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The Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority's fiscal 2016 annual report lists Black Diamond Advisors, LLLP and Black Diamond Holding, LLLP among site visits for beneficiaries of the [[Economic Development Commission]] program.[^5] The fiscal 2023 report lists certificate orientations on February 7, 2023 for Black Diamond Advisors, LLC and Black Diamond Holdings, LLC, both recorded as modifications on St. Thomas.[^5] [[Suzanne Carlson]] reported in February 2026 that the two companies had received tax-incentive benefits from the commission since 2012.[^6]
### Aviation
Black Diamond Aviation Group LLC is the registered owner of N114BD, a 2009 Dassault Falcon 7X, with its address at 1 Sound Shore Drive, Suite 200, Greenwich, Connecticut.[^7] A business card for Stephen Deckoff as managing principal of Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C., found in the [[Epstein Files]] (Data Set 9), gives the office as One Sound Shore Drive, Suite 200, Greenwich, Connecticut 06830.[^8] The Westfair Business Journal reported on May 27, 2026 that Black Diamond Aviation Group is owned by Stephen Deckoff.[^9]
On May 16, 2014, [[Richard Kahn]] wrote to [[Larry Visoski]] that "Danny" had said the firm was "trying to buy Jet Center," and Kahn described the firm as: "They appear to be an nyc hedge fund with an office in stt as an EDC company as well." Kahn asked who the principals were, what type of plane it was and what its tail number was.[^10]
At the Economic Development Commission session of August 12, 2021, Black Diamond Advisors, LLLP and Black Diamond Holdings, LLLP applied for 10-year extensions of benefits. Mounir Nahas, chief executive officer, told the commission that the company employed more than 20 people, had a 4,000-square-foot office at Yacht Haven Grande and managed $9 billion in investment funds, with main revenue from management fees; he said the holding company had 10 employees and that the two companies shared office space.[^11]
### PTC Alliance Acquisition, 2009
In October 2009, [[PTC Alliance]] filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Funds managed by the firm, identified as the pre-petition term lenders, signed an asset purchase agreement to act as stalking horse bidder for substantially all of the company's assets under Section 363. Deckoff, as managing principal, described the proposed transaction as establishing "a new corporation with a stronger balance sheet and lower cost structure."[^7]
In October 2009, [[PTC Alliance]] filed for Chapter 11 in the U.S. Bankruptcy Court for the District of Delaware. Funds managed by the firm, identified as the pre-petition term lenders, signed an asset purchase agreement to act as stalking horse bidder for substantially all of the company's assets under Section 363. Deckoff, as managing principal, described the proposed transaction as establishing "a new corporation with a stronger balance sheet and lower cost structure."[^12]
### Schedule 13D filings
The firm (CIK 0001282197) and Stephen Deckoff filed Amendment No. 3 to a Schedule 13D for [[Consumer Portfolio Services]] (event date March 10, 2022) reporting 4,647,042 shares, 22.05 percent of the class, and an Amendment No. 1 for [[KVH Industries]] (event date February 3, 2023) reporting 3,298,597 shares, 17.20 percent. The KVH filing states that the company's board agreed in a cooperation agreement to nominate Deckoff as a Class III director. The EDGAR index also lists Schedule 13G filings by the firm for [[Hawaiian Telcom Holdco]], [[Viasystems Group]], Saratoga Investment Corp and Canterbury Park Holding Corp, and Form D notices for its funds.[^8]
The firm (CIK 0001282197) and Stephen Deckoff filed Amendment No. 3 to a Schedule 13D for [[Consumer Portfolio Services]] (event date March 10, 2022) reporting 4,647,042 shares, 22.05 percent of the class, and an Amendment No. 1 for [[KVH Industries]] (event date February 3, 2023) reporting 3,298,597 shares, 17.20 percent. The KVH filing states that the company's board agreed in a cooperation agreement to nominate Deckoff as a Class III director. The EDGAR index also lists Schedule 13G filings by the firm for [[Hawaiian Telcom Holdco]], [[Viasystems Group]], Saratoga Investment Corp and Canterbury Park Holding Corp, and Form D notices for its funds.[^13]
### Footnotes
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[^4]: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, Form ADV Part 1A, Schedule D Section 1.F (other offices), firm ID 154495, 2026 filing. https://reports.adviserinfo.sec.gov/reports/ADV/154495/PDF/154495.pdf
[^5]: Virgin Islands Economic Development Authority, *FY 2016 Annual Report,* Table 3, Site Visits, p. 30, https://usvieda.org/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/2016_EDA_Annual_Report_FINAL.pdf ; *FY 2023 Annual Report,* Certificate Orientations, pp. 24 to 25, https://usvieda.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/2023-Annual-Report_Revised-Apr-4-2025.pdf
[^6]: Carlson, Suzanne. "Still no resort plans for Epstein's islands purchased by Deckoff." *Virgin Islands Daily News,* February 6, 2026. https://www.virginislandsdailynews.com/news/still-no-resort-plans-for-epsteins-islands-purchased-by-deckoff/article_84d776de-8427-4080-a1b5-6cf81418e23d.html
[^7]: "PTC Alliance Files for Chapter 11 Protection." Association for Iron & Steel Technology, posted October 2, 2009. https://www.aist.org/ptc-alliance-files-for-chapter-11-protection
[^8]: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR, Schedule 13D/A accessions 0001140361-22-009441 (Consumer Portfolio Services) and 0001140361-23-004863 (KVH Industries), and EDGAR full-text search for "Black Diamond Capital Management," October 8, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007587/000114036123004863/brhc10047604_sc13da.htm
[^7]: Federal Aviation Administration, Aircraft Inquiry, N-Number Inquiry Results for N114BD (registered owner BLACK DIAMOND AVIATION GROUP LLC, 1 SOUND SHORE DR STE 200, GREENWICH, CT; certificate issued 11/04/2023), retrieved October 8, 2026. https://registry.faa.gov/AircraftInquiry/Search/NNumberResult?nNumberTxt=114BD
[^8]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA01204007, DataSet 9, photograph of a Black Diamond Capital Management, L.L.C. business card for Stephen H. Deckoff, Managing Principal, One Sound Shore Drive, Suite 200, Greenwich, CT 06830 (office and fax numbers redacted in the release). https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%209/EFTA01204007.pdf
[^9]: Bill Heltzel, "Cabinetry dispute grounds Falcon 7X business jet," *Westfair Business Journal,* May 27, 2026. https://westfaironline.com/courts/cabinetry-dispute-grounds-falcon-7x-business-jet/
[^10]: U.S. Department of Justice, Epstein Library, EFTA02383246, DataSet 11, email from Richard Kahn to Larry Visoski, May 16, 2014, 5:15 PM, within the chain headed "Jeffrey Epstein." https://www.justice.gov/epstein/files/DataSet%2011/EFTA02383246.pdf
[^11]: Susan Ellis, "EDC Grants Tax Benefits to Paragon Surgical Center and Amends V.I. Paving's Requirements," *St. Croix Source,* August 12, 2021. https://stcroixsource.com/2021/08/12/edc-grants-tax-benefits-to-paragon-surgical-center-and-amends-v-i-pavings-requirements/
[^12]: "PTC Alliance Files for Chapter 11 Protection." Association for Iron & Steel Technology, posted October 2, 2009. https://www.aist.org/ptc-alliance-files-for-chapter-11-protection
[^13]: U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, EDGAR, Schedule 13D/A accessions 0001140361-22-009441 (Consumer Portfolio Services) and 0001140361-23-004863 (KVH Industries), and EDGAR full-text search for "Black Diamond Capital Management," October 8, 2026. https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1007587/000114036123004863/brhc10047604_sc13da.htm