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Fee-driven scheme behind American Realty deals

Investors' class action accuses managers of manipulating data to inflate stock for takeovers, which generate fees, and that didn't deliver promised benefits to Reit or shareholders

Published Sun, Apr 19, 2015 · 09:50 PM
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BEHIND the accounting errors that knocked US$4 billion off American Realty Capital Properties Inc's market value was a hidden scheme that generated more than US$900 million in managers' fees and bonuses, investors said in a lawsuit against the company.

Ex-chairman Nicholas Schorsch turned a small re…

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