In re Herald, Primeo and Thema Funds Securities Litigation

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NOTICE of Notice of Withdrawal of Motion of Peter Brandhofer for Consolidation and for Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel re: #13 Memorandum of Law in Support of Motion, #12 MOTION to Appoint Peter Brandhofer to serve as lead plaintiff(s) and for Consolidation and Appointment of Lead Counsel. MOTION to Appoint Peter Brandhofer to serve as lead plaintiff(s) and for Consolidation and Appointment of Lead Counsel., #14 Affidavit in Support of Motion,. Document filed by Peter Brandhofer. (Schachter, Robert)

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK

REPEX VENTURES S.A., on Behalf of Itself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. BERNARD L. MADOFF, BANK MEDICI S.A., SONJA KOHN, PETER SCHEITHAUER, HERALD USA FUND, HERALD LUXEMBURG FUND, BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, UNICREDIT S.A., PRIMEO SELECT FUND, PRIMEO EXECUTIVE FUND, PIONEER ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, THEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC, ERNST & YOUNG S.A., and HSBC SECURITIES SERVICES, S.A., Defendants.

ECF CASE Civil Action No.: 1:09-cv-00289-RMB

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NOTICE OF WITHDRAWAL OF MOTION OF PETER BRANDHOFER FOR CONSOLIDATION AND FOR APPOINTMENT OF LEAD PLAINTIFF AND LEAD COUNSEL

HORST LEONHARDT, on Behalf of Himself and All Others Similarly Situated, Plaintiff, v. BERNARD L. MADOFF, BANK MEDICI S.A., SONJA KOHN, PETER SCHEITHAUER, HERALD USA FUND, HERALD LUXEMBURG FUND, BANK AUSTRIA CREDITANSTALT, UNICREDIT S.A., PRIMEO SELECT FUND, PRIMEO EXECUTIVE FUND, PIONEER ALTERNATIVE INVESTMENTS, THEMA INTERNATIONAL FUND PLC, HELMUTH E. FREY, FRIEDRICH PFEFFER, FRANCO MUGNAI, ALBERTO BENBASSAT, STEPHANE BENBASSAT, GENEVALOR, BENBASSAT & CIE, DAVID T. SMITH, GERALD J.P. BRADY, DANIEL MORRISEY, ERNST & YOUNG S.A., ERNST & YOUNG GLOBAL LIMITED, HSBC HOLDINGS PLC, HSBC INSTITUTIONAL TRUST SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED, HSBC SECURITIES SERVICES (IRELAND) LIMITED, HSBC SECURITES SERVICES, S.A., PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS, CHARTERED ACCOUNTANTS, PRICEWATERHOUSECOOPERS INTERNATIONAL LIMITED and FRIEHLING & HOROWITZ, Defendants.

ECF CASE Civil Action No.: 1:09-cv-02032-UA

PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that Movant Peter Brandhofer hereby respectfully withdraws his Motion for Consolidation and for Appointment of Lead Plaintiff and Lead Counsel in the

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above-captioned actions. Dated: New York, New York March 27, 2009 Respectfully submitted, ZWERLING, SCHACHTER & ZWERLING, LLP

By:

s/ Robert S. Schachter Robert S. Schachter Jeffrey C. Zwerling Hillary Sobel Stephen L. Brodsky David R. Kromm Justin M. Tarshis Stephanie E. Kirwan 41 Madison Avenue New York, NY 10010 [phone] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail] [e-mail]

Attorneys for Lead Plaintiff Movant Peter Brandhofer

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