MASSDEVICE ON CALL — Olympus Corp. (TYO:7733) launched a probe into the acquisition fee scandal that has seen its stock plunge by more than half.
Olympus Corp.’s $2.2 billion acquisition of Gyrus Group in 2008 raised eyebrows after the technology giant’s recently sacked CEO Michael Woodford revealed that the company paid $687 million to financial advisors mediating the deal.