Sequential Brands Group, Inc. SQBG (last ticker on record)
CIK 1648428Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Restatement
- 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
- 5
- Newest began Sep 2021
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jun 2016 to Nov 2021
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- 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)
- 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 10-Q (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Debt 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.
- Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLPFirst linked Jul 2015 · Named in SEC correspondence · 1,125 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.23× · Went dark 0.20× · 95% wipeout 0.96×
- O Melveny & Myers LLPFirst linked Sep 2015 · Text search only · 589 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.07× · Went dark 0.25× · 95% wipeout 1.07×
- Ropes & GrayFirst linked Sep 2015 · Text search only · 914 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.14× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Jul 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 1,125 | 1.23 | 0.20 | 0.96 |
| O Melveny & Myers LLP | Sep 2015 | Text search only | 589 | 1.07 | 0.25 | 1.07 |
| Ropes & Gray | Sep 2015 | Text search only | 914 | 0.98 | 0.14 | 0.92 |
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.
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Barbara L. BeckerGibson, Dunn & Crutcher LLP | Jul 2015 | Named in SEC correspondence | 31 | 1.64 | 0.00 | 1.46 |