NexCen Brands, Inc. NEXC (last ticker on record)
CIK 1093434Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 95% wipeout
- Restructuring
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
These figures describe clients, not conduct. A lawyer or firm can serve many companies that later had trouble for reasons that have nothing to do with their work, and nothing here says any lawyer or firm did anything wrong.
- Red flags
- 4
- Newest began Mar 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jun 2007 to Feb 2009
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
An SEC release can name a company’s officer, or its stock as what a scheme sold or moved, so the company may be the victim. Each link goes to what to read.
Law firms
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Aug 2004 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 1999 · Named in a filing · 662 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.14× · Went dark 0.33× · 95% wipeout 1.26×
- Morris Nichols Arsht & TunnellFirst linked May 2005 · Text search only · 256 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.51× · Went dark 0.21× · 95% wipeout 0.89×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | Aug 2004 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| WILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 1999 | Named in a filing | 662 | 1.14 | 0.33 | 1.26 |
| Morris Nichols Arsht & Tunnell | May 2005 | Text search only | 256 | 1.51 | 0.21 | 0.89 |
Lawyers
The ratios are about all the companies linked to each one, this one included: how many had that outcome, as a multiple of what comparable companies show. 1.00 means no more than expected.
- Andrew HermanKirkland & EllisFirst linked Sep 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.17× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.15×
- David M. LynnMorrison & FoersterFirst linked Dec 2001 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.16× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.48×
- John B. WatkinsWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 2001 · Named in a filing · 12 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.83× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.70×
- Meredith B. CrossWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Mar 2000 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.94× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 2.44×
- R. Scott KilgoreWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Nov 1999 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.69× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 4.20×
- Roger J. PattersonWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERINGFirst linked Aug 1999 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.68× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 5.05×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrew HermanKirkland & Ellis | Sep 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 8 | 2.17 | 0.00 | 1.15 |
| David M. LynnMorrison & Foerster | Dec 2001 | Named in a filing | 26 | 2.16 | 0.00 | 0.48 |
| John B. WatkinsWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 2001 | Named in a filing | 12 | 1.83 | 0.00 | 2.70 |
| Meredith B. CrossWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Mar 2000 | Named in a filing | 33 | 0.94 | 0.00 | 2.44 |
| R. Scott KilgoreWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Nov 1999 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.69 | 0.00 | 4.20 |
| Roger J. PattersonWILMER, CUTLER & PICKERING | Aug 1999 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.68 | 0.00 | 5.05 |