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Cge

One sponsor team, 3 deal companies · Brighton, MI

Grouped because: 11 shared people, same business address (3 issuers) (automatic match from the filings) · not the same sponsor?

3deal companies
$0reported sold
0investors
4Form D filings
2014–2023active
0new, last 12 mo
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group Oct 24, 2023 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:14 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Cge is a sponsor group of 3 issuers that PartnerFacts links to one sponsor (shared people, same business address; automatic match from the filings), filing 4 Form D filings between Feb 2014 and Oct 2023.

What this means One team, 3 deal companies, about 9 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: $0 (latest filing per issuer). Industries as reported: Telecommunications (1), Energy Conservation (1), Other Energy (1). Issuers are based in MI (3).

What this means $0 raised across the group. Amounts come from each company's latest Form D; they are what the sponsor reported, not audited figures.

Principal people: Bryan J Zaplitny (3 issuers, executive officer, director, and promoter), Gary Westerholm (3 issuers, executive officer and director), Paul Schneider (3 issuers, executive officer and director), Bruce Bruinsma (2 issuers, director), Craig Hancock (2 issuers, director) and 8 more.

What this means The person on the most companies is usually the one running the show; their page lists every deal.

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months; latest filing Oct 24, 2023.

What this means No new raise filed in the past year.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA), property records (NYC, FL, IL and TX counties) — 2 court cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 2 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 4 public filings for Cge and found 9 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 5 people are no longer listed on a later amendment; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Cge has not run yet — it is joining a line of 17,218 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

2 cases: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

YA GLOBAL INVESTMENTS, L.P. v. MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL LTD. closed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 2:09-cv-02107 · Filed May 5, 2009 · Closed Jan 27, 2010 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Breach of Contract
Role of MCKENZIE BAY INTERNATIONAL LTD.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2010-01-27 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact former company name; court in NJ (not the issuer's state)
MTI Energy Management/Lighting Specialist, Incorporated v. McKenzie Bay International, Limited dismissed
District Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 2:07-cv-15505 · Filed Dec 28, 2007 · Closed Mar 18, 2009 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of McKenzie Bay International, Limited: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2009-03-18 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
exact former company name; court in the issuer's state (MI)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:14 AM ET. Searched so far: 3 of 3 issuers in this group; 0 still to be searched. Results are added automatically.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

SEC enforcement searched: SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings — respondent names in the sec.gov index titles (30,205 releases, 1995-09-19 to 2026-10-23); release text is read only to confirm a candidate. Names that appear only in the body of a release are not found. — Searched SEC litigation releases and administrative proceedings (1995→ / 2007→) (30,205 records as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) — nothing matched Cge..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

None found so far — 3 of 3 issuers searched (federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), last checked Oct 24, 2026)

What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only).. Searched so far: 3 of 3 issuers in this group; 0 still to be searched. Results are added automatically.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.

4. Differences between public sources

No comparisons published

What is compared

No public statement by this sponsor group has been collected yet, so there is nothing to compare. Sources compared: the sponsor's own website (known from the issuer's own filings — Form C issuer website, EDGAR company profile — an approved profile claim or Form ADV Item 1.I of its matched adviser) · SEC Form D · SEC Form ADV (IAPD) · Internet Archive · No website is on file for this sponsor group yet.

9 differences found between the filings for Cge — 1 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Oct 28, 2022 – Oct 24, 2023

5 people are no longer listed on a later amendment

Gary Westerholm is no longer listed on the Oct 24, 2023 amendment — ARADATUM, INC · Harold Telners is no longer listed on the Oct 24, 2023 amendment — ARADATUM, INC · Kevin Cook is no longer listed on the Oct 24, 2023 amendment — ARADATUM, INC · William Naubert is no longer listed on the Oct 24, 2023 amendment — ARADATUM, INC · Bruce Bruinsma is no longer listed on the Oct 24, 2023 amendment — ARADATUM, INC

What this means People leave; the issuer lists only current officers, directors and promoters. Ask why and who replaced them.

Form D · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Form D/A · Oct 24, 2023 ↗Gary Westerholm — PartnerFacts page ↗ARADATUM, INC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 28, 2022 – Oct 24, 2023

Paul Schneider's role changed at ARADATUM, INC: executive officer, director → executive officer

The Oct 28, 2022 filing lists Paul Schneider as executive officer, director; the Oct 24, 2023 Form D/A lists executive officer.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Form D · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Form D/A · Oct 24, 2023 ↗Paul Schneider — PartnerFacts page ↗ARADATUM, INC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 28, 2022 – Oct 24, 2023

Larry Leete's role changed at ARADATUM, INC: executive officer, director → executive officer

The Oct 28, 2022 filing lists Larry Leete as executive officer, director; the Oct 24, 2023 Form D/A lists executive officer.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Form D · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Form D/A · Oct 24, 2023 ↗Larry Leete — PartnerFacts page ↗ARADATUM, INC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 10, 2014 – Oct 31, 2022

Gary Westerholm is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Gary Westerholm" on 2 filings (from Feb 10, 2014), and "Gary F Westerholm" on the Oct 31, 2022 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Feb 10, 2014 ↗Form D · Oct 31, 2022 ↗Gary Westerholm — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 28, 2022 – Oct 31, 2022

Mark Cecil is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Mark Cecil" on 2 filings (from Oct 28, 2022), and "Mark A Cecil" on the Oct 31, 2022 filing.

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Form D · Oct 31, 2022 ↗Mark Cecil — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 10, 2014 – Oct 28, 2022

Bryan J Zaplitny is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Bryan Zaplitny" on the Feb 10, 2014 filing, and "Bryan J Zaplitny" on 3 filings (from Oct 28, 2022).

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Form D · Feb 10, 2014 ↗Form D · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Bryan J Zaplitny — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 28, 2022 – Oct 24, 2023

Industry group changed between filings — ARADATUM, INC

"Telecommunications" (Oct 28, 2022); then "Other Energy" (Oct 24, 2023).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Form D · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Form D/A · Oct 24, 2023 ↗ARADATUM, INC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 28, 2022 – Oct 24, 2023

Minimum investment changed between filings — ARADATUM, INC

The Oct 28, 2022 filing lists a minimum of $200,000; the Oct 24, 2023 Form D/A lists $100,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

Form D (earlier) · Oct 28, 2022 ↗Form D/A (later) · Oct 24, 2023 ↗ARADATUM, INC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
What is compared

What is compared: every Form D and D/A we hold for this subject, side by side — filing dates vs. first-sale dates (the 15-day rule), amendment timing on open offerings (the yearly-amendment expectation), amounts sold, investor counts, offering amounts and minimums across amendments, industry and size bands, addresses, how each person's name and role is written, paid sellers' CRD numbers, and (for groups) where the member companies were formed and sit. Everything is as filed by the issuer; the SEC does not check it. Differences are common and usually have ordinary explanations — we show both values, the dates, and the source so you can ask. As of Oct 24, 2026.

5. Money to insiders

0 of 3 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $100,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Oct 24, 2023 D/A
ARADATUM, INC
File 021-463134
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 31, 2022 D
CGE ENERGY, INC.
File 021-463308
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 10, 2014 D
CLEAN GREEN ENERGY LLC
File 021-211578
$0$0$100,000 (est.)
A portion of the proceeds will be used for working capital. Some working capital will be used to pay salaries including salaries to the Executive Officers.
none no CRD number reported
via none
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across all 3 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).

Property records 0 documents · 0 ownership records · last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET · NYC and Cook County lookup still to run

0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Cge in the sources searched.

Not found in sources searched as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET: Hillsborough County FL Clerk of Court Official Records daily index (publicrec.hillsclerk.com D/P/M files), 2 daily files (Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026) — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV roll year 2026 — loaded Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET. Still to be looked up for this group: NYC ACRIS via NYC Open Data (Real Property Parties 636b-3b5g, Master bnx9-e6tj, Legals 8h5j-fqxa, Document Control Codes 7isb-wh4c) · NYC PLUTO ownership via NYC Open Data (64uk-42ks) · Cook County IL Assessor via Cook County Open Data (Parcel Sales wvhk-k5uv; Parcel Addresses 3723-97qp). Records in other counties, and recorder indexes we do not yet cover, were not searched.

Property records coverage: New York City (ACRIS recorded documents and PLUTO ownership, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; re-checked when the page is viewed again more than 30 days after the last check); Hillsborough County FL (recorded documents from Oct 14, 2026 forward; ownership from FL DOR roll 2026); Cook County IL (assessor ownership and deed/sale records, looked up per issuer when its page is viewed); Harris County TX and Dallas County TX (assessor ownership rolls only, 2026 roll; no deed, mortgage or sale records); Miami-Dade County FL (ownership from FL DOR roll only; Clerk recorded documents not covered). Recorder indexes for TX, AZ, IL and WA counties, mortgages and liens outside NYC and FL, lis pendens and foreclosure notices everywhere, Miami-Dade County FL recorded documents, Maricopa County AZ, King County WA, Salt Lake County UT, and all other counties are not covered — not searched. Last refresh by source: Hillsborough County FL Clerk daily index Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET; Dallas Central Appraisal District ACCOUNT_INFO.CSV Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Harris County Appraisal District real_acct.txt Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Dade 23) Oct 23, 2026, 8:58 PM ET; Florida DOR NAL roll (Hillsborough 39) Oct 23, 2026, 8:54 PM ET. NYC and Cook County are looked up per issuer when its page is viewed; the most recent such lookup on this site finished Oct 24, 2026, 3:30 AM ET. Parties are named as the recorder's index names them (role suffixes as recorded); no address, account number or trust date is shown for an individual, and individual owners of record (home ownership) are not matched or shown. Items still in human review are not shown.

Issuers in this group

Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.

SourceIssuerLinked byLocationIndustryFilingsSold (max)InvestorsMin. investment (latest filing)Active
EDGAR ↗CG CLEAN GREEN ENERGY LLCshared people, same business addressBRIGHTON, MIEnergy Conservation1$0
offering $4,950,000 · similar: $1,000,000–$12,941,590
0
similar: 1–13
$75,000
similar: $5,286–$25,000
2014–2014
EDGAR ↗A ARADATUM, INCshared people, same business addressBRIGHTON, MIOther Energy2$0
offering Indefinite · similar: $1,000,000–$16,613,798
0
similar: 2–13
$100,000
similar: $10,000–$100,000
2022–2023
EDGAR ↗CE CGE ENERGY, INC.shared people, same business addressBRIGHTON, MITelecommunications1$0
offering Indefinite · similar: $1,000,000–$10,000,000
0
similar: 1–11
$50,000
similar: $5,000–$65,000
2022–2022

"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Telecommunications / 506(b) (293 filings); Energy Conservation / 506(b) (92 filings); Other Energy / 506(b) (1,000 filings); ranges are the middle half (25th–75th percentile). Computed by PartnerFacts from SEC EDGAR Form D data as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Rows without a range: fewer than 30 comparable filings, or not a Rule 506 offering. No ranking or score.

Timeline of offerings

SourceFiledIssuerFormIndustryOfferedSold
EDGAR ↗Oct 24, 2023ARADATUM, INCD/AOther EnergyIndefinite$0
EDGAR ↗Oct 31, 2022CGE ENERGY, INC.DTelecommunicationsIndefinite$0
EDGAR ↗Oct 28, 2022ARADATUM, INCDTelecommunicationsIndefinite$0
EDGAR ↗Feb 10, 2014CLEAN GREEN ENERGY LLCDEnergy Conservation$4,950,000$0

Activity: 0 new offerings in the last 12 months across all issuers in this group (new offering = a Form D that is not an amendment, D/A) · most recent filing Oct 24, 2023. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Energy Conservation (2014), Other Energy (2022). Latest offering: Telecommunications (Oct 31, 2022).

People across the group

NameRolesIssuers hereFirst → last listed
BZ Bryan J ZaplitnyExecutive Officer, Director, Promoter3Feb 10, 2014 → Oct 24, 2023
PS Paul SchneiderExecutive Officer, Director3Feb 10, 2014 → Oct 24, 2023
GW Gary WesterholmExecutive Officer, Director3Feb 10, 2014 → Oct 31, 2022
LL Larry LeeteDirector, Executive Officer2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 24, 2023
MP Michael PollakowskiDirector2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 24, 2023
CH Craig HancockDirector2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 24, 2023
MC Mark CecilExecutive Officer, Director2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 24, 2023
HT Harold TelnersExecutive Officer, Director2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 31, 2022
KC Kevin CookDirector2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 31, 2022
WN William NaubertDirector2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 31, 2022
BB Bruce BruinsmaDirector2Oct 28, 2022 → Oct 31, 2022
DS Derick SpanglerExecutive Officer1Feb 10, 2014 → Feb 10, 2014
RB Rick BearupExecutive Officer1Feb 10, 2014 → Feb 10, 2014

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Searched SEC Form ADV bulk data (registered + exempt reporting advisers) (24,962 records as of Oct 2, 2026, 8:00 AM ET) — nothing matched Cge.

Meta advertising

No Meta Pixel ids or Facebook / Instagram page links on file for Cge as of Oct 24, 2026 — the sponsor website is read for them once it is on file (runs automatically). Meta Ad Library: not searched by PartnerFacts (no API access); a one-tap Ad Library search is under Look further.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

Searched SEC Regulation A Data Sets (Forms 1-A, 1-K, 1-Z; 2015 Q2 → 2026 Q3); SEC Crowdfunding Offerings Data Sets (Form C family; 2016 Q2 → 2026 Q3); EDGAR form index for 2026 Q3 → 2026 Q4 (51,358 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET) — nothing matched this name.

Public profiles and social

No website or social profile named in Cge's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #322,116 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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