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Mysterious financier asks judge to stop Canoo asset sale
GOEVCanoo (GOEV) TechCrunch·2025-04-29 04:32

A mysterious investor out of London has asked a bankruptcy judge in Delaware to stop the sale of EV startup Canoo’s assets to its CEO, calling it a “flawed” process.Charles Garson, a UK-based investor with no obvious ties to the EV startup, offered 20millionforCanoosassets,accordingtoafiling.AlawyerrepresentingGarsonfiledamotionFridaytovacatethesale,claiminghepresentedafarsuperioroffertothatofCanooCEOAnthonyAquila,whobidjust20 million for Canoo’s assets, according to a filing. A lawyer representing Garson filed a motion Friday to vacate the sale, claiming he presented a “far superior offer” to that of Canoo CEO Anthony Aquila, who bid just 4 million in cash for the assets. (Aquila ...