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Factbox-The trades that could bring down short-seller Andrew Left

Jul 26, 2024 10:09 AM

(Reuters) - U.S. authorities filed criminal and civil charges against Andrew Left, a prominent face of the activist short-selling industry, alleging he had for years manipulated the market and defrauded investors with misleading claims about his trades.

The Securities and Exchange Commission and the U.S. Department of Justice focused on how Left publicly represented his positions in high-profile stocks versus how he was really trading them, alleging he exploited his influence to manipulate the shares and reap quick profits.

Left declined to comment when contacted by Reuters.

Here are the 23 companies that Left bet on, which the SEC listed in its complaint:

Company Year

Alibaba Group 2018

Snap 2018

AbbVie 2018

Cronos Group 2018

IGC Pharma, then called India 2018

Globalization Capital

Lifeist Wellness, then called Namaste 2018

Technologies

PolarityTE 2018

Tesla 2018

Nvidia 2018

Veeva Systems 2018

X, then called Twitter 2018

Meta then called Facebook 2018

Roku 2019

Beyond Meat 2019

Invitae 2019

General Electric 2019

Luckin Coffee 2020

Inovio Pharmaceuticals 2020

Novavax 2020

American Airlines 2020

Palantir 2020

Vuzix Corp 2020

Spruce Power, then called XL Fleet 2020

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