April 29, 2022 – On 22 April 2022, Adler released KMPG’s special investigation report into the Adler Group and its subsidiaries. KPMG’s findings (or lack thereof, given Adler’s apparent unwillingness to cooperate) are hilariously damning. In a moment of pure lunacy: Adler management claims KPMG’s
Below is an unlocked PDF copy of KPMG’s special investigation report into Viceroy’s concerns at the Adler Group. This version can be highlighted and copied from, unlike the version posted on Adler’s website. Viceroy are analyzing the findings and will post further updates as the
March 23, 2022 – Earlier this week EPRA published it’s 2022 Best Reporting Practices guidelines, which (finally) include best practice guidelines on how to report LTV. EPRA’s guidelines are almost identical to Viceroy’s initial LTV analysis, for which we were ridiculed by SBB, the local
March 22, 2022 – Perusal of SBB’s transactional counterparty financial accounts show significant contingent assets stemming from sales to SBB, which appear to be performance/event driven. SBB do not appear to recognize contingent liabilities to these transactional counterparties anywhere in its financial reports, creating a
Dear Esteemed Recipients, We refer to our preliminary correspondence dated March 1, 2022, in relation to the above matter. On March 4, 2022 Laeringsverkstedet (LV) published a letter to the Norwegian Ministry of Education aiming to clarify their sale-and-leaseback agreement with SBB. The letter clarifies
Dear Mr. Novella Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden – Audit Risks We refer to Viceroy Research’s Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (SBB) report dated February 21, 2022, and subsequent communications. We are contacting your due to concerns about audit risks at SBB. They involve: Auditor Risk: SBB shares
Dear Esteemed Recipients, Whistleblower Report – Laeringsverkstedet & Trygge Barnehager Viceroy Research has become aware of significant contract risks between Laeringsverkstedet (“LV”) and Trygge Barnehager (“TB”) (together “the Tenants”), and their new landlord: Samhallsbyggnadsbolaget i Norden AB (“SBB”). Together, the Tenants and SBB operate over
February 23, 2022 – Earlier today, SBB published a blanket and uninformative response to Viceroy’s Report: Hard to Pronounce, Harder to Justify Value, dated February 21, 2022. Readers can access this report here: https://viceroyresearch.org/samhallsbyggnadsbolaget-research/ SBB’s response can be found below: https://corporate.sbbnorden.se/en/update-on-viceroy-report-on-samhallsbyggnadsbolaget-i-norden-ab-publ/ SBB have not provided
Viceroy Research is short Samhällsbyggnadsbolaget (STO:SBB) and listed debt instruments. SBB is a debt-fueled rollup of rent-controlled assets. A review of the board of directors and management reveals several undisclosed, intimate relationships between the board members and/or with SBB: most directors appear to deal in
January 25, 2021 – On December 28, 2021, S&T issued a “detailed response1” to our report on the company. The response leaves numerous questions wide open and pathetically deflects several key concerns outlined by Viceroy. Viceroy welcomes the announcement of an independent forensic investigation by
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