Facts (18)
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✓ Verified Findings (13)
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Primary Source
In 2011, the Irish Times reported that Bear Stearns Ireland Ltd faced a potential $151.5 million capital gains tax liability to the Irish Revenue Commissioners relating to a 2009 transaction involving Bear Stearns Global Asset Holdings Ltd, a Cayman Islands entity. The company filed an 'expression of doubt' over the tax treatment.
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JPMorgan's acquisition of Bear Stearns cost the Dublin operation approximately 100 jobs, with average employment falling from 120 in 2007 to just 23 by 2009. The Irish entity became an issuer of JPMorgan Structured Products and 'acquired a portfolio of issued notes with their corresponding hedges and cash balances' from an affiliate.
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On 27 March 2009, Bear Stearns Bank Plc changed its name to J.P. Morgan Bank Dublin Plc, per a NASDAQ Stockholm notice regarding nine listed instruments with the former short name prefix 'BEAR.'
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In a February 2003 SEC filing (Form 10-K), Bear Stearns disclosed it held an approximate 40% equity interest in Liquid Funding Ltd., a AAA-rated special purpose vehicle, and stated that 'a subsidiary of the Company acts as investment manager.' The investment-manager subsidiary was Bear Stearns Bank Plc of Dublin, Ireland, which functioned outside U.S. regulatory authority.
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Bear Stearns Ireland Limited (CRO number 308655), which was the holding company for Bear Stearns Bank Plc, is listed as 'Dissolved Postmerger' after 26 years in business, and its registered office is c/o J.P. Morgan at 200 Capital Dock, Dublin, D02 RK57.
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At its peak in November 2006, Bear Stearns Bank Plc and its Irish holding company (Bear Stearns Ireland Ltd) generated pre-tax profits of $30 million, managed assets under management of $7.5 billion, employed 105 Irish-based staff with a payroll cost of $13.2 million, and held $387 million in shareholders' funds — more than JPMorgan eventually paid for the entire Bear Stearns parent company.
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In July 2002, the Central Bank of Ireland granted Bear Stearns Bank Plc approval to provide custody and trustee services for Irish-authorised funds, enabling it to service hedge funds and alternative investment vehicles being launched in Ireland's IFSC.
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Primary Source
In the year to November 2007, Bear Stearns Bank Plc's total assets surged 70% to $61.2 billion, with derivative contracts entered into with third parties almost doubling to $47.3 billion. However, assets under management slumped 65% to $2.6 billion due to the credit market freeze. The bank had approximately 140 staff in Ireland at this point.
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Bear Stearns Bank Plc was established in Dublin in April 1997 after receiving a banking licence from the Central Bank of Ireland, initially employing 15 people and trading from offices on Harcourt Street with Warren Spector as chairman. The licence was the first step in establishing a non-U.S. banking centre for Bear Stearns' global derivatives activities.
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The Federal Reserve's Maiden Lane LLC, created in March 2008 to absorb Bear Stearns' toxic assets, included collateral from Liquid Funding Ltd. Bear Stearns Bank Plc's managed portfolio thus constituted part of the assets that were ultimately backstopped by the $28.82 billion central bank loan — a publicly-funded rescue that indirectly benefited former Bear Stearns employee Jeffrey Epstein's interests.
Date: 2008-03-15
Added: 08 May 2026
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An SEC filing dated 1 March 2006 (Exhibit 10.7, made by CT LF Funding Corp.) lists Bear Stearns Bank Plc as the 'Investment Manager' for Liquid Funding, Ltd., with its registered address at Block 8, Harcourt Centre, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2, Ireland, telephone +353-1-402-6260.
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Liquid Funding Ltd., the Bermuda-incorporated special purpose vehicle for which Bear Stearns Bank Plc acted as investment manager, was chaired by Jeffrey Epstein from 9 November 2001 to at least 19 March 2007. The conduit's assets swelled to roughly $6.7 billion, and Fitch rated its outstanding liabilities at $6.7 billion in 2006. Epstein—who had been forced out of Bear Stearns in 1981—remained deeply connected to the firm through this chairmanship.
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Partially Corroborated
Bear Stearns Bank Plc filed filing with the SEC on 2004-06-02. Accession number: N/A.
All Connections (12)
acquired_by
primary
since 2008
After the collapse of Bear Stearns, JPMorgan acquired Bear Stearns Bank Plc's operations. The Dublin operation lost approximately 100 jobs, with employment falling from 120 in 2007 to 23 by 2009.
membership
primary
since 1997
Warren Spector was the chairman of Bear Stearns Bank Plc when it was established in Dublin in April 1997.
associated_entity
primary
since 2001
Liquid Funding Ltd., for which Bear Stearns Bank Plc acted as investment manager, was chaired by Jeffrey Epstein from 9 November 2001 to at least 19 March 2007. Epstein had been forced out of Bear Stearns in 1981 but remained deeply connected through this chairmanship.
managed_by
primary
since 2003
Bear Stearns Bank Plc acted as the 'Investment Manager' for Liquid Funding, Ltd., a AAA-rated special purpose vehicle. The entity's registered address was at Block 8, Harcourt Centre, Charlotte Way, Dublin 2, Ireland.
financial_transaction
primary
since 2008
The Federal Reserve's Maiden Lane LLC, created in March 2008 to absorb Bear Stearns' toxic assets, included collateral from Liquid Funding Ltd. Bear Stearns Bank Plc's managed portfolio constituted part of the assets backstopped by the $28.82 billion central bank loan.
bailout_recipient
inferential
since 2008
Bear Stearns Bank Plc's managed portfolio through Liquid Funding Ltd. was part of the assets backstopped by the Federal Reserve's $28.82 billion Maiden Lane LLC loan — a publicly-funded rescue.
regulatory_filing
primary
since 2003
Bear Stearns Bank Plc filed filings with the SEC. A February 2003 SEC Form 10-K disclosed Bear Stearns held an approximate 40% equity interest in Liquid Funding Ltd., with Bear Stearns Bank Plc acting as investment manager.
documented_in_filing
primary
since 2006
Appleby is listed in the provided facts as a known entity in the database, and the facts document an SEC filing by Appleby on 2006-04-26. Bear Stearns Bank Plc is also a known entity in the database. The filing connects Appleby to financial/regulatory filings.
financial association
inferential
since 2008
Listed near Jeffrey Schantz in the database among entities connected to Epstein-linked financial structures (e.g., Liquid Funding Ltd.)
entity_rated
primary
since 2008
Fitch Ratings provided credit ratings for Bear Stearns entities, as documented in the context of the financial crisis and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York's Maiden Lane LLC transactions.
beneficiary
primary
since 2008
The PDCF was created in direct response to the liquidity crisis that led to Bear Stearns' collapse.
financial_securitization_chain
inferential
since 2007
Mosaic Solar Loan Trust 2018-1 is a securitization vehicle; Bear Stearns was a major issuer of similar mortgage/loan-backed securities before its collapse.
Sources (28)
2026-05-10
UNVERIFIED SEARCH_ERROR: Bear Stearns Bank Plc not found in opencorporates
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UNVERIFIED Research: Bear Stearns Bank Plc — Parliamentary records (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Bear Stearns Bank Plc — Court records (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Bear Stearns Bank Plc — Lobbying disclosures (no results)
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UNVERIFIED Research: Bear Stearns Bank Plc — Corporate registrations (no results)
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2026
UNVERIFIED Research: Bear Stearns Bank Plc — USASpending contracts (no results)
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