PetaPixel $4 Billion Offer for Getty Images Was an Illegal ‘Pump and Dump’ Scheme


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In April 2023, Getty rejected a $4 billion takeover bid from Massachusetts-based investment firm Trillium Capital, categorizing the acquisition attempt as insufficiently credible. Now, federal investigators describe the failed takeover as a "pump and dump" scheme and have charged Trillium and its CEO with securities fraud.

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