By Jaclyn Jaeger2021-02-10T21:18:00+00:00
The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has requested the appointment of an independent monitor to oversee GPB Capital Holdings amid allegations the New York-based asset management firm defrauded more than 17,000 retail investors in a “Ponzi-like” scheme.
In court documents filed Monday in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, the SEC argued a monitor is “necessary and appropriate for the protection of investors.” This monitor would have carte blanche over “all non-privileged books, records, and account statements for the entities and assets” of GPB’s portfolio companies and funds. GPB would also have to make available “any officer, employee, or outside advisor that the monitor deems relevant to executing his or her duties.”