Securities,
Government,
Administrative/Regulatory
Feb. 12, 2013
SEC likely to ramp-up private equity scrutiny
Initially, the SEC has moved deliberately, bringing relatively few of the threatened cases against private equity firms and personnel. The honeymoon now appears to be over.
Jonathan A. Shapiro
Partner, Baker Botts LLP
Email: jonathan.shapiro@bakerbotts.com
Jonathan is Litigation Department chair for the firm's Palo Alto and San Francisco offices. He defends securities and business litigation, and government enforcement actions.
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There is no question that the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission views the private equity community - including the more than 4,000 SEC-registered private advisers - as a prime enforcement target. Along with other Dodd-Frank reforms, the commi...For only $95 a month (the price of 2 article purchases)
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