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’Pastorini, denied a firing squad, vows not to pay $900,000 fine
Has the moment finally arrived when we can actually believe what hoax Gold Fields bidder Edward Pastorini (nee Theodore Roxford and/or Lawrence Niren) is saying? Most probably.
The chances of (Pastorini’s
Will the real Pastorini please stand up?
Our favourite US financier is back. Mainly it would seem because Bloomberg simply cannot stop flogging their long dead, and rotting, horse.
Felix Salmon has spotted that the long-promised profile of the mysterious Gold Fields bidder,
SEC weighs in on Gold Fields probe
For fear of breaching our own “enough’s enough” threshold, we’re sticking to the facts on this one: the US Securities and Exchange Commission on Monday said it would help investigate the sharp rise in Gold Fields share price last week following a now-disputed report that an unknown financier was planning a takeover bid.
Pastorini speaks! Part 2
Another email from the fantasy Gold Fields bidder, Edward Pastorini (see FT Alphaville passim):
To: tony.tassell@ft.com, alec.russell@ft.com
Subject: official documents that prove who I am
Ft Alphaville & FT:
Pastorini speaks! Part 1
Oh dear, oh dear – we have deeply upset and offended one Edward Pastorini. Last week, we had the temerity to suggest that the purported US financier’s plan to launch a bid for Gold Fields, as reported by Bloomberg,
Gold Fields: Now South Africa’s asking the questions
The mystery deepens. South Africa’s financial sector watchdog has launched an investigation after shares in Gold Fields, the mining company, soared following a report that an unknown American financier was preparing a takeover bid.
The role of gold
As the elusive Edward Pastorini vanishes as quickly as he became a star in Wednesday’s fantastical bid for Gold Fields, one item in the alleged US financier’s pitch for taking over the iconic gold miner could provide a strand of reality amid the mirage.
Earth to Bloomberg: the Gold Fields bid story is a hoax
It happens all media organisations – the FT included. Whether it’s high market jinks or financial skulduggery, the fact is people make up stories and sometimes newswires and newspapers swallow them.
Earlier on Wednesday Bloomberg reported that a US financier by the name of Edward Pastorini was preparing to lead a $12.5bn bid for Gold Fields,