Twopeople close to the issue said theinvestment firm is handing back no more thanUS$1 billion toinvestors and will thereafter focussolely on managingthe assets ofSorosand his family.
"If the question has become when, and not if, a lawsuit will be filed against Moody's, then the shares are simply unbuyable, in our view, " an analyst at USinvestmentfirm BTIG, Mark Palmer, told Reuters.