ADVANTA CORP ADVNB (last ticker on record)
CIK 96638Its SEC filings (opens in a new tab)
- Restatement
- Restructuring
- 95% wipeout
- Delisting notice (not a red flag)
- Bankruptcy
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 Nov 2009
- Largest fall in its shares
- 99%
- Jun 2007 to Jan 2010
- Law firms
- 4
- Linked to 5 or more companies
- Lawyers
- 1
- Linked to 5 or more companies
What happened
- Bankruptcy or receivership (Item 1.03)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)
- 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)
- Exit or disposal costs (Item 2.05)Form 8-K (opens in a new tab)
- Shares down 95% from their high
- 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)
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.
- Pepper HamiltonFirst linked Jul 2009 · Named in a filing · 340 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.35× · 95% wipeout 1.13×
- WolfBlock LLPFirst linked Jun 1997 · Named in SEC correspondence · 84 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 0.84× · Went dark 1.36× · 95% wipeout 1.04×
- Brown & WoodFirst linked Apr 1997 · Named in a filing · 299 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.53× · Went dark 0.47× · 95% wipeout 0.58×
- Cozen O'Connor P.C.First linked Jul 2009 · Text search only · 163 linked companiesSEC/DOJ scrutiny 1.03× · Went dark 0.63× · 95% wipeout 0.94×
| Name | First linked | How it is known | Linked companies | SEC/DOJ scrutiny | Went dark | 95% wipeout |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pepper Hamilton | Jul 2009 | Named in a filing | 340 | 1.03 | 0.35 | 1.13 |
| WolfBlock LLP | Jun 1997 | Named in SEC correspondence | 84 | 0.84 | 1.36 | 1.04 |
| Brown & Wood | Apr 1997 | Named in a filing | 299 | 1.53 | 0.47 | 0.58 |
| Cozen O'Connor P.C. | Jul 2009 | Text search only | 163 | 1.03 | 0.63 | 0.94 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jason M. ShargelWolfBlock LLP | Apr 1997 | Named in a filing | 8 | 0.00 | 0.00 | 1.19 |