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Old 02-27-2014, 11:14 PM   #1
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:stoned Meet the Geek Minds Behind MindGeek (PICS)

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MindGeek has been in the news again recently, and no not AVN or X-Biz (god forbid the two adult journals of record should ever doing anything of any journalistic substance these days):

Article in the Independent.ie in Ireland:

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ONE of the world's largest internet porn companies Manwin has quietly shrunk its main Irish operation, the Superhippo game studio business, which operated out of a nondescript office block in Dublin's Silicon docks.

Manwin – owner of dozens of adult sites, from the globe's most popular adult site YouPorn to the more, um . . . specialist Tranny Surprise – had hired 33 people to work at its SuperHippo operations last year.

"We are in the midst of global expansion and very happy to be able to tap into the amazing local talent found in Ireland," a company spokesperson said last May. Manwin is a private company and, accordingly, matters pertaining to its operations are treated in the same manner. German-born 'King of Porn' Fabian Thylmann is the owner of the company, which is very definitely not an IDA client.

However, as part of a rebrand where Manwin turned into Mindgeek, the Irish gaming operation was chopped right back. It didn't respond to any of my queries last week . . . or the week before.

It is believed that most of the higher paid developers have moved on to other Irish games firms, including various PopCap spin-offs.

Manwin had earlier used Ireland for some complex transactions relating to content ownership of such classics as VIP Crew (Where the Girls Like to Get Nasty); Tranny Surprise; MILF Hunter and Mike in Brazil. Two of the country's most prestigious law firms, Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody, were involved in the deal. They haven't been shouting about it for some reason, though.
I guess they didn't get the Manwin/MindGeek memo that Fabian Thylmann had supposedly exited the building (assuming Fabian hasn't been arrested again - I don't believe his previous issues have been resolved yet...sure has been quiet since supposedly exiting from stage right - suffering succotash!).

Another article about MindGeek employee woes, again from Le Journal de Montreal (French translation via Google Translate, so pardon my French):

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Les rois de la porno sont des Montréalais (The kings of porn are Montrealers)

The largest network of porn sites online, which owns all the Internet activities of Playboy, is now in the hands of two Montrealers.

Both graduates of Concordia University held since last October almost half of the shares of the company Manwin, a huge network of porn sites, according to documents obtained by our Bureau of Investigation.

Feras Antoon and David Tassillo already occupied management positions within the company.

Manwin has, among other sites for sharing videos PornHub and YouPorn . These were ranked 82nd and 104th of the most visited sites in the world .

The building where the steering head was and still is located on Decarie Boulevard . According to employees, there are nearly 700 workers on 900 advertised on the website of the company. These are mainly developers and programmers.

Manwin is composed of multiple platforms , both free and paid , that allow users to post their own videos and provide other types of services, such as " sexcam " live .

The group is registered under the name of IP Licensing International in Luxembourg. More of its subsidiaries were also registered in Cyprus , Ireland, and Curaçao .

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The empire of Manwin displays more than impressive results . Within two years, the group has accumulated nearly U.S. $ 103 million , according to the annual financial statements published in the Register of Commerce and Companies of Luxembourg. Its assets were estimated at U.S. $ 588 million in 2012.

However, a few days after the announcement of the purchase, Antoon Tassillo and changed the name to Manwin MindGeek and conducted a large number of layoffs .

The situation is far from reassuring employees . "It is worrying . They leave a little in the dark. Since they bought the shares, we have seen many departures , but nobody explains what happens , "said a programmer before we head office in Montreal .


The former owner arrested

The sole proprietor , Fabian Thylmann , was arrested Dec. 4, 2012 at his residence in Belgium. He was then extradited to Germany , his country of origin .

A court in Cologne had issued a European arrest warrant against him for tax evasion. According to the German press , he paid a deposit of $ 14.6 million out of jail .

Despite the accusations, Thylmann still owns shares in the Montreal company .

After several requests , the management MindGeek refused to answer our questions.
Another recent article from Le Journal de Montreal:

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The huge canvas pornographic sites back somehow in the family since Feras Antoon is the brother of one of the creators of the site behind the multinational Stephane Manos .

It has created , with the help of four friends , the first group sites in the early 2000s. Most of them just came out of an engineering degree from Concordia University .

Very quickly, their company, called Mansef Productions has grown . It had 250 employees in 2009 , according to court documents . Young entrepreneurs have also created Brazzers , Tube8 and PornHub . It was during this period that Feras Antoon and David Tassillo were recruited.

But the trouble started from 2009, when the Secret Service of the United States seized U.S. $ 6.4 million that were in one of the accounts of the company in Delaware. Investigators were concerned that the company is an illegal storefront to make remittances.

The story ended with a settlement in which Mansef Productions has agreed to pay U.S. $ 2.2 million. It was at this time they sell their business Thylmann Fabian , a German who was already working in the industry of pornography.

Porn in condo

At least four of the five friends who ran the network of porn sites under the name Mansef Productions remained in business and are now investing in real estate .

They are financial partners in a luxury project 600 condos in Chomedey , called Light Condominium .

One of them also said on his Facebook currently working on a real estate project in the Middle East page. It reveals also want to tackle the U.S. market where he purchased apartments and homes in the trendy area of ​​South Beach in Miami.


Sounds like the kingpins are planning an exit strategy perhaps or maybe the gang is playing shift the assets trying to stay one step ahead of the law.



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