"We also do not believe that Mr. Musk would have to liquidate a significant percentage of his holdings in order to satisfy any settlement reached in connection with such proceedings," the company said.
In making a settlement, Riverstone follows its joint venture partner, the politically connected Carlyle Group, which paid a $20 million settlement earlier this month in connection with dealings between the New York State pension fund and investment funds sold under the Carlyle/Riverstone name.
The British bank agreed to a $450 million settlement in June in connection with the manipulation of Libor.
And last year, it paid a $618m settlement to regulators in connection with traders' attempted rigging of currency rates.
And there was other bad news: the company has taken a charge of $224 million for the year on related to "litigation settlement charges," presumably in connection with the phone-hacking scandal in the UK.
The news came just days before Sulzer was to appear in court in the United States for approval of a settlement for about $1 billion in connection with defective hip and knee implants.
Her family recently reached a settlement with Texas authorities in connection with her death. .
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