Hedge Funds

London developer pushes back on Baupost’s claims over Royal Albert Dock deal

DPK management said that its owner David Maxwell didn’t agree to any equity multiple at the September meeting

The dispute between London-based DPK Management and the US hedge fund, Baupost Group, centres on a deal involving the Royal Albert Dock in east London
The dispute between London-based DPK Management and the US hedge fund, Baupost Group, centres on a deal involving the Royal Albert Dock in east London Photo: Bloomberg via Getty Images

A London developer is denying claims from a Boston hedge fund that it reneged on a deal over the joint acquisition of a part of the capital's Royal Albert Dock.

The dispute between London-based DPK Management and the US hedge fund, Baupost Group, centres on a deal involving the Royal Albert Dock in east London, which was previously owned by China’s ABP Group. Despite receiving backing in 2015 from Chinese President Xi Jinping and then British PM David Cameron, the project turned into a ghost town and ultimately collapsed into insolvency last year.

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