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Last week, InfoGroup (IUSA) announced that CEO Vinod Gupta was stepping down, but would remain a director of the company. As various news outlets reported
the resignation was part of a settlement of a lawsuit filed by hedge
fund Dolphin Limited and investment manager Cardinal Value.
The lawsuit had a long list of complaints over how Gupta was
spending the company’s money, including on consulting fees for former
President Bill Clinton and the use of the company’s seven corporate
jets to fly various people, including Bill and Hillary Clinton, around.
There was also a yacht, a skybox at the University of Nebraska and
various houses that came into the mix.
Of course, the company waited until late Friday to file both the 60-page settlement and the separation agreement
with Gupta. The separation agreement is pretty standard — other than
the $10 million payment for Gupta to go away. But combining that with
the settlement agreement — which stretches on for 60 pages — makes for
much more interesting reading. Under the settlement agreement, Gupta
has to pay the company $9 million.
So despite all of the controversy, the hefty legal fees and the bad
publicity, Gupta is still making $1 million on the deal. No wonder this
was filed late on a summer Friday. Originally posted at: http://www.footnoted.org/
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