Treasury Department pooled auction initiative to sell TARP investments *

USA - July 25 2012
In 2008 and 2009, the US Department of the Treasury acquired preferred stock from more than 700 banks and bank holding companies as part of the Capital Purchase Program (CPP) under the Troubled Asset Relief Program (TARP).

Co-authors: David S. Allinson, David I. Brown, Alan W. Avery.

SEC Enforcement Division to focus on insider trading and conflicts of interest in private equity *

USA - February 15 2012
The private equity industry should expect increased scrutiny by the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), particularly with respect to insider trading and how firms address conflicts of interest, according to recent speeches by representatives of the SEC Division of Enforcement’s new Asset Management Unit.

Co-authors: Robert E. Burwell.