In 1984, the SEC accused Paul Thayer and eight others of insider trading. Some inside information Thayer came down as the board of Anheuser-Busch, where he learned about the merger in 1982 with Campbell Taggart Busch before the merger was publicly announced. It comes to Bush's reaction after learning about the lawsuit SEC. In considering possible actions Busch, students can study the work of the capital markets and to try to estimate the amount of financial damage caused Busch insider trading. Other problems associated with ethics resources for costly legal battles, and different goals of board members and managers. "Hide
by Erik Sirri Source: Harvard Business School 11 pages. Publication Date: November 20, 1992. Prod. #: 293082-PDF-ENG