Blackstone Inc. BX (last ticker on record)
CIK 1393818Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Feb 2023
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 7
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 10-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Far more SEC letters than usualSEC letter (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.
- Gowling WLG (Canada) LLPFirst linked Dec 2024 · Named in a filing · 26 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.67× · Went dark 2.46× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
- Simpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Mar 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,396 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 0.11× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Gowling Lafleur HendersonFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 59 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.63× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Chadbourne & ParkeFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 110 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.64× · Went dark 0.62× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Kramer Levin NaftalisFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 304 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.68× · 95% wipeout 1.16×
- Ogilvy RenaultFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 53 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.02× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.56×
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 0.99×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gowling WLG (Canada) LLP | Dec 2024 | Named in a filing | 26 | 0.67 | 2.46 | 0.99 |
| Simpson Thacher & Bartlett | Mar 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,396 | 1.28 | 0.11 | 0.92 |
| Gowling Lafleur Henderson | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 59 | 0.98 | 0.63 | 1.05 |
| Chadbourne & Parke | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 110 | 1.64 | 0.62 | 0.87 |
| Kramer Levin Naftalis | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 304 | 0.95 | 0.68 | 1.16 |
| Ogilvy Renault | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 53 | 1.02 | 0.00 | 1.56 |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 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.
- William R. Golden IIISimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Dec 2024 · Named in a filing · 18 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.62× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.47×
- Joshua Ford BonnieSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Mar 2007 · Named in SEC correspondence · 54 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.61× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
- OR FORMATIONSimpson Thacher & BartlettFirst linked Jun 2007 · Text search only · 160 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.27× · Went dark 0.15× · 95% wipeout 0.90×
- John F. KennedyFirst linked Mar 2007 · Text search only · 190 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.52× · Went dark 0.60× · 95% wipeout 1.17×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| William R. Golden IIISimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Dec 2024 | Named in a filing | 18 | 0.62 | 0.00 | 1.47 |
| Joshua Ford BonnieSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Mar 2007 | Named in SEC correspondence | 54 | 1.61 | 0.00 | 1.11 |
| OR FORMATIONSimpson Thacher & Bartlett | Jun 2007 | Text search only | 160 | 1.27 | 0.15 | 0.90 |
| John F. Kennedy | Mar 2007 | Text search only | 190 | 1.52 | 0.60 | 1.17 |