Friday, February 15, 2013

SEC Looks at Unusual Trades a Day Before Heinz Deal




Uh Oh....Regulators are scrutinizing unusual trading surrounding the planned $23 billion takeover of the food company H. J. Heinz, raising questions about potential illegal activity in one of the biggest deals in recent memory, a person briefed on the matter told the NY Times reporter

The Securities and Exchange Commission opened an insider trading inquiry on Thursday as Berkshire Hathaway and the investment firm 3G Capital agreed to pay $72.50 a share for Heinz, this person said. Regulators first noticed a suspicious spike in trading on Wednesday...

WAit...wait...there's more to this story at http://www.cnbc.com/id/100463234

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