The Globe and Mail reports in its Saturday edition Wall Street's self-regulator, the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority,
has identified more than 300 investors whose active trading
in Amaya's stock ahead of its $4.9-billion (U.S.)
PokerStars takeover last summer tripped alerts. The Globe's Jacquie McNish and Niall McGee write Finra, which is not investigating
investors for insider trading, has circulated the names of those listed to Amaya
and its deal advisers. They must answer questions about
any possible connections with the investors. Typically, Finra
passes the results of these surveys to the Securities and Exchange Commission and, if relevant, foreign
market regulators. Some Finra-listed investors barely know the
Montreal company; others have connections.
These include former tennis pro Andy Roddick, fellow gambling company Intertain, and Toronto fund managers Aston Hill and JC Clark Andaly Trust Fund. Also listed are friends and associates of Amaya chief executive officer David Baazov. One investor is Yoel Altman, who has been a lender
and adviser to the company for years. Amaya said in a statement
to The Globe that Mr. Altman was not an adviser in the PokerStars takeover.
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