A new “shadowy” figure has emerged in the long-running legal war between Canadian private equity giant Catalyst Capital, its rival West Face, and a slew of supporting characters that include a Canadian hedge fund, two Wall Street Journal reporters, and a whistleblower who has since
‘Shadowy’ Private Investigator Promised Catalyst Intel on Short Sellers — But Came Up Short, New Legal Documents Reveal
Illustration by Chloe Cushman
Catalyst Capital CEO Newton Glassman said PI Derrick Snowdy’s so-called evidence was “less valuable than what my dogs left for me on our lawn,” according to newly unsealed documents in a long-running legal battle.
By
Michelle Celarier
May 13, 2021
Canadian
West Face
Derrick Snowdy
Jim Riley
Catalyst
