At 2013’s forum, SEC enforcement chief Bruce Karpati predicted an uptick in enforcement cases as the regulator looked to better understand the unfamiliar world of private equity.
The SEC lacks the manpower and expertise to monitor private equity firms, former SEC chairman Harvey Pitt told delegates at PEI’s CFOs and COOs Forum in 2011.
SEC proposals represent a significant change in approach, say Troutman Pepper partners Stephanie Pindyck-Costantino, Julia Corelli and associate Patrick Bianchi.