B. RILEY FINANCIAL INC (RILY)

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: RILY, CLF, EXE

The Great American Group Launches as New Independent Business Following Formation of Partnership between Oaktree and B. Riley

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company"), a diversified financial services company, and funds managed by Oaktree...

B. Riley Delays Another Quarterly Report and Notches Fresh Loss

B. Riley Financial Inc. estimated that it lost $270 million to $280 million in the three months through September, as the company continues to review its financials and delay filing quarterly reports to shareholders.

Noteworthy Tuesday Option Activity: RILY, KR, SWKS

B. Riley-Backed Franchise Group Paid Millions in Bonuses Ahead of Collapse

Franchise Group Inc., the bankrupt brand manager backed by B. Riley Financial Inc., paid insiders $5.75 million in retention bonuses to keep them in place as the owner of Vitamin Shoppe and American Freight was collapsing.

B. Riley Securities Announces Energy Convergence Conference on December 4th

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Securities, Inc. ("B. Riley"), a preeminent fixture in middle market brokerage and investment banking for over 25 years, today...

Noteworthy Monday Option Activity: RILY, FIVE, GME

B. Riley-Backed Franchise Group Files for Bankruptcy Protection

Franchise Group Inc., the owner of brands including the Vitamin Shoppe and Pet Supplies Plus, filed for bankruptcy protection after months of losses and turmoil surrounding its founder and its backer B. Riley Financial Inc.

B. Riley to Sell Portion of Wealth-Management Unit to Stifel

B. Riley Financial Inc. agreed to sell a portion of its wealth-management business to Stifel Financial Corp. for as much as $35 million in cash.

B. Riley Financial Provides Update on Wealth Management Business

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company"), a diversified financial services company, today announced that it has...

Bryant Riley Misreported Shares He Pledged to Back Axos Loan

Bryant Riley, the co-chief executive officer of B. Riley Financial Inc., failed to accurately disclose how many of his own shares he pledged to get a loan for himself from Axos Bank.

B. Riley Asset Sale Generates $236 Million to Pay Down Debt

B. Riley Financial Inc. sealed its second deal in less than a month to raise cash and cut its debt load, this time collecting $236 million by divesting rights to its stable of consumer brands. The shares gained more than 8% in early New York trading.

B. Riley Financial Secures $236 Million in Cash Proceeds from Brands Assets

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company"), a diversified financial services company, today announced it and its...

Noteworthy Wednesday Option Activity: NE, UPST, RILY

Chris Christie Joins Brian Kahn Defense in Probe of Failed Fund

Chris Christie, the former New Jersey governor, is helping to defend Brian Kahn, a former key client of B. Riley Financial Inc., in an ongoing criminal investigation into the collapse of hedge fund Prophecy Asset Management.

B. Riley Financial Declares Preferred Stock Dividends

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (NASDAQ: RILY) ("B. Riley" or the "Company") has declared cash dividends on its 6.875% Series A Cumulative Perpetual...

B. Riley Financial to Establish Partnership with Oaktree in the Great American Group Businesses

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY) ("B. Riley" and the "Company"), a diversified financial services platform, and funds managed by Oaktree...

Notable Monday Option Activity: RILY, UPST, TYRA

B. Riley Reaches Deal With Oaktree on Great American Partnership

B. Riley Financial Inc., the embattled broker-dealer and investment firm, reached a deal with funds managed by Oaktree Capital Management LP for a partnership in Great American Holdings.

B. Riley Financial to Establish Partnership with Oaktree in the Great American Group Businesses

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Financial, Inc. (Nasdaq: RILY) ("B. Riley" and the "Company"), a diversified financial services platform, and funds managed by Oaktree...

B. Riley to Sell Its Great American Unit to Oaktree, WSJ Says

B. Riley Financial Inc. has agreed to sell its Great American unit to Oaktree Capital for about $400 million, the Wall Street Journal reported.

B. Riley Lenders Get Weekly Liquidity Updates in Revised Loan

B. Riley Financial Inc.’s lenders are getting more oversight of the company’s finances, including weekly updates on its liquidity and some of its dealmaking amid efforts to pull the money-losing investment firm out of its tailspin.

B. Riley Financial is Now Oversold (RILY)

Notable Friday Option Activity: RILY, SAVE, VYGR

B. Riley Boca Brokers Exit Ahead of Firm’s Effort to Raise Cash

Some of B. Riley Financial Inc.’s brokers aren’t sticking around to see if the company’s effort to raise cash by selling some of its core assets will include their segment of the money-losing investment firm.

B. Riley M&A Co-Head Stullich Departs as Firm Cuts About 15 Jobs

A co-head of mergers and acquisitions at B. Riley Financial Inc.’s investment bank recently left the company, as the subsidiary cut about 15 people.

Noteworthy Thursday Option Activity: HLT, TSLA, RILY

B. Riley’s Bankers Put Brakes on Loans as Debt Weighs on Firm

B. Riley Financial Inc.’s bankers hiked the interest rate on the company’s key loan and cut how much the embattled firm can borrow as it grapples with a debt load of about $2 billion.

B. Riley Securities Advances Capital Structure Advisory Efforts with New Senior Hire

/PRNewswire/ -- B. Riley Securities, a leading middle market investment bank and subsidiary of B. Riley Financial (Nasdaq: RILY), today announced the addition...

Notable Wednesday Option Activity: RILY, GM, AMBC

Notable Monday Option Activity: CR, NOW, RILY

B. Riley in Talks to Sell Majority Stake in Great American Group

B. Riley Financial Inc., the embattled broker-dealer and investment firm, said it’s in talks to sell a majority stake in Great American Group and has a commitment for financing of its brands portfolio.

B. Riley Financial Provides Update on Strategic and Financing Initiatives

Negotiating Sale of Majority Stake in Great American Group at $380 Million Enterprise Value and Financing of Brands Portfolio for $236 Million Anticipates...