Audit Dispute Sends Shares of Muddy Waters Target Into Tailspin

Bloomberg2021-05-24

(Bloomberg) -- The disarray at Solutions 30 SE deepened as the European technology-services company, first targeted in 2019 by activist short seller Muddy Waters Capital LLC, said its auditor couldn’t...

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