BGC Group, Inc. BGC (last ticker on record)

CIK 1094831Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Delisting notice (not a red flag)
Restatement
SEC/DOJ scrutiny
Restructuring

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Red flags: 3; Newest began Dec 2017
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 7; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Sep 28, 2018Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 20, 2018Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Mar 7, 2018Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 26, 2017Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Dec 19, 2017Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Jun 16, 2008A filing mentions a formal order of investigationForm 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
Aug 21, 2007Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Aug 21, 2007Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
Sep 27, 2006Delisting 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.

Law firms linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Nov 2007	Named in SEC correspondence	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Morgan Lewis	Sep 1999	Named in SEC correspondence	1,028	1.18	0.31	1.02
Sidley Austin	Sep 2023	Text search only	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Cooley LLP	Mar 2021	Text search only	1,634	0.71	0.44	1.24
Shearman & Sterling	Dec 2014	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Norton Rose	Feb 2001	Text search only	304	1.11	0.52	1.24
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Feb 2001	Text search only	826	1.02	0.18	0.83

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.

Lawyers linked to this company
Name	First linked	How it is known	Linked companies	SEC/DOJ scrutiny	Went dark	95% wipeout
Jeffrey A. LetalienGoodwin Procter	Sep 2019	Named in SEC correspondence	27	0.99	0.00	1.20
Patrick J. EganGracin & Marlow, LLP	May 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	43	0.40	1.84	1.89
Howard A. KennyMorgan Lewis	Mar 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	41	0.69	0.00	0.22
George G. YearsichMorgan Lewis	Feb 2008	Named in SEC correspondence	5	2.36	0.00	0.00
Craig M. WassermanWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Nov 2007	Named in a filing	33	1.49	1.05	0.66
Gavin D. SolotarWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Nov 2007	Named in a filing	8	0.72	0.00	0.00
Christopher T. JensenMorgan Lewis	Sep 1999	Named in SEC correspondence	16	1.95	0.00	0.00
Daniel I. GoldbergCooley LLP	Jul 2022	Text search only	184	0.64	0.00	1.03
David K. LamWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Oct 2014	Text search only	110	1.17	0.00	0.52
John F. Kennedy	Nov 2007	Text search only	190	1.52	0.60	1.17