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SEC probes deals, seeks inside trading
- Source :
- Wall Street Journal. Europe. Dec 11, 2009, A22
- Publication Year :
- 2009
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Abstract
- The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission is investigating at least nine possible violations of insider-trading laws related to recent mergers and acquisitions. Among others, the following transactions are being investigated: Pfizer Inc.'s takeover of Wyeth Corp., Merck & Co.'s purchase of Schering-Plough Corp., Abbott Laboratories' acquisition of Advanced Medical Optics, and Eli Lilly & Co.'s purchase of ImClone Systems Inc.
- Subjects :
- United States. Securities and Exchange Commission -- Investigations
Pfizer Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Pfizer Inc. -- Investigations
Wyeth -- Investigations
Wyeth -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Merck & Company Inc. -- Investigations
Merck & Company Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Schering-Plough Corp. -- Investigations
Schering-Plough Corp. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois) -- Investigations
Abbott Laboratories (Abbott Park, Illinois) -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Advanced Medical Optics Inc. -- Investigations
Advanced Medical Optics Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Eli Lilly and Co. -- Investigations
Eli Lilly and Co. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
ImClone Systems Inc. -- Investigations
ImClone Systems Inc. -- Mergers, acquisitions and divestments
Insider trading in securities -- Investigations
Company legal issue
Company acquisition/merger
Banking, finance and accounting industries
Business
Business, international
Subjects
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 09219986
- Database :
- Gale General OneFile
- Journal :
- Wall Street Journal. Europe
- Publication Type :
- News
- Accession number :
- edsgcl.214465746