Insider Trading And The Legal Profession
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Insider Trading And The Legal Profession
Insider trading cases with private equity links are suddenly a dime a dozen, due to the Galleon scandal. The PE connection mostly relates to Arthur Cutillo, a lawyer at Ropes & Gray, who allegedly passed on information to Zvi Goffer, the “Octo*****” of this particular ring.
According to the SEC and the Justice Department, Cutillo, together with a lawyer friend of his, Jason Goldfarb, conveyed information related to Avaya’s acquisition by Silver Lake and TPG Capital; Alliance Data Systems’ planned purchase by the Blackstone Group; Axcan Pharma’s purchase by TPG LP; and a failed bid by Bain Capital Partners LLC for 3Com Corp. More... The Morning Leverage: Insider Trading And The Legal Profession - Private Equity Beat - WSJ
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