Hi, Through deep digging and unorthodox research, I have found a public video clip of a multiple members of the board of a publicly traded Fortune 500 company saying horrific things that would get them canceled and fired. A very, very similar past incident cost the company billions in market cap and in revenue. I believe this previous financial loss is a fair proxy for the value destruction this sensational media clip would cause. This public media clip would result in a second failed attempt of obvious due diligence by the company and would result in major resignations, a hurt customer base, and the financial abandonment of the company by the investor class. As a retail investor, my upside on this trade is pretty limited compared to the massive negative hit the public company’s market cap value and sales. Because of this dynamic, I would like to explore other options for this trade. Some questions I have are: Is there anyway I could bring this idea to a hedge fund and be paid for it or participate in potential trade profits? Could such publicly available and currently unnoticed media be legally actionable from an investment standpoint by a hedge fund? With the help of a financial lawyer, could I potentially contact major investors in the Fortune 500 public company and warn them about the potential impeding market cap value and be paid for this? Has anyone ever tried any ideas similar to this? Does anyone have any suggestions on how to handle? Thanks so much for taking the time to read…
It’s getting them — any of them — to take you seriously that’ll be the challenge and that’s before questions of legality. I’d start with a big short seller like hindenberg research and see how you get on. You need an in first and foremost, so may be worth trawling for consultants who’ve worked with them in an advisory capacity first and reaching out to them before kicking the doors down