畢馬威就未能發現中國森林IPO欺詐案支付8,400萬美元和解
據英國《金融時報》引述消息報道,畢馬威同意就未能發現前上市公司中國森林2009年IPO涉及欺詐,就法律申索支付8,400萬美元(約6.5億港元)。據其中一位知情人士透露,達成的和解金額約爲清盤人索賠的13億港元損失的一半。
中國森林清盤人指控畢馬威構成疏忽,未能發現公司管理層在上市前嚴重帳目造假,包括遞交僞造銀行結單及客戶紀錄,虛構公司資產及收入。案件原本將在香港進行爲期十週聆訊,報道引述消息稱,訴訟在上月達成和解。清盤人還指控,畢馬威的一些工作人員在開展審計工作時僞造了審計文件。
中國森林上市時集資2.16億美元,上市一年後因核數師發現帳目不合規而停牌,2017年除牌。2019年,證監會(SFC)對四家國際銀行——瑞銀、渣打、摩根士丹利(MS.US)和美銀美林,處以總計1億美元的罰款,理由是它們對包括中國森林在內的一系列IPO的盡職調查失敗。當時保薦中國森林上市的瑞銀,被禁止在香港擔任上市申請保薦人一年。這是證監會截至當時爲阻止劣質上市而採取的最嚴厲行動。
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