Guo Wengui / Miles Guo — bankruptcy case · ORDER · ECF #4988

UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

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In re: : :

HO WAN KWOK, et al., : :

Debtors. : :

MONTHLY FEE STATEMENT OF KROLL, LLC FOR COMPENSATION AND REIMBURSEMENT OF EXPENSES FOR PERIOD FROM DECEMBER 1, 2025 THROUGH DECEMBER 31, 2025

In accordance with the Order Establishing Procedures for Interim Compensation and

Reimbursement of Expenses for Retained Professionals, dated August 18, 2023 [Docket No.

2094] (the "Interim Compensation Order"),[2] Kroll, LLC ("Kroll") hereby submits this monthly

statement (the "Monthly Fee Statement") seeking compensation for services rendered and

reimbursement of expenses incurred as forensic investigators to Luc A. Despins, in his capacity

as the chapter 11 trustee (the "Trustee") appointed in the chapter 11 case of Ho Wan Kwok, for

the period from December 1, 2025 through and December 31, 2025 (the "Fee Period"). By this

Monthly Fee Statement, Kroll respectfully requests payment of 80% of all fees and 100% of all

expenses actually and necessarily incurred for services rendered during the Fee Period, in the

amounts of \$52,721.04 and \$1,276.36, respectively.

1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).

2 Capitalized terms not otherwise defined herein shall have the meanings ascribed to such terms in the Interim Compensation Order.

1. Attached hereto as Exhibit A is a timekeeper summary that includes the name, title, service line, standard rate, discounted rate, total hours, and total fees earned for each Kroll individual who provided services during the Fee Period. The rates charged by Kroll for services rendered to the Trustee are discounted per the engagement letter to the rates that Kroll charges generally for professional services rendered to its non-bankruptcy clients.

2. Attached hereto as Exhibit B is a summary of Kroll's services rendered and compensation sought for the Fee Period organized by Project Category.

3. Attached hereto as Exhibit C is a summary of Kroll's services rendered and compensation sought for the Fee Period organized by Matter ID.

4. Attached hereto as Exhibit D is a summary of Kroll's expenses incurred and reimbursement sought for the Fee Period organized by Expense Type.

5. Attached hereto as Exhibit E are Kroll's fee statements for services provided during the Fee Period.

6. Notice of this Monthly Fee Statement will be given by email on the Notice Parties: (i) Luc A. Despins, as chapter 11 trustee for the estate of Ho Wan Kwok (lucdespins@paulhastings.com); (ii) Counsel for the Trustee, (x) Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, New York 10166 (Attn: G. Alexander Bongartz (alexbongartz@paulhastings.com) and Douglass Barron (douglassbarron@paulhastings.com)) and (y) Neubert, Pepe & Monteith, P.C., 195 Church Street, 13th Floor, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (Attn: Douglas S. Skalka (dskalka@npmlaw.com) and Patrick R. Linsey (plinsey@npmlaw.com)); (iii) the Office of The United States Trustee, Giaimo Federal Building, 150 Court Street, Room 302, New Haven, Connecticut 06510 (Attn: Steven E. Mackey

(steven.e.mackey@usdoj.gov)); (iv) counsel for the Official Committee of Unsecured Creditors, Pullman & Comley, LLC, 850 Main Street, 8th Floor, PO Box 7006, Bridgeport, Connecticut 06601-7006 (Attn: Irve J. Goldman (igoldman@pullcom.com); and (v) counsel for Pacific Alliance Asia Opportunity Fund L.P., O'Melveny & Myers LLP, 7 Times Square, New York, New York 10036 (Attn: Peter Friedman (pfriedman@omm.com) and Stuart M. Sarnoff (ssarnoff@omm.com) (collectively, the "Notice Parties").

7. Objections to this Monthly Fee Statement, if any, must be filed with the Court and served upon (i) Kroll (Attn: Allen Pfeiffer (allen.pfeiffer@kroll.com) and (ii) the Notice Parties by email no later than February 13, 2026 at 4:00 p.m. (prevailing Eastern Time) (the "Objection Deadline"), setting forth the nature of the objection and the specific amount of fees or expenses at issue.

8. If no objections to this Monthly Fee Statement are filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, the estate shall promptly pay Kroll 80% of the fees and 100% of the expenses identified in this Monthly Fee Statement.

9. To the extent that an objection to this Monthly Fee Statement is filed and received on or before the Objection Deadline, the estate shall withhold payment of that portion of this Monthly Fee Statement to which the objection is directed and promptly pay the remainder of the fees and expenses in the percentages set forth above. To the extent such an objection is not resolved, it shall be preserved and scheduled for consideration at the next interim fee application hearing.

By: /s/ Allen Pfeiffer Allen Pfeiffer KROLL, LLC 55 East 52nd Street, Floor 17 New York, New York 10055 UNITED STATES BANKRUPTCY COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT BRIDGEPORT DIVISION

In re: :

HO WAN KWOK, : :

Debtors. :

The undersigned hereby certifies that on the date hereof, the foregoing Monthly Fee Statement was electronically filed. In addition, a copy of the Monthly Fee Statement was served by email on the Notice Parties. Parties may access this filing through the Court's CM/ECF system.

Dated: January 23, 2026 By: /s/ G. Alexander Bongartz New York, New York G. Alexander Bongartz (admitted pro hac vice) PAUL HASTINGS LLP 200 Park Avenue New York, New York 10166 (212) 318-6000 alexbongartz@paulhastings.com

1 The Debtors in these chapter 11 cases are Ho Wan Kwok (also known as Guo Wengui, Miles Guo, and Miles Kwok, as well as numerous other aliases) (last four digits of tax identification number: 9595), Genever Holdings LLC (last four digits of tax identification number: 8202) and Genever Holdings Corporation. The mailing address for the Trustee, Genever Holdings LLC, and Genever Holdings Corporation is Paul Hastings LLP, 200 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10166 c/o Luc A. Despins, as Trustee for the Estate of Ho Wan Kwok (solely for purposes of notices and communications).

Timekeeper Title Service Line Standard Discounted Total Total Fees

Parizek, Pam Managing Director Forensic Investigations

Ellison, Nick Managing Director Cyber Risk \$ 935 \$ 748 7.0 \$ 5,236.00 Horwitz, Trevor Managing Director Cyber Risk \$ 935 \$ 748 15.0 \$ 11,220.00 Lazarus, Jordan Senior Manager Forensic Investigations and Intelligence \$ 605 \$ 545 5.3 \$ 2,888.50 Lomas, Adam Senior Manager Forensic Investigations and Intelligence \$ 605 \$ 545 71.9 \$ 39,185.50 Levenson, Patrick Associate Manager Forensic Investigations and Intelligence \$ 420 \$ 378 3.8 \$ 1,436.40 Carleton, Gerard Associate Forensic Investigations and Intelligence \$ 385 \$ 347 3.0 \$ 1,041.00 Wee, Si Kai Associate Forensic Investigations and Intelligence \$ 385 \$ 347 7.0 \$ 2,425.50 Total Hours and Fees:

Blended Hourly Rate:

SUMMARY OF COMPENSATION BY PROJECT CATEGORY

U.S. Trustee Task Code and Project Category Hours Billed Fees Billed

B120 Asset Analysis and Recovery 17.2 \$

B160 Fee/Employment Applications 5.4 \$

B180 Avoidance Action Analysis 70.9 \$

B181 Preference Analysis and Recovery Actions - \$

B182 Post-Petition Transfers and Recovery Actions - \$

Other Contested Matters (excl. B190 assumption/rejections motions) - \$

00001 General Debtor Representation 28.2 \$ 20,281.60 00002 Asset Recovery Investigation and Litigation 68.8 \$ 35,080.90 00003 HK USA Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00004 Bravo Luck Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00005 PAX Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00006 SN Apartment Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00007 Greenwich Land Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00008 AIG Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00009 Mei Guo Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00010 Interpleader Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00011 HCHK Adversary Proceeding 19.3 \$ 10,538.80 00012 Golden Spring Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00013 Mahwah Adversary Proceeding - \$ -

00015 Lamp Capital Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00016 G-Club Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00017 Rule of Law Adversary Proceeding - \$ - 00018 UAE Asset Recovery Actions - \$ - 00019 Leading Shine Adversary Proceeding - \$ -

Expense Category Matter ID Task Code Expense Amount

Database and Research Fees for Asset Recovery Investigation and Asset Analysis and \$

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Representation General Litigation Review email from A. Barkhouse re: litigation, outreach to Nick Ellison re:

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Meeting with Paul Hastings [S. Maza, D.

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.

Applications Review, research and respond to Paul

Analysis Analysis of methods of transfers pertaining to certain transfers to 0.9 \$

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

pending/upcoming mediation sessions. 0.4 \$

Lazarus, Jordan 12/2/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Correspondence with A. Lomas and NPM

Analysis Attention to requested forfeiture analysis

Representation General Litigation Coordinate with Paul Hastings (D.

Recovery Conduct research and analysis 7.0 \$

Analysis Respond to inquiry from Paul Hastings [S. Maza] re: format of working forfeiture

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

pending/upcoming mediation sessions. 0.1 \$

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Analysis Revisions of tables of transfers to

comment from NPM Law [P. Linsey]. 0.2 \$

Carleton, Gerard 12/3/2025 Asset Recovery

Analysis Attention to requested forfeiture analysis

Levenson, Patrick 12/3/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Address research coordination; database

Levenson, Patrick 12/4/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Address research coordination; database

Representation General Litigation Coordination re: expert witness report and testimony re:

Analysis Revisions of tables of transfers to

Carleton, Gerard 12/4/2025 Asset Recovery

Representation General Litigation Review of

with P. Parizek and Paul Hastings (D. Baron) re: expert witness testimony. 2.0 \$

Lazarus, Jordan 12/4/2025 General Debtor

Applications Billing - Prepare November 2025 monthly

Representation General Litigation Call with D. Barron, Nick Ellison re:

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

pending/upcoming mediation sessions. 0.1 \$

Lazarus, Jordan 12/4/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Correspondence with A. Lomas and NPM

Applications Call with A. Bongartz re: subcontractor

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: additional address research

Analysis Analysis of transfers pertaining to

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K.

Applications Call with A. Bongartz re: subcontractor

resend to A. Bongartz (.1), call with A.

Analysis Research with respect to address for

Horwitz, Trevor 12/8/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Review and analysis of disclosure

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: transfers with respect to 0.2 \$

Analysis Document review/research with respect to payroll records, apparent employee health insurance deductions, and invoices issued

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey]

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [K. Mitchell] re: additional address research

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

pending/upcoming mediation sessions. 0.1 \$

Levenson, Patrick 12/8/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Review and reporting of address history

Horwitz, Trevor 12/9/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Review, analysis and drafting of initial assessment and likely following review of disclosure correspondence bundle . 2.0 \$

Horwitz, Trevor 12/9/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Telephone call with Paul Hastings re: initial assessment and next steps. 0.5 \$

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

pending/upcoming mediation sessions. 0.1 \$

Analysis Updates to bank subpoena/request tracker. 0.6 \$

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Applications Call with A. Bongartz re: support for Kroll subcontractor expenses, approval of US Trustee on 11/1/2024 re same (.2). 0.2 \$

Horwitz, Trevor 12/10/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Follow up activity including further

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Analysis of transfers related to 0.7 \$

Analysis Attention to schedule of funds received by

Analysis Compose emails to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

pending/upcoming mediation sessions. 0.5 \$

Analysis Attention to schedule of funds received by

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.

Analysis Respond to inquiry from L. Despins re:

Analysis Document review with respect to transfers

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Analysis Attention to schedule of funds received by

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to related to pending/upcoming mediation. 0.4 \$

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to certain avoidance

Analysis Respond to inquiry from NPM Law [P.

Analysis Review of payment records produced by

Analysis Document review/research with respect to

Ellison, Nick 12/15/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Review pleadings and draft response to

Horwitz, Trevor 12/16/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Draft and review of internal technical

Recovery Call with L. Despins re: claims processing

Ellison, Nick 12/16/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Review, revise draft expert report. 2.9 \$

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Analysis Compose email to Paul Hastings [L. Song] and NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to avoidance defendant 0.1 \$

Analysis Compose email to Paul Hastings [L. Song] and NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to avoidance defendant

Analysis Prepare of tables of transfers to

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [E. Ryan and P. Linsey] re: tables of transfers to

Analysis Attention to schedule of funds received by

Recovery Call with A. Lomas, Kroll Prime Clerk

processing (.6). Call with L. Despins and

Lazarus, Jordan 12/18/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Review correspondence from A. Lomas re: forensic accounting workstream update

Analysis Review summary of funds received by

Analysis Attention to schedule of funds received by

Analysis Compose email to Paul Hastings and

Analysis Meeting with Kroll Restructuring

Analysis Meeting with L. Despins, P. Parizek, and

Analysis Coordination of internal Kroll resources

Lazarus, Jordan 12/19/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Correspondence with W. Farmer re:

Recovery Attention to access to Epiq claims data. 0.3 \$

Lazarus, Jordan 12/22/2025 Asset Recovery

Recovery Correspondence with W. Farmer re:

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Horwitz, Trevor 12/22/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Additional research and analysis responding to questions and queries raised

Paul Hastings re: release of draft report and drafting of updated queries. 4.2 \$

Analysis Meeting with Paul Hastings [W. Farmer]

Analysis Respond to inquiry from Paul Hastings

Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey] re: issues with respect to access to Epiq

Analysis Identification of population of bank

pertaining to all avoidance actions. 0.4 \$

Analysis Attention to preliminary analysis file

Analysis Review and identification of source

transfers across all avoidance actions. 2.9 \$

Lazarus, Jordan 12/23/2025 General Debtor

Applications Billing - Prepare November 2025 monthly

Analysis Attention working file mapping the source

Analysis Compose email to Paul Hastings [W.

Lazarus, Jordan 12/24/2025 General Debtor

Applications Billing - Prepare November 2025 monthly

Analysis Attention working file mapping the source

Analysis Attention working file mapping the source

Analysis Prepare schedules reconciling each

documents evidencing transfers across all avoidance actions (and vice versa). 2.8 \$

Analysis Compose email to Paul Hastings [W. Farmer] and NPM Law [A. Lee] re:

Recovery Compose email to NPM Law [A. Lee] re:

Timekeeper Date Matter Task Narrative Hours Amount

Recovery Attention to access to Epiq claims data. 0.3 \$ 163.50

Analysis Compose email to NPM Law [P. Linsey]

Recovery Call with NPM Law [P. Linsey] re:

pending/upcoming claims analysis work. 0.2 \$ 109.00 Horwitz, Trevor 12/30/2025 General Debtor Representation General Litigation Draft and review of response to queries re: forensic review of electronic evidence. 1.5 \$ 1,122.00 Total Hours and Amount: