Article: Steve Cohen’s former hedge fund settles insider trading suit for $135M

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Steve Cohen’s former hedge fund settles insider trading suit for $135M

Carleton English, 30 November 2016

Steve Cohen’s former hedge fund agreed to pay $135 million to shareholders of Elan Corp. to settle claims that the fund’s alleged insider trading caused them to lose money.

The shareholders claimed that SAC Capital used insider information to trade shares in the pharmaceutical company — now owned by Perrigo — between 2006 and 2008. SAC got the inside info from doctors involved in the clinical trials of Elan’s Alzheimer’s drug, it was alleged. Continue reading “Article: Steve Cohen’s former hedge fund settles insider trading suit for $135M”

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