African Gold Acquisition Corp AGAC.U (last ticker on record)
CIK 1833909Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- SEC/DOJ scrutiny
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
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
- 2
- Newest began Oct 2022
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 2
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative proceedingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- SEC enforcement releaseSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a grand jury subpoenaForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
- Said its accounts could not be relied on (Item 4.02)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.
- Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Dec 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 963 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.96× · Went dark 1.12× · 95% wipeout 1.21×
- Maples and CalderFirst linked Dec 2020 · Named in a filing · 1,144 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.26× · 95% wipeout 0.92×
- Reed SmithFirst linked Dec 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 487 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.77× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ellenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Dec 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 963 | 0.96 | 1.12 | 1.21 |
| Maples and Calder | Dec 2020 | Named in a filing | 1,144 | 0.95 | 0.26 | 0.92 |
| Reed Smith | Dec 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 487 | 1.15 | 0.77 | 1.13 |
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.
- Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Dec 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 338 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.95× · Went dark 0.66× · 95% wipeout 0.95×
- Stuart NeuhauserEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLPFirst linked Dec 2020 · Named in SEC correspondence · 416 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.78× · Went dark 0.42× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Douglas S. EllenoffEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Dec 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 338 | 0.95 | 0.66 | 0.95 |
| Stuart NeuhauserEllenoff Grossman & Schole LLP | Dec 2020 | Named in SEC correspondence | 416 | 0.78 | 0.42 | 1.04 |