The United States federal bureau of investigation is to find possible insider trading of tomato sauce manufacturers HJ heinz co., LTD. (HNZ) options before the blockbuster treatment last week to the acquisition of warren buffett and Brazil 3 g capital, bureau spokesman said on Tuesday.
Buffett's Berkshire hathaway company (BRK - A) and 3 g said last Thursday, they will buy heinz for 2.3 billion dollars in cash. Almost immediately, the options market participants pointed out that a highly unusual activities, in the deal announced.
On Friday, the United States securities and exchange commission to lodge a complaint, the unknown businessman, it says who use the Goldman sachs (GS) in the Swiss account transactions is meant to the inside of the knowledge of the transaction.
On Tuesday, the federal bureau of investigation, saying, this is to join.
"FBI know trading abnormal heinz published the day before," a spokesman said. "The federal bureau of investigation is working with the United States securities and exchange commission negotiations, in order to determine whether the commitment of the crime.
FBI participate in investment group a spokesman declined to comment on the report. Goldman sachs spokesman said, the bank is working with authorities investigation.
The Swiss authorities have said they didn't have to help us study.
The United States securities and exchange commission law enforcement action, marks the second time in 6 months supervision departments to take to the alleged insider trading transactions involving 3 g. And last September in the first instance insider information of stock brokerage trading related 2010 3 g purchasing burger king (BKW. N).
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