Starbreeze’s former chief financial officer Sebastian Ahlskog has been acquitted of all charges for insider trading.
He was convicted in 2020 following an investigation into the sale of his shares ahead of Starbreeze’s reconstruction period, a special measure for Swedish businesses on the brink of insolvency.
Ahlskog stepped down as CFO in October 2018, selling his shares a month later to raise over SEK 700,000 ($72,000 at the time, but $81,000 today). In December, it emerged that Starbreeze was facing insolvency.
However, court documents shared with GamesIndustry.biz and authenticated by the Swedish Court of Appeal show that he was acquitted earlier this year.
The court confirmed t…
Read the full article at: https://www.gamesindustry.biz/articles/2021-09-10-former-starbreeze-cfo-acquitted-of-insider-trading-charges