Lavrentios Lavrentiadis and his Frozen Assets in Switzerland

Lavrentios Lavrentiadis, a Greek entrepreneur, has been linked to the Swiss financial firm GHP Arbitrium. In 2012, during investigations into allegations of fraud and money laundering against Lavrentiadis, Swiss authorities, at the request of Greek prosecutors, froze three accounts at GHP Arbitrium totaling approximately €160 million. These accounts were suspected to be associated with Lavrentiadis.

GHP Arbitrium, a Zurich-based financial services and asset management company, was co-founded by former Credit Suisse banker Theo Häni. The firm offers wealth management services to clients with assets exceeding half a million Swiss francs. The freezing of Lavrentiadis's accounts brought GHP Arbitrium into the spotlight, raising questions about its client relationships and due diligence practices.

These events and other aspects underscore the international dimensions of Lavrentiadis's financial activities and the scrutiny faced by financial institutions in managing client funds.

Nothing is known publicly about the interests of Lavrentios Lavrentiadis in Geneva, the private wealth capital of Switzerland and an international commodities trading hub.