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Piqué Fined €200K for Insider Trading Ahead of Takeover

5/12/2026

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CNMV fined former footballer Gerard Piqué €200,000 for insider trading of Aspy Global Services shares.
Piqué bought 104,166 Aspy shares on 20 January 2021, two days before Atrys Health’s €223 million takeover bid, and sold them on 27 January 2021 after the price rose to €2.80, netting about €45,800 profit.
The CNMV also fined businessman Francisco José Elías Navarro €100,000 for unlawfully sharing confidential deal information, and both may appeal to Spain’s National High Court.

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CNMV fined former footballer Gerard Piqué €200,000 for insider trading of Aspy Global Services shares.
Piqué bought 104,166 Aspy shares on 20 January 2021, two days before Atrys Health’s €223 million takeover bid, and sold them on 27 January 2021 after the price rose to €2.80, netting about €45,800 profit.
The CNMV also fined businessman Francisco José Elías Navarro €100,000 for unlawfully sharing confidential deal information, and both may appeal to Spain’s National High Court.