That could very well be what happened, but announcing they are doing an investigation as though they are a regulatory agency is misleading. They can no more "investigate" than you or I.
I saw several of these firms come out of the woodwork for HMN* in the last couple months after that firm announced a buyout was in the works. Same wording in their PRs, always something about abuse of fiduciary powers......
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