For be fair, I think Goldman was named by Bud because of their relation to this story. > Insider trading is a criminal offence The update in the article sugge

For be fair, I think Goldman was named by Bud because of their relation to this story. > Insider trading is a criminal offence The update in the article suggests that the trades may have been done prior to any non-public information about Goldman's valuation. BTW, there is a good discussion about the (il)legality of insider trading for privately held companies over at Quora: http://www.quora.com/Do-insider-trading-laws-apply-to-privately-held-companies http://www.quora.com/Do-insider-trading-laws-apply-to-privat...