Marcus’s attorney, Fletcher and his team traced the proxy business structure through forty-six hours of forensic accounting. Shell entities in Delaware, Cayman, and Singapore had accumulated money and power, always just below mandatory disclosure levels. At the current trajectory, Marsh was only six months from voting control. Had Marcus stayed isolated, he would never have seen it coming.
The business damage was considerable. The Singapore delay alone: eleven million. Two other projects had stalled due to Marcus’s reduced engagement, with a combined exposure of nearly forty million dollars. Three board votes had passed without his active lobbying, each shifting the company’s direction away from him, without his knowledge.