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Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by nine_k on Monday April 14, 2025 @07:34PM (#43687436)
If I hold stock in a company, then my company acquires that company, the stock rises, and I liquidate my position in it after 6 months or whatever the cool-down period is, is this considered insider trading?
Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by wrs on Monday April 14, 2025 @08:04PM (#43687640)
Insider trading is all about information held by "insiders", not about who owns what. So it would depend on whether you know something material and nonpublic when you liquidate your position (e.g., you know the acquisition is going terribly and the acquiring company is going to write it off).
Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by JoshTriplett on Monday April 14, 2025 @07:58PM (#43687594)
If you hold stock in company A, and your current company B acquires company A, that's not insider trading if you already owned the stock in company A before you had any information that company B was going to make that decision.

It is, however, a conflict of interest for you to be involved in company B's acquisition of company A (e.g. influencing company B to buy company A), and might even rise to the level of a breach of your fiduciary duty to company B.

Re:Intel sells 51% stake in Altera to private equity firm on... by 3eb7988a1663 on Monday April 14, 2025 @09:07PM (#43688012)
I know a woman who was part of a M&A team. On her first day, she was told her days of owning individual stocks in the industry were over. She could only purchase aggregate funds. Although, I do wonder if the same rules apply to the VPs who actually have to sign off on the deals.