Drone Company CEO Sued for Sabotaging Startup to Manipulate Sale

Aug. 7, 2024, 6:35 PM UTC

Former Equinox Innovative Systems Inc. board members sued its founder, saying he sabotaged its sale to aerial surveillance company TCOM LP in a scheme to renegotiate the transaction on self-dealing terms.

Equinox CEO Randy Morser deliberately dragged his feet on TCOM’s original offer until the drone maker’s struggles left certain stock options worthless, a maneuver designed to prevent significant investors from exercising the options to gain a say in the transaction, the lawsuit says. He then forced through a revised agreement that prioritized his own post-deal employment and the repayment of company debts he’d personally guaranteed, according to the court ...

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