Private Equity

Private equity fund Aurelius files criminal complaint against short seller

The move comes after Ontake Research published a note accusing Aurelius’ management of having overstated the value of its investments

Aurelius Equity Opportunities, the listed private equity firm, has said it filed a criminal complaint with the German authorities against a short seller for alleged market manipulation.

The Germany-listed group said it sent its complaint to the public prosecutor’s office in Frankfurt regarding Ontake Research’s alleged “short attack”. Short selling is when an investor borrows shares to sell and then buys them back at a lower price to return to the broker they borrowed them from.

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