Rajat Gupta sued by Goldman Sachs shareholder
Tuesday, 07 June 2011, 23:18 IST
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Rajat Gupta sued by Goldman Sachs shareholder
Boston: A Goldman Sachs shareholder has sued the investment bank's former director Rajat Gupta over profits that were accrued as a result of insider information that the Indian-American businessman passed on to his friend hedge fund founder Raj Rajaratnam. The lawsuit, filed by James Mercer in Manhattan federal court, seeks to recover the "short-swing" profits that Rajaratnam and Gupta allegedly made through insider trading on Goldman shares. "Gupta was beneficial owner of these securities because he had a pecuniary interest in the profits generated by this trading activity. "Rajaratnam undoubtedly paid Gupta for the Goldman Sachs inside information on which these trades were made," Mercer says in the lawsuit. Goldman's board failed to take any action against Gupta after receiving a notice 60 days ago, prompting the lawsuit. Through the lawsuit, Mercer seeks that Gupta be ordered to pay to Goldman Sachs the short-swing profits, which are those made within six months of a trade, from Galleon's trading. The investment bank is named as a nominal plaintiff in the case. Rajat Gupta asks U.S. judge to hear his suit "This lawsuit is completely without merit, and we will vigorously defend against it," Gupta's lawyer Gary Naftalis said in a statement. Rajaratnam made $63.8 Million through inside trading
Source: PTI
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