Sequential Brands avoids fine in SEC goodwill impairment case
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Aaron Nicodemus2021-12-01T21:10:00
Sequential Brands won’t be fined as part of a settlement with the SEC over charges it violated accounting principles in securities law when it did not acknowledge goodwill impairment that eventually landed on its balance sheet as a $304 million write-down.
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