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Former Investment Firm Partner Ordered to Cease-and-Desist and Barred for Breach of Fiduciary Duty

In the Matter of Matthew Crisp, Respondent

  • 2012
  • $139,761

Respondent was a partner and fiduciary of Adams Street Partners, LLC, a registered investment adviser to multiple private equity funds. The SEC found that he exploited undisclosed conflicts of interest by secretly forming a private investment vehicle called AV Partners LP with a friend and then usurping a lucrative investment opportunity in a private company from Adams Street’s funds.

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