ACA Capital Holdings Inc ACAH (last ticker on record)
CIK 1304623Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Dec 2007
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
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.
- Fried FrankFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 540 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 0.24× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Hogan & HartsonFirst linked Jun 2006 · Text search only · 390 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.30× · 95% wipeout 1.20×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Jun 2006 · Text search only · 1,687 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.97× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.86×
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Jun 2006 · Text search only · 1,397 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.88×
- Davis PolkFirst linked May 2006 · Text search only · 1,696 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.25× · Went dark 0.06× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fried Frank | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 540 | 1.32 | 0.24 | 0.86 |
| Hogan & Hartson | Jun 2006 | Text search only | 390 | 1.03 | 0.30 | 1.20 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Jun 2006 | Text search only | 1,687 | 0.97 | 0.17 | 0.86 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Jun 2006 | Text search only | 1,397 | 1.27 | 0.11 | 0.88 |
| Davis Polk | May 2006 | Text search only | 1,696 | 1.25 | 0.06 | 0.99 |
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.
- Stuart H. GelfondFried FrankFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 50 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.97×
- Valerie Ford JacobFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLPFirst linked May 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 45 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.30× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.34×
- A. Richard SuskoCleary Gottlieb Steen & HamiltonFirst linked Aug 2006 · Text search only · 14 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.32× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.25×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart H. GelfondFried Frank | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 50 | 1.09 | 0.00 | 0.97 |
| Valerie Ford JacobFreshfields Bruckhaus Deringer US LLP | May 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 45 | 1.30 | 0.00 | 1.34 |
| A. Richard SuskoCleary Gottlieb Steen & Hamilton | Aug 2006 | Text search only | 14 | 2.32 | 0.00 | 1.25 |