The Globe and Mail reports in its Thursday, Oct. 23, edition that a former client at CIBC World
Markets says he believes one
of his investment advisers told
him Masonite International
might be a takeover target
before a deal was announced
publicly in 2004, but told an Ontario
Securities Commission
hearing he cannot remember anything
specific about what he was
told.
The Globe's Janet McFarland writes that the client, who can only be
identified as "Hillel F," said he was close
friends with former CIBC adviser Korin Bobrow
and later became friends with his
partner Paul Azeff.
Mr. F told an OSC hearing panel
Wednesday that either Mr.
Bobrow or Mr. Azeff recommended
he buy Masonite shares in
November, 2004, and said he had
the impression that a takeover
for Masonite could be coming.
The OSC case alleges Mr. Azeff
received tips about takeover
deals from former fraternity
brother Mitchell Finkelstein, who
was a partner in the mergers and
acquisitions practices at Davies
Ward Phillips & Vineberg LLP. Mr. Azeff and Mr.
Bobrow are accused of trading on
the information and passing
along the tips to a wide circle of
clients, friends and family members.
They deny the allegations.
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