GOLDEN BOOKS FAMILY ENTERTAINMENT INC GBFE (last ticker on record)
CIK 790706Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
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
- 1
- Newest began Sep 1998
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Mar 1998 to Sep 1998
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Shares down 95% from their high
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.
- Proskauer RoseFirst linked Apr 2000 · Named in a filing · 493 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.48× · 95% wipeout 1.05×
- Cahill Gordon & ReindelFirst linked Jul 1998 · Named in a filing · 598 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.18× · 95% wipeout 0.75×
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.82×
- Schulte Roth & ZabelFirst linked Oct 1996 · Named in a filing · 296 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.93× · Went dark 0.44× · 95% wipeout 1.01×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Proskauer Rose | Apr 2000 | Named in a filing | 493 | 1.15 | 0.48 | 1.05 |
| Cahill Gordon & Reindel | Jul 1998 | Named in a filing | 598 | 1.03 | 0.18 | 0.75 |
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.82 |
| Schulte Roth & Zabel | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 296 | 0.93 | 0.44 | 1.01 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andre WeissSchulte Roth & Zabel | Oct 1996 | Named in a filing | 14 | 0.60 | 0.00 | 1.72 |