Hedge Fund and Insider Trading News: George Soros, Per Johansson, Neil Woodford, Highfields Capital, Exelixis, Inc. (EXEL), J.Jill Inc (JILL), and More

The EVP, Scientific Strategy & CSO of Exelixis (NASDAQ: EXEL) is Buying Shares (Analyst Ratings)
Yesterday, the EVP, Scientific Strategy & CSO of Exelixis (EXEL), Peter Lamb, bought shares of EXEL for $897.9K. Following this transaction Peter Lamb’s holding in the company was increased by 1767.22% to a total of $3.18 million. Following Peter Lamb’s last EXEL Buy transaction on October 16, 2015, the stock climbed by 15.2%.

Thursday 6/20 Insider Buying Report: JILL, SVRA (Nasdaq.com)
On Monday, J.Jill’s CEO & President, Linda Heasley, made a $99,404 purchase of JILL, buying 60,245 shares at a cost of $1.65 a piece. J.Jill Inc is trading up about 7.1% on the day Thursday. And at Savara, there was insider buying on Tuesday, by Director David A. Ramsay who bought 40,215 shares at a cost of $2.37 each, for a total investment of $95,355. Savara Inc is trading off about 5.2% on the day Thursday. So far Ramsay is in the green, up about 19.8% on their buy based on today’s trading high of $2.84.

United States: Insider Trading’s Personal Benefit Test One Year After Martoma (Mondaq.com)
On Monday, June 3, 2019, the Supreme Court declined to review former SAC Capital Advisors portfolio manager Mathew Martoma’s 2014 conviction for insider trading. The news comes as the one-year anniversary approaches of the Second Circuit’s revised opinion in Martoma’s case. Martoma’s conviction was part of what many have called the biggest insider trading scheme in history-spawning TV shows such as Showtime’s Billions, and best-selling books such as Black Edge, by Sheelah Kolhatkar-stemming from activity in 2008 when he paid a doctor from the University of Michigan for tips about clinical trials of a potential Alzheimer’s medication.

A Director at Teleflex Inc (NYSE: TFX) is Selling Shares (Analyst Ratings)
Yesterday, a Director at Teleflex Inc (TFX), Stuart Randle, sold shares of TFX for $991K. Following Stuart Randle’s last TFX Sell transaction on March 12, 2019, the stock climbed by 37.6%. In addition to Stuart Randle, one other TFX executive reported Sell trades in the last month.

Scatec Solar ASA: Primary Insider Trading (GlobeNewswire.com)
Oslo, 20 June 2019: Buzz Aldrin AS, a company controlled by Executive Vice President Roar Haugland, has today sold 65,000 shares in Scatec Solar ASA at an average price per share of NOK 89.5302. After the transaction and as of the date hereof, Executive Vice President Roar Haugland, together with consolidated parties, owns 186,639 shares in Scatec Solar ASA.