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Senior personnel at OEP Capital Advisors emailed MNPI to investors, SEC says

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The firm failed to prevent the misuse of potentially material, nonpublic information and misleading communications to current and prospective investors.

Last Tuesday, the SEC issued a cease-and-desist order saying employees of One Equity Partners (OEP) Capital Advisors LP sent investors private details about potential deals and other confidential information, violating the private-equity firm’s policies.

The New York-based private equity firm with over $10bn in assets under management agreed to