Jun 25, 2026 – 4.37pmTwo private credit financiers fighting over a $140 million stake in Firmus Technologies have agreed to settle their legal dispute just days before the billion-dollar artificial intelligence start-up’s co-founder Oliver Curtis and other executives were scheduled to provide evidence in court.Former business partners Ben Madsen and Simon Raftery had been at odds over a parcel of 1.1 million shares ahead of a blockbuster float that could value the company at $7 billion. Raftery had claimed one third of the shares and alleged Madsen had wrongly transferred them to his brother.Subscribe to gift this articleGift 5 articles to anyone you choose each month when you subscribe.Subscribe nowAlready a subscriber? Fetching latest articles