The directors of RYB Education rang the opening bell cheerfully as the share price of the Chinese preschool education firm shot up by 40% on its debut on the New York Stock Exchange in late September.
Two months later the firm was in the spotlight again. This time around, though, none of the company's managers are likely to have welcomed the public exposure.
In what was described as the worst child abuse scandal in Chinese history, RYB Education was investigated by the Beijing authorities after a number of parents reported that their children were being drugged, molested, and fed with unidentified pills at one...