WASHINGTON (Reuters) - The U.S. government froze the assets of six Chinese citizens and one company charged with trading on confidential information that a China-based pork processor, Zhongpin Inc, was about to go private. The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on Friday said the six people and the company, British Virgin Islands-based Prestige Trade Investment Ltd, made more than $9 million by trading in the U.S. shares of Zhongpin before it announced a plan to go private. Zhongpin's Chairman, Xianfu Zhu, said on March 27 he wanted to buy the company for $13. ...
A hedge fund from St. Francis-based Stark Investments said it plans to raise $39.5 million.
Stark Mortgage Opportunities LP, which is based in the British Virgin Islands, requires a minimum investment of $5 million, according to an April 2 filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
Michael Roth of Stark Investments is listed as the principal of the investment manager for the fund.
This is the first new fund Stark Investments has registered to sell this year.
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