CENTURA SOFTWARE CORP MBRN (last ticker on record)
CIK 895021Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- 95% wipeout
- 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
- 1
- Newest began Dec 2000
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Mar 2000 to Aug 2001
- Law firms
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 5
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- SEC action against a company that stopped filingSEC order (opens in a new tab)
- 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.
- Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 500 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.12× · Went dark 0.61× · 95% wipeout 1.08×
- VENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 127 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.32× · Went dark 1.04× · 95% wipeout 1.23×
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Apr 2001 · Text search only · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 500 | 1.12 | 0.61 | 1.08 |
| VENTURE LAW GROUP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 127 | 1.32 | 1.04 | 1.23 |
| Bryan Cave | Apr 2001 | Text search only | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
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.
- RICHARD S. GREYOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked May 1999 · Named in a filing · 7 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.00× · Went dark 6.19× · 95% wipeout 5.92×
- FRANCES JOHNSTONVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Apr 1998 · Named in a filing · 6 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.87× · Went dark 8.03× · 95% wipeout 1.49×
- Mark A. MedearisVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Nov 1996 · Named in a filing · 16 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.28× · Went dark 3.39× · 95% wipeout 1.99×
- John V. BautistaOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 13 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.45× · Went dark 5.07× · 95% wipeout 1.40×
- Tae Hea NahmVENTURE LAW GROUPFirst linked Aug 1996 · Named in SEC correspondence · 10 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.79× · Went dark 2.26× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| RICHARD S. GREYOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | May 1999 | Named in a filing | 7 | 0.00 | 6.19 | 5.92 |
| FRANCES JOHNSTONVENTURE LAW GROUP | Apr 1998 | Named in a filing | 6 | 0.87 | 8.03 | 1.49 |
| Mark A. MedearisVENTURE LAW GROUP | Nov 1996 | Named in a filing | 16 | 1.28 | 3.39 | 1.99 |
| John V. BautistaOrrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe LLP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 13 | 0.45 | 5.07 | 1.40 |
| Tae Hea NahmVENTURE LAW GROUP | Aug 1996 | Named in SEC correspondence | 10 | 1.79 | 2.26 | 1.14 |