Clinical trials giant saw shares plunge after it disclosed an accounting practices probe
Icon is facing a battle to get investors back on side in the wake of a brutal week for the company
When Irish clinical trials firm Icon floated on the Nasdaq in New York in 1998, it was in the midst of the dotcom boom.
Tech companies were big news. Ebay also floated on the market that year. So too did then Blackberry-owner Research in Motion and chipmaker ARM Holdings.
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