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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · May 21, 2012 → Aug 17, 2018
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:25 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
ANDY BROWN is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 11 SEC Form D filings by 10 issuers between May 2012 and Aug 2018. Largest by amount reported sold: CHEGG, INC (Santa Clara, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2012; $57M reported sold to 34 investors), VERTEX AGGREGATOR LP (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2018), RL CO-INVESTOR AGGREGATOR L.P. (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2018), FRANCISCO PARTNERS V, L.P. (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2017), FRANCISCO PARTNERS V-A, L.P. (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2017) and 5 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 10 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $57M sold in total.
Listed alongside ANDREW KOWAL (9 shared filings), DAVID R. GOLOB (9 shared filings), DEEP SHAH (9 shared filings), DIPANJAN DEB (9 shared filings), EZRA PERLMAN (9 shared filings) and 14 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around ANDY. Each name links to their own page.
9 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Francisco (86 issuers, $2.61B reported sold, 2010–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Francisco has 86 companies on file and $2.61B reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.
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) — 15 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 15 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 11 public filings for ANDY BROWN and found 3 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Andy L Brown and Cheryl Brown; ANDY BROWN appears on 7 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target; 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)
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 ANDY BROWN..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
15 cases: 14 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 open
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Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
3 differences found between the filings for ANDY BROWN — 2 worth asking about (compared 11 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California docket "Andy L Brown and Cheryl Brown" filed Oct 6, 1998, closed Jun 15, 2000. ANDY BROWN is listed as Debtor ("Andy L Brown and Cheryl Brown"). Our match estimate: 40%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
FRANCISCO PARTNERS V, L.P. (last filing Sep 28, 2017; $0 sold of $3,550,000,000); FRANCISCO PARTNERS V-A, L.P. (last filing Sep 28, 2017; $0 sold of $3,550,000,000); FRANCISCO PARTNERS V-B, L.P. (last filing Sep 28, 2017; $0 sold of $3,550,000,000); FRANCISCO PARTNERS AGILITY A, L.P. (last filing Sep 22, 2016; $0 sold of $500,000,000); FRANCISCO PARTNERS AGILITY, L.P. (last filing Sep 22, 2016; $0 sold of $500,000,000); FRANCISCO PARTNERS IV-A, L.P. (last filing Nov 10, 2014; $0 sold of $2,000,000,000); and 1 more. Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.
What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.
The filing says the first sale was May 4, 2012. The Form D was filed May 21, 2012 — 17 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 2 days past that.
What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.
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.
0 of 11 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aug 17, 2018 D VERTEX AGGREGATOR LP File 021-319523 | $0 | $0 | $0 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jun 27, 2018 D RL CO-INVESTOR AGGREGATOR L.P. File 021-315607 | $0 | $0 | $0 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 28, 2017 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS V, L.P. File 021-295625 | $0 (est.) | $0 | $0 (est.) The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 28, 2017 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS V-A, L.P. File 021-295626 | $0 (est.) | $0 | $0 (est.) The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 28, 2017 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS V-B, L.P. File 021-295628 | $0 (est.) | $0 | $0 (est.) The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2016 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS AGILITY A, L.P. File 021-271136 | $0 (est.) | $0 (est.) | $0 (est.) The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2016 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS AGILITY, L.P. File 021-271135 | $0 (est.) | $0 (est.) | $0 (est.) The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 10, 2014 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS IV-A, L.P. File 021-228027 | $0 (est.) | $0 (est.) | $0 The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | TRANSPACIFIC GROUP LLC BrokerCheck CRD 143869 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 10, 2014 D FRANCISCO PARTNERS IV, L.P. File 021-228028 | $0 (est.) | $0 (est.) | $0 The general partner is entitled to a performance allocation. The investment manager is entitled to a management fee. The performance allocation and management fee are discussed in the Issuer's confidential offering materials. | TRANSPACIFIC GROUP LLC BrokerCheck CRD 143869 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 26, 2012 D CHEGG, INC File 021-188967 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| May 21, 2012 D CHEGG, INC File 021-178532 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
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 every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).
Every issuer that named Andy Brown on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer, promoter.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: 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.
Raised $57M from 34 investors (100% of the $250K target) as of the latest filing. Andy is listed as executive officer on 2 filings for this deal.
Every row is a Form D or D/A on which the issuer listed this name as a related person. Amount sold and investors are the maximum reported on any filing for this issuer.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
DIPANJAN DEB is on 74 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
THOMAS LUDWIG is on 79 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
DAVID R. GOLOB is on 71 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
EZRA PERLMAN is on 71 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
ANDREW KOWAL is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
CHRIS ADAMS is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
PETER CHRISTODOULO is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Deven Parekh is on 120 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Ted Schlein is on 15 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Andy Brown. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Andy Brown. Their page shows their other deals.
One team, 86 deal companies. Andy Brown is listed on 9 of them.
Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name ANDY BROWN.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
None of the 10 issuers this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.
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.
Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to ANDY BROWN by design. Searched property records in Hillsborough County FL (Clerk recorded-document index Oct 14, 2026 to Oct 15, 2026 + FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Miami-Dade County FL (FL DOR 2026 ownership roll), Harris County TX (HCAD 2026 ownership roll), Dallas County TX (DCAD 2026 ownership roll), New York City ACRIS documents and PLUTO ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers, Cook County IL sale and ownership rows already retrieved for other issuers (814,874 records as of Oct 23, 2026, 8:59 PM ET) for the 10 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers Andy Brown is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in CHEGG, INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #311,507 of 374,652 in line (1,346 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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