B. Riley Financial Faces Multiple Class Actions and SEC Investigation
Investors are urged to submit losses amid allegations of securities fraud and undisclosed financial arrangements.
- B. Riley Financial, Inc. is under scrutiny for its involvement in a $2.8 billion take-private transaction of Franchise Group.
- Securities fraud class action complaints allege that B. Riley misrepresented and failed to disclose critical information to investors.
- The SEC is investigating B. Riley's relationship with Franchise Group's former CEO, Brian Kahn, who is implicated in a conspiracy to defraud investors.
- B. Riley's shares have plummeted by 53% since the allegations first surfaced in November.
- Investors have until March 25, 2024, to join the class action lawsuits and potentially recover losses.