Optimal Strategic US Equity‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌

BLMIS feeder fund operated by Banco Santander's Optimal unit

Tracked Major institutional feeder; ties Banco Santander directly to victim-capital flows into BLMIS.

// Editorial summary — AI-generated from public records

Dublin-domiciled BLMIS feeder fund operated by Optimal Investment Services, a Geneva-based hedge-fund unit of Banco Santander. Held approximately $2.3 billion of customer assets in BLMIS at the time of the December 2008 collapse — the principal Spanish/Latin American conduit into the Madoff scheme.

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Pending Review In May 2009 Optimal Strategic US Equity agreed a $235 million settlement with the BLMIS ‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌SIPA Trustee Irving Picard — the first major settlement reached by any BLMIS feeder fund.

Date: 2009-05-26 Added: 21 Apr 2026

Pending Review Dublin-domiciled BLMIS feeder fund operated by Optimal Investment Services, the Geneva-based hedge-fund unit of Ban‌‌‌‌‌‍‍‌‌‌‌‌‌co Santander. Held approximately $2.3 billion of customer assets in BLMIS at the time of the December 2008 collapse.

Date: 2008-12-11 Added: 21 Apr 2026

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→ Entity #11479

parent_subsidiary secondary

Optimal Strategic US Equity was operated by Optimal Investment Services, a Geneva-based hedge-fund unit owned by Banco Santander; thus Santander was the ultimate parent of the principal Spanish/Latin American BLMIS feeder.

← Entity #11355

feeder_fund secondary

Optimal Strategic US Equity (Dublin), operated by Banco Santander's Geneva-based Optimal Investment Services, held approximately $2.3 billion of customer assets in BLMIS at the December 2008 collapse — the principal Spanish/Latin American conduit.

← Entity #11358

settlement secondary since 2009-05-26

Optimal Strategic US Equity agreed a $235 million settlement with the BLMIS SIPA Trustee Irving Picard on May 26, 2009 — the first major BLMIS feeder-fund settlement.

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