Billionaire Hybe Founder Said to Face Probe Over IPO Disclosures
The Financial Services Commission referred the largest shareholder of an unidentified company and its former executives on allegations of deceiving investors and violating trading practices. While the FSC did not name the probe's targets in its statement, a person familiar with the investigation told Bloomberg News the company in question was Hybe.
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