Armored AutoGroup Inc.

CIK 1537660Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)

Restructuring

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Red flags: 1; Newest began May 2015
Largest fall in its shares: —; None of 95% on record
Law firms: 10; Linked to 5 or more companies
Lawyers: 5; Linked to 5 or more companies

What happened

May 21, 2015Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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
Paul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Sep 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	826	1.02	0.18	0.83
Kirkland & Ellis	Apr 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	1,686	0.98	0.17	0.87
Barley Snyder	Sep 2015	Text search only	28	0.32	0.00	0.64
Barnes & Thornburg	Sep 2015	Text search only	167	1.07	0.70	0.86
Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP	Sep 2015	Text search only	1,125	1.23	0.20	0.96
Quarles & Brady	Sep 2015	Text search only	170	0.74	0.70	0.79
Sullivan & Cromwell	Sep 2015	Text search only	1,047	1.40	0.15	0.69
Thompson Coburn	Sep 2015	Text search only	85	1.13	1.01	1.33
Morrison & Foerster	Apr 2012	Text search only	825	1.17	0.55	1.15
Shearman & Sterling	Apr 2012	Text search only	2,649	1.21	0.13	0.87

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
Evan J. CappelliPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Dec 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	6	0.00	0.00	0.00
Raphael M. RussoPaul Weiss Rifkind Wharton & Garrison	Sep 2015	Named in SEC correspondence	72	1.67	0.00	1.02
Jason K. ZacharyKirkland & Ellis	Apr 2012	Named in SEC correspondence	20	1.05	0.00	0.49
Joshua N. KorffKirkland & Ellis	Apr 2012	Named in a filing	107	0.65	0.00	1.43
Robert S. TownsendMorrison & Foerster	Apr 2012	Text search only	27	1.05	0.95	0.79