EQUUS TOTAL RETURN, INC. EQS (last ticker on record)
CIK 878932Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Jul 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- —
- None of 95% on record
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- 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)
- Delisting notice (Item 3.01)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- SEC administrative actionSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- An SEC release names it, an officer or its stockSEC release (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions cooperating with the SECForm 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- A filing mentions a Wells noticeForm 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.
- Jenner & BlockFirst linked Mar 2017 · Named in a filing · 122 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.78× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
- Snell & Smith, P.C.First linked Nov 1997 · Named in a filing · 8 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.08× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 0.00×
- KENNETH I. DENOSFirst linked Sep 2014 · Text search only · 15 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 2.52× · Went dark 1.01× · 95% wipeout 1.11×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jenner & Block | Mar 2017 | Named in a filing | 122 | 1.12 | 0.78 | 0.94 |
| Snell & Smith, P.C. | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 8 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.00 |
| KENNETH I. DENOS | Sep 2014 | Text search only | 15 | 2.52 | 1.01 | 1.11 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| John T. UngerSnell & Smith, P.C. | Nov 1997 | Named in a filing | 7 | 1.08 | 0.00 | 0.90 |