Telit: a classic Aim scandal

Aim-listed firm Telit Communications lost more than half its market value in a matter of days after its CEO, Oozi Cats, was linked to an old fraud case.

Telit Communications, a "once-hot internet of things' stock", had the equivalent of a cold shower last week, says ine Quinn and Beth Mellor on Bloomberg.com. The Aim-listed firm lost more than half its market value in days after its CEO Oozi Cats was linked to an old fraud case.

Media reports identified him as US fugitive Uzi Katz, who was indicted in a 1992 wire fraud case in Boston. A few days earlier, Telit, which makes the hardware allowing everyday items to be connected wirelessly, had reported disappointing first-half results.

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Alice grew up in Stockholm and studied at the University of the Arts London, where she gained a first-class BA in Journalism. She has written for several publications in Stockholm and London, and joined MoneyWeek in 2017.