Garson’s attorney Jason Angelo framed the situation as a “David versus Goliath” scenario arguing that communication between Garson and the bankruptcy trustee led Garson to believe he had until the end of April to submit a bid né?. Although the judge dismissed Harbinger’s objection, the company has appealed the ruling. Shannon acknowledged the complexity of the process overseen by the trustee.
In a TechCrunch statement, Garson expressed disappointment at the outcome but respected the court’s decision and congratulated Tony Aquila on the successful acquisition of the assets né?. During a hearing, Judge Brendan Linehan Shannon denied a request from an unidentified UK-based financier, Charles Garson, to halt the sale of Canoo’s assets né?. This marks the conclusion of the bankruptcy case segment related to Canoo’s asset sale.. The attorney reiterated Garson’s claim that the sale was unfair because the assets ended up in the hands of Canoo’s CEO Anthony Aquila.
Despite Garson’s genuine intentions to present a competitive bid for the assets Judge Shannon rejected his appeal citing his lack of standing to challenge the sale for not being a creditor of Canoo and missing the bid deadline. Garson who missed the bid submission deadline wanted to pay up to $20 million for Canoo’s assets but did not specify the funding source raising concerns from the bankruptcy trustee about potential complications from the Committee on Foreign Investment in the United States.
The last obstacle to the asset sale comes from Harbinger Motors a commercial electric trucking startup established by former Canoo employees
