learned....没说GS故意隐瞒
http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10001424127887323893504578555953698195268.htmlSmithfield learned about Goldman's investment in Shuanghui, held through an investment subsidiary of the bank, early in the talks that led to the deal with Shuanghui, and Smithfield was taken by surprise by the development, the people said.
Smithfield kept Goldman as an adviser limited to shareholder activism.
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Goldman officials, including Chairman and Chief Executive Lloyd Blankfein, have long said that potential conflicts are a fact of life in the securities business but that the firm manages them effectively.