A legal dispute centered on the founder of Revolut, Nik Storonsky, has caused a stir, as he faces a €17.5 million lawsuit regarding the purchase of an ultra luxury yacht valued at approximately €350 million. The luxury boat brokerage firm that initially approached the billionaire family office claims it was sidelined at the last minute from the deal and claims the commission it asserts it is entitled to, bringing the case to the courtrooms of London. In fact, the brokerage firm claims that Storonsky acted «behind their back» to avoid paying commission.
Specifically, the firm Cecil Wright & Partners filed a lawsuit in the High Court of London against Storonsky regarding the purchase of the vessel, which was completed in January of the current year, according to court documents.
The court case
As stated in the case file, an advisor to the family office of Storonsky initially approached the brokerage firm in October 2024, requesting assistance with the construction of a new yacht. Subsequently, in 2025, he requested that an available vessel be found that Storonsky could purchase until construction was completed.
Cecil Wright claims it was the one that proposed to Storonsky to acquire the 102 meter superyacht, which was then under construction at the German shipyards Lürssen. According to the luxury lifestyle magazine Robb Report, the vessel features a glass infinity pool approximately 7.5 meters long, a beach club, and a gym equipped even with a cryotherapy chamber.
However, in January 2026, the advisor to Storonsky informed the founder of the firm, Chris Cecil-Wright, that the billionaire had purchased the yacht directly from the seller, the Canadian businessman and former ice hockey player Patrick Dovigi.
In its lawsuit, Cecil Wright claims that, under the brokerage agreement, it is entitled to a 5% commission, as it considers itself to have been the «effective cause» that led to the completion of the transaction, even though it was ultimately excluded from it.
On the flip side, a spokesperson for the family office of Storonsky called the lawsuit «unfounded», stating that it will be contested in court.
The background
Yacht ownership history was complex from the start. The vessel had originally been ordered by Dovigi, then sold to an anonymous Brazilian owner, who was arrested in November 2025 as part of a fraud investigation.
This involves the Brazilian banker Daniel Vorcaro, who was arrested in connection with an investigation into alleged fraud amounting to 12.2 billion reals (approximately 2.3 billion dollars) linked to Banco Master, which collapsed last year. Through his lawyers, Vorcaro denies any wrongdoing and states he is cooperating with authorities.
Following his arrest, Dovigi repurchased the yacht and subsequently resold it to Storonsky.
Chris Cecil-Wright has participated as a broker in the construction of some of the largest and most expensive superyachts in the world, including the 99 meter Madame Gu for the Russian billionaire Andrei Skoch, who is under sanctions, as well as Tango, which has been seized by Spanish authorities because it belonged to the also sanctioned Russian Israeli oligarch Viktor Vekselberg.
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