The SEC stated that: "[It] charged New York-based brand-management company Sequential Brands Group, Inc. with failing to impair its goodwill as required by accounting principles and the federal securities laws."

The SEC stated: "This case arises from the failure of New York-based brand management company Sequential to take into consideration clear, objective evidence of likely goodwill impairment, which avoided and delayed a material write down to goodwill in the fourth quarter of 2016 and the first three quarters of 2017 (the “Relevant Period”)."

The Court stated: "Defendant Sequential Brands Group, Inc. . . . consented to the Court’s jurisdiction over Defendant and the subject matter of this action; consented to entry of this Final Judgment without admitting or denying the allegations of the Complaint (except as to jurisdiction); waived findings of fact and conclusions of law; and waived any right to appeal from this Final Judgment."

The SEC: "announced that Sequential Brands Group, Inc., agreed to the entry of a final judgment permanently enjoining Sequential from future violations of the antifraud provision of Section 17(a)(3) of the Securities Act of 1933 and certain reporting, books and records, and internal control provisions under the Securities Exchange Act of 1934. The U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York entered the final judgment against Sequential on December 1, 2021."