CAR Investors Have Opportunity to Lead Avis Budget Group, Inc. Securities Fraud Lawsuit Against Pentwater Capital Management LP
The suit says Pentwater’s trading helped drive a 74.51% share-price drop and $1.75 billion in stock sales before the collapse.
- On August 15, 2026, Pomerantz LLP announced a class action lawsuit filed in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against Avis Budget Group, Pentwater Capital Management, and CEO Matthew Halbower for alleged securities law violations.
- The complaint alleges that Pentwater and Halbower orchestrated a scheme to manipulate Avis securities, leveraging their approximately 51% economic interest to trigger a short squeeze that drove stock prices upward during the Class Period.
- Avis stock climbed dramatically before collapsing 74.51% by April 28, 2026, as short sellers bought back shares to cut losses, significantly increasing the value of Pentwater's holdings during the volatility.
- In a June 18, 2026 filing, Avis disclosed that Pentwater agreed to pay $650 million to settle alleged violations of the Exchange Act's 'short-swing profits' rule; Avis filed its own complaint on June 29, 2026.
- Investors who purchased Avis securities between February 20, 2025, and April 21, 2026, have until September 29, 2026, to ask the Court to appoint them as Lead Plaintiff in the class action.
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