8 billion. Source.
Here is a picture of David Geffen and Barry Diller doing their best evil billionaire looks:
David Geffen (L) and Barry Diller (R)
Back to the helicopter.
DGC-VTOL LLC is David Geffen’s holding company for the helicopter. [assumed acronym for: David Geffen Company Vertical Take-Off and Landing LLC]
A California filing for the company reveals that the David Geffen Company is the membemanager and the type of the business is simply “HELICOPTER”. Link to the California filing: https://tinyurl.com/5asmjn8f
DGC VTOL LLC filing
Arrowcopter LLC appears to be Barry Diller’s holding company for the helicopter. This connection is more difficult to make; I’ve not been able to find public documents directly linking Diller to Arrowcopter. However, there are a couple pieces of evidence suggesting given the “Arrow” prefix of the company’s name:
“Arrow Partners” is the family office of Barry Diller and his wife, Diane von Furstenberg.
Source: https://www.pionline.com/article/20050118/ONLINE/501180705/arrow-partners-the-family-office-of-barry-diller-and-the-von
Barry Diller is Trustee of “Arrow 1999 Trust”, which invested in a company named Blade Air Mobility, Inc., f/k/a Blade Urban Air Mobility, Inc. (“BLADE”). Source: https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgadata/1779128/000110465922070615/tm2217172-3_424b3.htm
What is BLADE? They describe themselves as a “technology-powered, global air mobility platform,” who “neither owns nor operates aircraft,” and focuses on “booking and aggregating fliers through our mobile app.” Source: Id., at 1.
BLADE is the Uber of helicopters.
Geffen and Diller all invested in BLADE, which was apparently newsworthy:
Snip from the Reuters article linked above.
Griffin was also invested through Citadel, as shown in the prospectus I linked above.
excerpt of page 13
excerpt of page 14
One can also look back in time at N800SG's flight paths using ADSB Exchange. It hasn't flown in a couple of weeks, but here are a couple of days flights flying routes where BLADE helicopters fly.
Oct 12, 2022: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aae374&lat=40.924&lon=-73.693&zoom=9.6&showTrace=2022-10-12
https://preview.redd.it/clb7849dgyw91.png?width=1074&format=png&auto=webp&s=83c841155ba21934a3ab705fc7fe797a0abc9ad8
Oct 10, 2022: https://globe.adsbexchange.com/?icao=aae374&lat=40.922&lon=-73.210&zoom=8.6&showTrace=2022-10-10
https://preview.redd.it/po5pjy3cgyw91.png?width=1100&format=png&auto=webp&s=eaeb23321232b96965ace749ef90d012c3047c43
So Ken Griffin and his billionaire buddies bought a helicopter to rent it out through a company they invested in. No crime, but interesting, and like I had said I do not believe the media had previously reported these facts.

3. Microsoft-Activision merger

No crime with Blade, but did you think I would end this post without any controversy? Hell no. Whenever I start digging into Ken Griffin’s shit I find, well, more shit.
In March of this year the Wall Street Journal reported that Diller, Geffen and Alexander von Furstenberg (Diller's wife's son) were under investigation for trading options days before Microsoft's acquisition of Activision was announced. They allegedly made $60 million on the options trade. Source: https://www.wsj.com/articles/u-s-probes-options-trade-that-gained-on-microsoft-activision-deal-11646787000
One of the best parts of the article:
https://preview.redd.it/6vymf707gyw91.png?width=737&format=png&auto=webp&s=5545b565e270640572a5573090d1cd77310a5576
Isn't that how inside trading happens?
But they claimed to have no knowledge of the deal:
https://preview.redd.it/egbppun5gyw91.png?width=716&format=png&auto=webp&s=dcc8c476af60b68e10242828d39f6849ad10210b
I have not seen resolution to this matter yet; I'm sure their attorneys are negotiating a settlement for pennies on the dollar of the alleged ill-gotten profits. I haven't looked into Citadel's position on this, but I imagine if they purchased options between quarterly reporting dates, and just prior to the announcement that represented <5% of the stock, that they would not have to disclose their position.
That's all I've got for now, happy weekend apes. 👊
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Ken Griffin owns a helicopter with his billionaire buddies David Geffen and Barry Diller. They rent it out like an Uber. Geffen and Diller are also under investigation by the DOJ and SEC for insider trading 🤔

0. Background (skip if you don’t care how I figured this out)

1. The Helicopter

2. David Geffen, Barry Diller and Blade

3. Microsoft-Activision merger

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