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BaltCap files claim for more than 40 million euros in damages against auditor

From Postimees · () Estonian

Translated from Estonian and summarized by DistantNews. Read the original for the full story.

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  • BaltCap has filed a lawsuit seeking slightly more than 40 million euros in damages from PricewaterhouseCoopers.
  • The investment firm says the court must assess whether PwC should have detected alleged large-scale embezzlement by former employee Šarūnas Stepukonis.

BaltCap, an investment firm owned by Peeter Saks and described as one of the Baltic region’s oldest, has filed a claim seeking slightly more than 40 million euros in damages from PricewaterhouseCoopers.

BaltCap argues that the court should assess whether the auditor ought to have discovered alleged large-scale embezzlement by former employee Šarūnas Stepukonis.

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Originally published by Postimees in Estonian. Translated, summarized, and contextualized automatically by DistantNews, with a note on how the source frames the story. Not individually reviewed before publishing. How this works.