Boster Assocs. v. Dynamic Finance Corp. CA2/2

BACKGROUND

Parties Boster is a British Virgin Islands corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Sai Wo Enterprises Limited (Sai Wo), a Hong Kong corporation that was wholly owned by Chen Din-Hwa (Chen) until his death in 2012. DFC is a California corporation and a wholly owned subsidiary of Dynamic Holding Corporation (DHC). DFC and DHC were also owned or controlled by Chen until 2003. Boster, DFC, and DHC were three of the many companies owned or controlled by Chen, who also owned and controlled the Nan Fung Group (Nan Fung Group), a privately held business with interests in shipping, property holding and development, investments, and financial services. Chen’s two daughters are Vivien and Angela Sabella Chen (Angela). Angela is the President of DHC and has owned or controlled DHC and DFC since 2003. Vivien is the Chairman, Managing Director, and Executive Director of Nan Fung International Holdings Ltd. (Nan Fung). Nan Fung and its subsidiaries comprise the Nan Fung Group. Angela and Vivien both reside in Hong Kong.

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