Despite Misgivings, Court Approves $10M Financing for Troubled GWG Holdings One day after GWG Holdings filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection, Judge Marvin Isgur of the US Bankruptcy Court in Houston approved $10M in financing for the asset manager despite his concerns regarding the mechanics of the loan. The emergency…
High-Yield GWG L Bonds May Now Be Worth 20 to 30 Cents on The Dollar Our high-yield bond lawyers investigate brokerage firms that sold GWG L Bonds to their customers. On April 20, 2022, GWG Holdings, Inc., the issuer of these junk bonds, announced that it had filed for Chapter…
Issuer of L Bonds Says SEC’s Probe Contributed to Its Demise In the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas on April 20, 2022, GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) voluntarily filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The move was expected in the wake of the regulatory and financial woes…
Broker Peter Po Unsuitably Recommended High-Risk Product A California investor has sustained losses in GWG Holdings’ (NASDAQ: GWGH) L Bonds. NI Advisors and broker Peter T. Po unsuitably recommended this precarious high-yield bond. This retail customer has filed a Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) arbitration claim requesting damages for his…
Dallas-Based Alternative Asset Firm Expected To Seek Bankruptcy Protection Very Soon According to sources, GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWGH) is preparing for Chapter 11 bankruptcy. The reports come after the Texas-based alternative asset firm notified the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) in an April 1, 2022 filing that it could…
Texas-Based GWG Holdings and its Directors Are Defendants in Class-Action Lawsuit Two investors seeking class-action status have filed a lawsuit against GWG Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GWGH). They are accusing the Texas-based alternative asset manager and investor of life settlements, as well as its directors, of making misrepresentations and omissions in…
Firm Owes Millions to Investors of GWG High-Yield L Bonds Shepherd Smith Edwards and Kantas (SSEK Law Firm at investorlawyers.com) is looking into claims of losses by customers who purchased GWG L Bonds at the recommendation of Emerson Equity broker Tony Barouti. Unfortunately, it appears that Barouti, who is…
Texas-Based Alternative Asset Firm Sends Letter About Failed Payments on Valentine’s Day On February 14, 2022, GWG Holdings (GWGH) sent a letter to shareholders letting them know that it defaulted on the $3.25M in principal payments plus $10.35M in interest payments owed to L Bond investors. The Texas-based alternative asset…
Deadline for GWG Holdings to Pay L Bond Investors $13.6M is Fast Approaching Our investment fraud lawyers are speaking with investors who suffered losses in GWG L Bonds. These private placement, high-yield junk bonds were issued by GWG Holdings, Inc. (GWGH) and may have been marketed and sold by many…
Hundreds of Broker-Dealers May Have Sold Up to $2B of High-Yield Junk Bonds InvestmentNews reports that according to an industry insider, GWG Holdings may have issued up to $2B of high-yield junk bonds in recent years. While Emerson Equity is the managing broker-dealer for the GWG Issuer, there may have…