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Benjamin Gruder

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Jul 27, 2009 → Jul 29, 2022

4deals (issuers)
$0reported sold
0investors
4Form D filings
2009–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Benjamin Gruder is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Jul 2009 and Jul 2022: Invesco Direct Lending (UL) Feeder Fund (USD) II, SCSp (Luxembourg, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) — pooled investment fund — 2022), WLR Recovery Fund VI, L.P. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2016), WLR V Parallel ESC, L.P. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2011) and Invesco Mortgage Recovery Master Fund, L.P. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2009).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 13 years. Across those companies the filings report $0 sold in total.

Listed alongside Birgit Sammer (1 shared filing), Davide Pavese (1 shared filing), GREGORY STOECKLE (1 shared filing), Invesco Direct Lending II GP S.a.r.l. (1 shared filing, management entity), Kevin Egan (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Benjamin. Each name links to their own page.

The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Invesco (2 issuers, $0 reported sold, 2009–2011) and Invesco (82 issuers, $31.3B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 4 court cases matching the name, 2 SEC releases, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 12 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Benjamin Gruder has not run yet — it is joining a line of 19,456 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 32 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

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

Gruder v. ActiveProspect, Inc. closed
District Court, S.D. California · No. 3:21-cv-00374 · Filed Mar 3, 2021 · Closed Jul 29, 2021 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity Action
Role of Gruder: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-07-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Gruder v. Crisp Marketing, LLC dismissed
District Court, S.D. California · No. 3:20-cv-00796 · Filed Apr 28, 2020 · Closed Jun 7, 2021 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 47:0227 FCC-Unsolicited Telephone Sales
Role of Gruder: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2021-06-07 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Gruder judgment
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:08-cv-00294 · Filed Jan 28, 2008 · Closed Apr 22, 2010 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Role of Gruder: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2010-04-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Gem Technologies,Inc v. Gruder dismissed
District Court, D. Connecticut · No. 3:01-cv-00466 · Filed Mar 21, 2001 · Closed Aug 14, 2001 · Nature of suit: 422 Bankruptcy appeals rule 28 USC 158
Role of Gruder: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2001-08-14 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CT (not a filing state)
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, 2:19 AM ET.

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

2 SEC releases

Robert F. Gruder and Stinger Systems, Inc. Litigation release
SEC · May 5, 2008 · Parties as named in the release: Robert F. Gruder and Stinger Systems, Inc. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings); different first name (robert); the person's filing state is not named
Robert F. Gruder and Stinger Systems, Inc. Litigation release
SEC · Jan 28, 2008 · Parties as named in the release: Robert F. Gruder and Stinger Systems, Inc. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings); different first name (robert); the person's filing state is not named
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 Benjamin Gruder..

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

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Gruder v. Yodel Technologies, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:20-ap-00631 · Filed Dec 2, 2020 · Closed Feb 8, 2021
Role of Gruder: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2021-02-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Gruder Molohon Smith and Peggy Ann Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 15-60382 · Filed Feb 28, 2015 · Closed Jun 19, 2015
Role of Gruder Molohon Smith and Peggy Ann Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-06-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Gruder M. Smith and Peggy A. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 03-37505 · Filed Sep 19, 2003 · Closed Nov 14, 2006
Role of Gruder M. Smith and Peggy A. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Robert F. Gruder closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 92-23720 · Filed Sep 18, 1992 · Closed May 26, 1993
Role of Robert F. Gruder: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (robert); court in CT (not a filing state)
American General Finance,Inc. v. Mc Gruder closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 92-02206 · Filed Jun 22, 1992 · Closed May 12, 1994
Role of Mc Gruder: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1994-05-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WI (not a filing state)
Gruder M. Smith and Peggy A. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 91-32302 · Filed Jun 10, 1991 · Closed Jan 3, 1992
Role of Gruder M. Smith and Peggy A. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-01-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
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). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET.

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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

No differences found between the public filings we have for Benjamin Gruder (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026).

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

1 of 4 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $20,000,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jul 29, 2022 D
Invesco Direct Lending (UL) Feeder Fund (USD) II, SCSp
File 021-454233
$0$0$0Invesco Distributors, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 7269 ↗EDGAR ↗
Mar 1, 2016 D
WLR Recovery Fund VI, L.P.
File 021-258369
$0$0$0Invesco Distributors, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 7369 ↗
via Invesco Distributors, Inc. (CRD 7369 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Nov 2, 2011 D
WLR V Parallel ESC, L.P.
File 021-168137
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 27, 2009 D
Invesco Mortgage Recovery Master Fund, L.P.
File 021-133103
$20,000,000 (est.)$0$0INVESCO AIM DISTRIBUTORS, INC BrokerCheck CRD 7369 ↗
via INVESCO AIM DISTRIBUTORS, INC (CRD 7369 ↗)

JACKSON SECURITIES, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 19897 ↗
via JACKSON SECURITIES, LLC (CRD 19897 ↗)

MURIEL SIEBERT AND CO., INC. BrokerCheck CRD 5376 ↗
via MURIEL SIEBERT AND CO., INC. (CRD 5376 ↗)

THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 35149 ↗
via THE WILLIAMS CAPITAL GROUP, L.P. (CRD 35149 ↗)
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 every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 4

Every issuer that named Benjamin Gruder on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

ID
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Invesco

Invesco Direct Lending (UL) Feeder Fund (USD) II, SCSp

Luxembourg, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) · Jul 29, 2022
  • Jul 29, 2022 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Benjamin is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

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.

WR
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Invesco

WLR Recovery Fund VI, L.P.

New York, NY · Mar 1, 2016
  • Mar 1, 2016 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Chief Administrative Officer of WL Ross & Co. LLC, the sole member of WLR Recovery Associates VI LLC, GP of issuer) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Benjamin is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

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.

WV
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Invesco

WLR V Parallel ESC, L.P.

New York, NY · Nov 2, 2011
  • Nov 2, 2011 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Assistant Secretary of Invesco Private Capital Inc., Managing Member of Invesco WLR V Associates LLC, General Partner.) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Benjamin is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

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.

IM
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Invesco

Invesco Mortgage Recovery Master Fund, L.P.

New York, NY · Jul 27, 2009
  • Jul 27, 2009 · D · $0 sold of $2,000,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $25,000,000 · role: Executive Officer (Sole Member of Invesco Mortgage Recovery Master Associates LLC, General Partner) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Benjamin is listed as executive officer.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
Sources

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.

People around Benjamin 10

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Person

SCOTT BASKIND

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 23 other issuers

SCOTT BASKIND is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

PC
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Person

Peter Carroll

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Benjamin Gruder. Their page shows their other deals.

GS
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Person

GREGORY STOECKLE

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

GREGORY STOECKLE is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

KE
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Person

Kevin Egan

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 13 other issuers

Kevin Egan is on 14 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

ST
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Person

STEPHEN TOY

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

STEPHEN TOY is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MC
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Person

Michael Craig

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Michael Craig is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BS
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Person

Birgit Sammer

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Benjamin Gruder. Their page shows their other deals.

DP
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Person

Davide Pavese

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Benjamin Gruder. Their page shows their other deals.

RK
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Person

Ronald Kantowitz

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Benjamin Gruder. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Invesco

2 issuers · 2 filings · $0 reported sold · 2009–2011

One team, 2 deal companies. Benjamin Gruder is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

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 Benjamin Gruder.

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Sponsor group

Invesco

82 issuers · 260 filings · $31.3B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 82 deal companies. Benjamin Gruder is listed on 2 of them.

Sources

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 Benjamin Gruder.

Same business address

17 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 4 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.

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.

Property records none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Benjamin Gruder 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Benjamin Gruder is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Invesco Direct Lending (UL) Feeder Fund (USD) II, SCSp's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #149,472 of 374,652 in line (48 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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