SUNEDISON, INC. SUNEQ (last ticker on record)
CIK 945436Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- 95% wipeout
- Bankruptcy
- Restructuring
- 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
- 4
- Newest began Apr 2016
- Largest fall in its shares
- 98%
- Dec 2007 to May 2012
- Law firms
- 6
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 3
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Shares down 95% from their high
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K/A (opens in a new tab)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)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)
- Debt accelerated (Item 2.04)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.
- Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Aug 2015 · Named in a filing · 2,607 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.15× · Went dark 0.19× · 95% wipeout 0.85×
- Kirkland & EllisFirst linked Sep 2013 · Named in a filing · 1,686 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.98× · Went dark 0.17× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
- Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A.First linked Dec 1998 · Named in a filing · 995 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.46× · Went dark 0.37× · 95% wipeout 0.80×
- Bryan CaveFirst linked Oct 1998 · Named in SEC correspondence · 471 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.09× · Went dark 0.76× · 95% wipeout 0.98×
- Thompson CoburnFirst linked Jan 1997 · Named in a filing · 85 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.13× · Went dark 1.01× · 95% wipeout 1.33×
- Shearman & SterlingFirst linked Aug 2011 · Text search only · 2,649 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.21× · Went dark 0.13× · 95% wipeout 0.87×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Aug 2015 | Named in a filing | 2,607 | 1.15 | 0.19 | 0.85 |
| Kirkland & Ellis | Sep 2013 | Named in a filing | 1,686 | 0.98 | 0.17 | 0.87 |
| Richards, Layton & Finger, P.A. | Dec 1998 | Named in a filing | 995 | 1.46 | 0.37 | 0.80 |
| Bryan Cave | Oct 1998 | Named in SEC correspondence | 471 | 1.09 | 0.76 | 0.98 |
| Thompson Coburn | Jan 1997 | Named in a filing | 85 | 1.13 | 1.01 | 1.33 |
| Shearman & Sterling | Aug 2011 | Text search only | 2,649 | 1.21 | 0.13 | 0.87 |
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.
- Andrea L. NicolasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLPFirst linked Dec 2017 · Named in a filing · 33 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.41× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.43×
- J. Robert SuffolettaWilson Sonsini Goodrich & RosatiFirst linked Feb 2005 · Named in a filing · 34 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.57× · Went dark 2.48× · 95% wipeout 2.55×
- R. Randall WangBryan CaveFirst linked Oct 1998 · Named in a filing · 28 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.34× · Went dark 0.00× · 95% wipeout 1.14×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Andrea L. NicolasSkadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP | Dec 2017 | Named in a filing | 33 | 1.41 | 0.00 | 1.43 |
| J. Robert SuffolettaWilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati | Feb 2005 | Named in a filing | 34 | 1.57 | 2.48 | 2.55 |
| R. Randall WangBryan Cave | Oct 1998 | Named in a filing | 28 | 1.34 | 0.00 | 1.14 |