Banker's 'false and highly defamatory' claims land Clare Capital defamation case from Being AI

Banker's 'false and highly defamatory' claims land Clare Capital defamation case from Being AI
Being AI chair Sean Joyce is a reverse takeover specialist, with Being AI complete but RTO Limited, formerly Blackwell Global, still in play. (Image: NZME)
Rebecca Stevenson
Being AI has filed defamation action against an investment bank.Clare Capital sent an email and attached research note about Being AI in April. The investment bank questioned why Being, which joined the New Zealand Exchange (NZX) through a reverse takeover of Ascension Capital, had a school, a legacy mail business and a newly established artificial intelligence (AI) consultancy but was marketing itself as an AI business.  Clare Capital partner Alex Gordon confirmed on Monday that Being AI had filed a defamation claim against Clar...

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