There has been some hype over investing in private equity, which is an investment in a company before it makes an initial public offering, or IPO. According to the management consulting firm McKinsey & Company, there is an argument to be made that private equity...
Month: June 2022
What options do I have after another party breached our contract?
If you’re certain the other party is in breach, or if they have made clear they plan to breach the contract, you have several options. The first one is to try to work something out on your own. There is often an accommodation that can be made by one side or the other...
How does a ‘pump and dump’ stock fraud scheme work?
Every investor is looking for an edge. Usually, the edge they seek is legitimate. Investors are allowed to research companies using publicly available information such as annual reports, assessments by experts and other relevant information in order to develop an...
Are we seeing a new trend in pandemic-era securities fraud?
Great periods of economic instability often lead to increased fraud. We saw this after the stock market collapse of 2008, and we saw it again as the pandemic shook up markets across the world. We even noted this fact last year when the Securities and Exchange...