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Ceiling Bug

The penny worth billions

Victim of Packlink?

Unauthorized withdrawals, sudden mysterious charges, and the stone wall of the customer center hide far more than you think.

Yet it would suffice to look at Packlink reviews to understand

But who profited from it, and how can we protect ourselves?

Mascotte Auctane Packlink Ceiling Bug
Mukky, our mascot lent to the cause

THE CHICKEN COOP
Auctane - Packlink

These "super managers" are the real culprits. Many have become millionaires thanks to us.
THEY KNEW EVERYTHING BUT DID NOT ACT

From our archives it has emerged that the scam has been going on since 2019 and magically ended (at least momentarily) in October 2025, but over time they have accumulated a mountain of money.

LET'S DEEP DIVE!

Orlando Bravo Realpage Ceiling Bug

A staff of Wall Street specialists

Have you ever wondered who is organizing and/or pretending not to see what appears to all of us as a full-blown scam?

Let's give the Amigos a name and a face:

 

In 1st place is him.
Mr. Fantastic, the superman of software 


Orlando Bravo, American billionaire of Puerto Rican origin. Founder of the Private Equity fund Thoma Bravo, the owner of Auctane/Packlink. The fund is under investigation for the RealPage scandal, something similar to the Ceiling-Bug, but in the real estate sector.

Evidently he cannot resist.

Orlando Bravo Thoma Bravo Private Equity Founder Auctane

The Dream Team of the Little Chickens

Professionals in their field

Albert Al Ko CEO Auctane Thoma Bravo

Albert "Al" Ko

Chief Executive Officer - CEO

Joins Auctane in 2023, Leaves on June 1st, 2026 with a fairytale bonus, made thanks to our pennies.

He knew everything.

Kinloch Kin Gill III CLO Chief Legal Officer Auctane

Mr. Kinlock "Kin" Gill III

Chief Legal Officer - CLO

To him the responsibility that all Auctane/Packlink operations were compliant with the laws.

If this is the third, imagine the previous two. He also leaves on June 1st, 2026 with a load of pennies (ours).

Javier Valenzuela General Counsel Auctane Packlink

Javier Valenzuela B.

General Counsel Auctane-Packlink Spain

Operational sidekick in Europe of King Kinloch III, he is the one who signs and accredits the full legality of the European company. It makes you laugh just thinking about it, but he is a lawyer. And we understand each other!

Currently in office, so watch out..

Sal Lombardi CFO Direttore Finanziario Auctane

Sal Lombardi

Chief Financial Officer (CFO)

From 2024 to June 1st, 2026 he was the financial head of Auctane.

No Comment!

The June 1st Closing

On June 1st, the mega-merger between Auctane (already in the portfolio of giant Thoma Bravo) and WWEX Group was officially finalized. Auctane acquired control of WWEX to then integrate it into a single, massive logistics technology giant. On paper, a multi-billion dollar transaction.

But why does that single "stolen" cent matter so much?
Because in the world of Private Equity, a company's value is calculated by applying a multiplier to its operating margins (EBITDA). The systematic rounding algorithm (salami slicing) applied to millions of shipments doesn't go toward paying the courier: it generates 100% pure margin.

To put it simply: it's like selling a modest public housing apartment as a luxury villa with a pool.

The "Little Chickens" mentioned above ran off with fairytale commissions as soon as the sale was wrapped up.

The catch: when you pull off these kinds of operations, someone has to legally certify that your apartment is a luxury villa with a pool.
So, you need a helping hand.

But who helps them?


It's not easy to sneak the flaw past!

In M&A (merger and acquisition) operations there are very strict legal steps.

The most important is Due Diligence, meaning the check that everything is in place and there are no pending liabilities or dangers before the marriage.

They are like the consultants you call before buying a house to verify that everything is in order.

They call them GateKeepers (guardians of legality), Law Firms among the most powerful in the world.

Avvocato Thoma Bravo ChickenKeeper

the ChickenKeeper

Some guardians of the chicken coop


Rebecca Villarreal Proskauer Rose LLP Due Diligence Packlink

Rebecca Villarreal

Law Firm: Proskauer Rose LLP

​The role: In 2021 she handled the legal Due Diligence for the initial acquisition of the Packlink platform under the direction of Thoma Bravo. Despite the accounting records already showing the illegal activity of the algorithm and the undue VAT, she validated the financial statements as clean

Corey Fox Kirkland Ellis LLP Thoma Bravo Auctane WWEX

Corey Fox

Law Firm Kirkland & Ellis LLP

The role: Lead Counsel of Thoma Bravo in the mega-merger of June 1st, 2026. 

He received the complete technical audit of the cyber fraud on his desk on March 11th, 2026, a full 81 days before the closing of the deal. He chose to ignore the alarm

Paul Kukish Latham Watkins LLP Partner Transactional Counsel

Paul Kukish

Law Firm: Latham & Watkins LLP

The role: Partner of the international firm that assisted the WWEX Group consortium.

On April 9th, 2026, he was formally notified of the filing with the American federal agencies for fraud and violation of financial standards (FTC Case No. 200105759), but preferred to proceed towards the closing

Who protects them in Italy

If you try to raise your head in Italy, Lawyer Giuggioli terrorizes you with nasty letters that would make even Rambo tremble.. He concludes them with "COI migliori saluti". Ah, Italian, the language of poets.

Giulio Giuggioli avvocato packlink aucatane

Giulio Giuggioli

Law firm: Giuggioli & Partners (Milano)

The role: The chicken business lawyer who operated on Italian territory to defuse the internal controls of the subsidiary. Through a strategy of systematic and decisively mendacious denial.

For the non-Italian reader:

Using "COI migliori saluti" is an aberration of the language.

In Italian legal and formal language, the use of the articulated preposition "coi" (fusion of con + i) is considered a colloquial street choice, outdated and stylistically sloppy. A true Italian lawyer would use solemn and codified formulas like "Distinti saluti" or, at most, "Con i migliori saluti"

Chicken coop grammar

 

They look like Managers, but they are teenagers


When we figured out the story, we served our legal notices even by using LinkedIn's Sales Manager.

King Kinloch III receives it, but he is clearly having a premenstrual crisis: he admits the debt and then blocks us "coi migliori saluti".

P.S.: If you admit that the VAT was not due, you implicitly admit that you sent me false invoices. But that’s not all—if I hadn't raised hell, you would have pocketed that 22%. Way to go, my little king,

Gripping, isn't it?

Kinloch "Kin" Gill III

Everything clear?
Now let's move on to us

It seems right to introduce ourselves, and then straight to the end of the story to defend ourselves