Ex-Alameda exec Trabucco gives up yacht, apartments in FTX settlement

Sam Trabucco left Alameda Research months before the FTX collapse and kept his head down — probably on his yacht Soak My Deck.

FTX, FTX Digital Markets and former Alameda Research co-CEO Sam Trabucco have reached a settlement agreement in the United States Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Trabucco has maintained a low profile since leaving FTX just months before its collapse.

In a motion that will be heard on Dec. 12, the parties agreed that Trabucco will transfer the titles to two apartments in San Francisco worth $8.7 million and his 53-foot yacht worth $2.5 million to FTX Debtors. In addition, he will drop claims against FTX worth $70 million and FTX will release him from any claims it had as well.

These decisions come after “constructive, arm’s length negotiations.” If forced into litigation, Trabucco would have defenses and claims that would lead to lengthy and costly proceedings. The motion states:

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