AMPAL-AMERICAN ISRAEL CORP AMPL (last ticker on record)
CIK 731859Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- Went dark (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
- 4
- Newest began Aug 2012
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Nov 2009 to Nov 2012
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)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)
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.
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Mar 2006 · Named in SEC correspondence · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLPFirst linked Feb 2001 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.40× · Went dark 2.62× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Kronish Lieb Weiner & HellmanFirst linked Jun 1994 · Named in SEC correspondence · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.00× · Went dark 1.47× · 95% wipeout 1.85×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bryan Cave | Mar 2006 | Named in SEC correspondence | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
| Robinson Silverman Pearce Aronsohn & Berman LLP | Feb 2001 | Named in a filing | 34 | 1.40 | 2.62 | 1.40 |
| Kronish Lieb Weiner & Hellman | Jun 1994 | Named in SEC correspondence | 34 | 1.00 | 1.47 | 1.85 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kenneth L. HendersonBryan Cave | Feb 2001 | Named in SEC correspondence | 17 | 1.41 | 1.98 | 1.37 |