1MDB Unit Brazen Sky Files for Bankruptcy Protection in US

  • Company filed for Chapter 15 in Southern District of Florida
  • Filing comes just days after former Malaysia PM Najib jailed
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A unit of Malaysia’s state-owned investment fund 1MDB -- which has spurred investigations around the world into deal-making and political patronage under former Prime Minister Najib Razak -- is seeking bankruptcy protection in the US.

Brazen Sky Ltd., which is fully owned by 1Malaysia Development Bhd., filedBloomberg Terminal for Chapter 15 in Southern District of Florida court, according to a filing.