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A class action lawsuit has been filed against Megan Holdings (NASDAQ: MGN) over a pump-and-dump scheme that erased 93.4 percent of the stock in one day.
"Our practice centers on restoring investor capital and ensuring corporate accountability, which serves to uphold the essential integrity of the marketplace," Peretz Bronstein, founding partner at Bronstein, Gewirtz & Grossman, said.
The complaint, filed in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, alleges the aquaculture company was used as a vehicle for market manipulation. MGN shares surged more than 400 percent from $1.23 on Feb. 25, 2026 to as high as $5.18 intraday on March 25, 2026, before collapsing 93.4 percent to close at $0.28 on March 26. The company completed its IPO on Sept. 29, 2025, selling 1.25 million ordinary shares at $4.00 each and raising $5 million through sole underwriter D. Boral Capital LLC.
The lawsuit covers investors who purchased MGN securities under the Sept. 26, 2025 IPO registration statement or during the class period ending March 25, 2026. The complaint names CEO Darren Hoo, CFO Ng Kai Tie, underwriter D. Boral Capital, and auditor WWC P.C. as defendants. Hoo controlled 61.97 percent of the company's ordinary shares following the IPO, according to the complaint.
The complaint alleges impersonators posing as financial advisors promoted MGN stock in online forums and social media with baseless claims, despite no fundamental news or operational milestones. The company's own IPO prospectus warned of extreme volatility for microcap offerings but failed to disclose the realized risk of coordinated fraudulent promotion, the complaint states. Megan Holdings was incorporated in the Cayman Islands and reported material weaknesses in internal accounting and financial reporting controls.
The company presented itself to U.S. investors as an aquaculture farm developer in Malaysia, with plans to allocate 30 percent of approximately $2.8 million in net IPO proceeds to Smart Farming technology, 30 percent to mergers and acquisitions, 20 percent to sales and marketing, and 20 percent to working capital. The complaint also notes that D. Boral Capital had a history of conducting microcap IPOs that suffered manipulation-driven collapses.
Levi & Korsinsky, a separate investor-rights firm, has also notified MGN shareholders of the class action and is accepting lead plaintiff requests. Investors who purchased shares during the class period have until Sept. 8, 2026 to request appointment as lead plaintiff. The stock continues to trade well below $0.28, leaving investors who bought at or above the $4.00 IPO price with near-total losses. The lead plaintiff deadline is the next key milestone in the case, and any settlement or judgment would be distributed to eligible class members.
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