Controversies
Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.
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2026
Family dispute over IBBM governance
Members of the Castel family contested the authority of Gregory Clerc and Pierre Baer at Singapore-based holding company IBBM. The dispute involved allegedly disputed shareholder removals and a temporary Singapore High Court order. The matter was reported as unresolved.
2022
Central African Republic militia-support allegations
French anti-terrorism prosecutors opened an investigation into allegations that Castel-related interests provided cash and vehicles to the Union for Peace militia in the Central African Republic to protect commercial positions. The allegations were examined as possible complicity in war crimes; the reference material does not establish a final judicial outcome.