Morgan Stanley Employee Accidentally Emails a List of Hundreds of Asian Investment Banks; Stock M&A Targets May Rise Prematurely
A Morgan Stanley employee mistakenly sent an internal list this week containing more than 100 investment banking deals the firm was pursuing and tracking in Asia. Bloomberg obtained and verified a copy of the list, which included IPO candidates in China, South Korea, and India. A redacted copy was posted on Instagram. Bloomberg chief Wall Street correspondent Sridhar Natarajan said that if the list included targets in stock-based mergers and acquisitions, share prices could react prematurely and