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EBX Group controversies

Controversies tied to this brand in public sources. A listing is not a finding of fault.

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  1. 2017

    Arrest of Eike Batista

    Eike Batista, the founder and former chairman of EBX, was arrested amid Brazilian legal proceedings. The available reference does not specify the charges in sufficient detail for a fuller account here.

  2. 2014

    EBX Group bankruptcy protection

    EBX Group sought bankruptcy protection after debt pressure, operating problems, and deteriorating market confidence spread across its portfolio.

  3. 2013

    OGX collapse and bankruptcy protection

    OGX’s production and financing difficulties became a major part of the wider EBX crisis. The company entered bankruptcy protection in 2013, undermining confidence in the group’s resource-development model.