Banta31 is a sponsor group of 3 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people, same business address; automatic match from the filings), filing 3 Form D filings between Nov 2021 and Apr 2026.
What this means One team, 3 deal companies, about 5 years of track record in SEC filings. We link the companies because the same people or address appear on their forms — tap "Request a correction" if that is wrong.
Combined reported sold: $4.2M to 38 investors (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: Investing (1), Other Real Estate (1), Commercial (1). Issuers are based in IN (3).
What this means $4.2M raised across the group, about $111K per investor. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.
Principal people: Robert Stanton Evans (3 issuers, executive officer, director, and promoter), John Merrill (2 issuers, director and promoter), Jeff Montfort (1 issuer, promoter) and Julie Merrill (1 issuer, director).
What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.
Activity: 1 new offering in the last 12 months; latest filing Apr 21, 2026.
What this means still raising money this year.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (4 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 3 public filings for Banta31 and found 3 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 76 days after the first sale; Form D filed 127 days after the first sale; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.