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19 issuers linked to one sponsor · CARMEL, IN
Grouped because: 1 shared person, same business address (18 issuers), similar issuer names (10) (automatic match from the filings) ·Not the same sponsor? Request a correction
Data last updated: Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Latest filing in this group: Sep 23, 2026 · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 23, 2026, 11:54 PM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet
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None found so far in sources searched for 19 of 19 issuers in this group.
Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 11:54 PM ET. Searched so far: 19 of 19 issuers in this group; 0 not yet searched (19 queued). Results are added automatically.
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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. — not yet searched; 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: not yet searched.
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None found so far in sources searched for 19 of 19 issuers in this group.
Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 11:54 PM ET. Searched so far: 19 of 19 issuers in this group; 0 not yet searched (19 queued). Results are added automatically.
State courts: not yet searched. 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.
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.
0 of 19 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 17 report proceeds to related persons totalling $556,500. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Source | Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Sep 23, 2026 D File 021-598625 | $0 | $0 | $30,000 (est.) | Leo LaGrotte no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 16, 2026 D File 021-570262 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 9, 2025 D File 021-566265 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 8, 2025 D File 021-566010 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 3, 2025 D File 021-565685 | $0 | $0 | $75,000 (est.) | SAK 71 LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 18, 2025 D File 021-564289 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | Leo LaGrotte no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Oct 4, 2024 D/A File 021-522829 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | JED 80 LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 24, 2024 D File 021-516776 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | MBK 73 LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2023 D File 021-487522 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 (est.) | SMS X LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2023 D File 021-487527 | $0 | $0 | $35,000 (est.) | GLMS X LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 31, 2023 D/A File 021-472187 | $0 | $0 | $37,500 | SMS IV LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 27, 2023 D/A File 021-196432 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Oct 11, 2022 D File 021-461229 | $0 | $0 | $37,500 (est.) | SMS III LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 10, 2022 D File 021-433084 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 19, 2021 D File 021-386617 | $0 | $0 | $20,000 (est.) | RPM VI, LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 13, 2020 D/A File 021-356316 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) | None no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 14, 2019 D File 021-341974 | $0 | $0 | $25,000 (est.) Managing Member FEe | None listed on this filing |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 8, 2018 D File 021-318708 | $0 | $0 | $0 | KAKAR II LLC no CRD number reported |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 20, 2017 D File 021-289104 | $0 | $0 | $16,500 General Manager's fee. | None listed on this filing |
As reported by the issuer on Form D (Items 12–15), 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 19 issuers in this group — every filing in our index, latest filing per offering (SEC file number).
0 recorded documents and 0 ownership records matched to Sms 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. Not yet searched for this group (queued): 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 yet searched). 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 yet 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, 12:54 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.
Why each issuer is here is stated in the "Linked by" column. Low-confidence links are never shown — they wait for human review.
| Source | Issuer | Linked by | Location | Industry | Filings | Sold (max) | Investors | Min. investment (latest filing) | Active |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | MS Preferred Private Issue Series II, LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Other | 4 | $4,216,908 offering $50,000,000 · similar: $1,100,000–$15,000,000 | 36 similar: 2–17 | $25,000 similar: $14,962–$100,000 | 2013–2023 |
| EDGAR ↗ | KAKAR I LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Investing | 1 | $225,000 offering $250,000 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 7 similar: 4–23 | $25,000 similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2017–2017 |
| EDGAR ↗ | KAKAR II LLC | shared people, similar issuer names | LISBON, IN | Investing | 1 | $50,000 offering $650,000 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 1 similar: 4–23 | $25,000 similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2018–2018 |
| EDGAR ↗ | KAKAR III LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | Carmel, IN | Investing | 1 | $2,954,975 offering $3,000,000 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 16 similar: 4–23 | $25,000 similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2019–2019 |
| EDGAR ↗ | KAKAR IV LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Investing | 3 | $825,000 offering $825,000 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 20 similar: 4–23 | $25,000 similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2019–2020 |
| EDGAR ↗ | RPM VI, LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Investing | 1 | $431,250 offering $550,000 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 16 similar: 4–23 | $25,000 similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2021–2021 |
| EDGAR ↗ | RPM VII LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Investing | 1 | $375,000 offering $375,000 · similar: $763,000–$10,000,000 | 14 similar: 4–23 | $25,000 similar: $10,000–$78,388 | 2022–2022 |
| EDGAR ↗ | SMS III LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $650,000 offering $650,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 10 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2022–2022 |
| EDGAR ↗ | SMS IV LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 2 | $750,000 offering $750,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 23 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2023–2023 |
| EDGAR ↗ | GLMS X LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $800,000 offering $800,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 7 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2023–2023 |
| EDGAR ↗ | SMS X LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $2,550,000 offering $2,550,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 34 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2023–2023 |
| EDGAR ↗ | MBK 73 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $200,000 offering $200,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 7 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2024–2024 |
| EDGAR ↗ | JED 80 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 2 | $350,000 offering $350,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 9 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2024–2024 |
| EDGAR ↗ | DPD 68 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $350,000 offering $350,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 10 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2025–2025 |
| EDGAR ↗ | SAK 71 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $425,000 offering $425,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 7 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2025–2025 |
| EDGAR ↗ | CLM 80 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $225,000 offering $225,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 7 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2025–2025 |
| EDGAR ↗ | SMS XV LLC | shared people, same business address, similar issuer names | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $400,000 offering $400,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 13 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2025–2025 |
| EDGAR ↗ | MAF 58 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $200,000 offering $200,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 6 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2026–2026 |
| EDGAR ↗ | JCT 78 LLC | shared people, same business address | CARMEL, IN | Pooled Investment Fund | 1 | $200,000 offering $200,000 · similar: $155,000–$5,250,000 | 4 similar: 4–27 | $25,000 similar: $1,000–$100,000 | 2026–2026 |
"Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Other / 506(c) (1,881 filings); Investing / 506(b) (2,521 filings); Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.
| Source | Filed | Issuer | Form | Industry | Offered | Sold |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| EDGAR ↗ | Sep 23, 2026 | JCT 78 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 16, 2026 | MAF 58 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 9, 2025 | SMS XV LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 8, 2025 | CLM 80 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $225,000 | $225,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 3, 2025 | SAK 71 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $425,000 | $425,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Nov 18, 2025 | DPD 68 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Oct 4, 2024 | JED 80 LLC | D/A | Pooled Investment Fund | $350,000 | $350,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 29, 2024 | JED 80 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $300,000 | $300,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 24, 2024 | MBK 73 LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $200,000 | $200,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2023 | GLMS X LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $800,000 | $800,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jul 21, 2023 | SMS X LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $2,550,000 | $2,550,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Mar 31, 2023 | SMS IV LLC | D/A | Pooled Investment Fund | $750,000 | $750,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 30, 2023 | SMS IV LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $400,000 | $400,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 27, 2023 | MS Preferred Private Issue Series II, LLC | D/A | Other | $50,000,000 | $4,216,908 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Oct 11, 2022 | SMS III LLC | D | Pooled Investment Fund | $650,000 | $650,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 10, 2022 | RPM VII LLC | D | Investing | $375,000 | $375,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 19, 2021 | RPM VI, LLC | D | Investing | $550,000 | $431,250 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jan 13, 2020 | KAKAR IV LLC | D/A | Investing | $825,000 | $825,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 23, 2019 | KAKAR IV LLC | D/A | Investing | $550,000 | $550,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Dec 23, 2019 | KAKAR IV LLC | D | Investing | $275,000 | $275,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 14, 2019 | KAKAR III LLC | D | Investing | $3,000,000 | $2,954,975 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Aug 8, 2018 | KAKAR II LLC | D | Investing | $650,000 | $50,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 20, 2017 | KAKAR I LLC | D | Investing | $250,000 | $225,000 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Jun 23, 2014 | MS Preferred Private Issue Series II, LLC | D/A | Other | $50,000,000 | $399,900 |
| EDGAR ↗ | Feb 3, 2014 | MS Preferred Private Issue Series II, LLC | D/A | Other | $50,000,000 | $399,900 |
| EDGAR ↗ | May 14, 2013 | MS Preferred Private Issue Series II, LLC | D | Other | $50,000,000 | $250,000 |
Activity: 6 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 Sep 23, 2026. Industry history, as reported on each offering's latest filing: Previous offerings: Other (2013), Investing (2017–2022). Latest offering: Pooled Investment Fund (2022–2026; most recent Sep 23, 2026).
| Name | Roles | Issuers here | First → last listed |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leo LaGrotte | Executive Officer, Director | 19 | May 14, 2013 → Sep 23, 2026 |
| Life Settlement Advisors, LLC entity | Director | 1 | Jan 27, 2023 → Jan 27, 2023 |
| Steve Craven | Promoter | 1 | Feb 3, 2014 → Feb 3, 2014 |
Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.
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None found in sources searched.
Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.
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