Gillette/P&G merger
This article was originally published in The Rose Sheet
Executive Summary
Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth William Galvin subpoenas Goldman Sachs Chairman and CEO Henry Paulson to testify June 23 regarding fairness opinions by the company relating to acquisition of Gillette by Procter & Gamble. Additionally, Galvin subpoenas Bank of America Secretary and Deputy Counsel William Mostyn, a former Gillette employee, and UBS Securities' Eric Derheimer to testify June 21 and June 27, respectively. Subpoenas, issued June 13, are the most recent in a series distributed by Galvin as part of his investigation of the merger (1"The Rose Sheet" Feb. 7, 2005, p. 8)...
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