F. Hodge O'Neal Corporate and Securities Law Symposium

Rollups of Limited Partnerships: Questions of Regulation and Fairness

Author: Deborah A. DeMott (Duke University School of Law)

Abstract

Rollups of limited partnerships, recently the object of attention from Congress, the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and the investing public, raise many conflict-of-interest questions similar to those leveraged buyouts (LBOs) present. To be sure, LBOs and rollups differ in many ways; they tend, nonetheless, to share features that induce squeamishness in many observers.

Keywords: Partnership (Business)

How to Cite: DeMott, D. A. (1992) “Rollups of Limited Partnerships: Questions of Regulation and Fairness”, Washington University Law Review. 70(2).