Hercules Sub LLC HOS (last ticker on record)
CIK 1131227Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
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
- 3
- Newest began May 2020
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Oct 2013 to Dec 2019
- Law firms
- 17
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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 Apr 2023 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Vinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Sep 2001 · Named in a filing · 783 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Winstead PCFirst linked Sep 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 121 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.19× · Went dark 0.85× · 95% wipeout 1.27×
- Blank RomeFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 348 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.04× · Went dark 0.79× · 95% wipeout 1.36×
- Brown RudnickFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 137 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 0.90× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Davis PolkFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 1,694 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.26× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 1.02×
- Jackson Walker L.L.P.First linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 158 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.10× · Went dark 0.81× · 95% wipeout 1.39×
- Jones WalkerFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 161 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.23× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloyFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 439 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 0.76×
- Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & GarrisonFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 826 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.83×
- Porter & HedgesFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 108 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 0.36× · 95% wipeout 1.44×
- Seward & KisselFirst linked Dec 2023 · Text search only · 164 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 1.28×
- Fishman HaygoodFirst linked Apr 2023 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 3.12× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.64×
- Thompson Hine LLPFirst linked Apr 2020 · Text search only · 208 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.64× · 95% wipeout 1.09×
- Baker Botts L.L.P.First linked Jul 2002 · Text search only · 495 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.09× · 95% wipeout 1.03×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLPFirst linked Sep 2001 · Text search only · 1,051 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.31× · Went dark 0.27× · 95% wipeout 0.91×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kirkland & Ellis | Apr 2023 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Vinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Sep 2001 | Named in a filing | 783 | 1.09 | 0.11 | 1.03 |
| Winstead PC | Sep 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 121 | 1.19 | 0.85 | 1.27 |
| Blank Rome | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 348 | 1.04 | 0.79 | 1.36 |
| Brown Rudnick | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 137 | 0.84 | 0.90 | 0.97 |
| Davis Polk | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 1,694 | 1.26 | 0.06 | 1.02 |
| Jackson Walker L.L.P. | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 158 | 1.10 | 0.81 | 1.39 |
| Jones Walker | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 161 | 1.34 | 0.23 | 0.94 |
| Milbank Tweed Hadley & McCloy | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 439 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 0.76 |
| Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 826 | 1.02 | 0.18 | 0.83 |
| Porter & Hedges | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 108 | 1.13 | 0.36 | 1.44 |
| Seward & Kissel | Dec 2023 | Text search only | 164 | 0.78 | 0.19 | 1.28 |
| Fishman Haygood | Apr 2023 | Text search only | 15 | 3.12 | 0.00 | 0.64 |
| Thompson Hine LLP | Apr 2020 | Text search only | 208 | 0.95 | 0.64 | 1.09 |
| Baker Botts L.L.P. | Jul 2002 | Text search only | 495 | 1.32 | 0.09 | 1.03 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
| Weil, Gotshal & Manges LLP | Sep 2001 | Text search only | 1,051 | 1.31 | 0.27 | 0.91 |
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.
- T. Mark KellyVinson & Elkins L.L.P.First linked Jul 2002 · Named in a filing · 55 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 1.96×
- R. CLYDE PARKER JR.Winstead PCFirst linked Sep 2001 · Named in SEC correspondence · 5 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
- Matthew R. PaceyKirkland & EllisFirst linked Apr 2023 · Text search only · 72 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.48× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| T. Mark KellyVinson & Elkins L.L.P. | Jul 2002 | Named in a filing | 55 | 1.64 | 0.20 | 1.96 |
| R. CLYDE PARKER JR.Winstead PC | Sep 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 5 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.85 |
| Matthew R. PaceyKirkland & Ellis | Apr 2023 | Text search only | 72 | 0.48 | 0.00 | 1.14 |