Ancestry.com Inc. ACOM (last ticker on record)

CIK 1469433Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Delisting notice (not a red flag)

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Red flags: 0; None on record
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 13; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

Dec 28, 2012Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)

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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
Fried Frank	Oct 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	540	1.33	0.24	0.94
Wachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Oct 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	889	1.31	0.07	0.59
Kirkland & Ellis	Sep 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Aug 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	1,125	1.23	0.20	0.96
Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Aug 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	1,468	1.09	0.60	1.42
A&L Goodbody	Jun 2013	Text search only	85	1.14	0.00	0.56
Snell & Wilmer	Jun 2013	Text search only	244	1.34	1.19	1.38
Cahill Gordon & Reindel	Oct 2012	Text search only	598	1.03	0.18	0.77
Ropes & Gray	Oct 2012	Text search only	914	0.98	0.14	0.92
Shearman & Sterling	Oct 2012	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87
Sidley Austin	Oct 2012	Text search only	1,210	1.30	0.14	0.93
Fish & Richardson	Aug 2009	Text search only	37	0.93	1.30	2.73
Morrison & Foerster	Aug 2009	Text search only	825	1.17	0.55	1.15

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
Stuart H. GelfondFried Frank	Jun 2013	Named in SEC correspondence	50	1.09	0.00	1.01
Andrew J. NussbaumWachtell Lipton Rosen & Katz	Nov 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	29	0.78	0.00	1.30
Jeffrey SymonsKirkland & Ellis	Oct 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	17	0.67	0.00	0.00
Robert C. SchwenkelFried Frank	Oct 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	25	1.16	0.00	1.25
Andrew L. FabensGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Nov 2010	Named in a filing	85	1.47	0.00	1.38
Barbara L. BeckerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Aug 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	31	1.64	0.00	1.46
Jeffrey D. SaperWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Aug 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	102	1.24	0.83	1.51
Robert G. DayWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati	Aug 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	37	1.51	1.13	1.93
Stewart L. McDowellGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Aug 2009	Named in SEC correspondence	33	1.13	0.00	1.05
Brian ManginoFried Frank	Oct 2012	Text search only	13	0.60	0.00	0.00