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Bernard Linney

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · SC · Oct 17, 2011 → Sep 11, 2026

2deals (issuers)
$7.04Mreported sold
10investors
25Form D filings
2011–2026years on file
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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

The short version

Bernard Linney is listed as an executive officer on 25 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Oct 2011 and Sep 2026: SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC (Mount Pleasant, SC — other banking and financial services — 2011–2026; $6.84M reported sold to 9 investors) and SouthStar Financial LLC (Mt Pleasant, SC — other banking and financial services — 2017–2026; $200K reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 15 years. Across those companies the filings report $7.04M sold in total.

Listed alongside David Von (25 shared filings), Susan Linney (25 shared filings), Lauren Wilson (4 shared filings), McLean Wilson (4 shared filings), Meghan Bruch (3 shared filings) and 5 others.

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Southstar (2 issuers, $7.04M reported sold, 2011–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Southstar has 2 companies on file and $7.04M 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, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 4 court cases matching the name, 5 SEC releases, 15 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 24 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 25 public filings for Bernard Linney and found 3 differences: Bankruptcy case: SouthStar Financial, LLC v. Phoenix Mechanical, LLC; Offering amount changed between filings; 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 Bernard Linney has not run yet — it is joining a line of 49,713 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 641 names.

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Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

4 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

Linney Ofenstein v. Lead Bank closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:23-cv-01432 · Filed Aug 7, 2023 · Closed Feb 20, 2024
Role of Linney Ofenstein: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-02-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Linney's Pizza, LLC v. Board of Governors of the Federal Reserve System closed
District Court, E.D. Kentucky · No. 3:22-cv-00071 · Filed Dec 9, 2022 · Closed Sep 15, 2023 · Nature of suit: Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision · Cause: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act
Role of Linney's Pizza, LLC: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-09-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in KY (not a filing state)
Linney v. Janssen Research & Development LLC closed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:16-cv-08043 · Filed Jun 3, 2016 · Closed Jul 26, 2022 · Nature of suit: 367 Health care / pharm
Role of Linney: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2022-07-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
METROPOLITAN LIFE INS CO v. LINNEY, ROBERT E dismissed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. · Filed Oct 20, 1988 · Closed Dec 9, 1988 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of LINNEY, ROBERT E: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1988-12-09 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (robert); court in LA (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, 2:25 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

5 SEC releases

John Raymond Linney Clain Administrative proceeding
SEC · Oct 30, 2002 · Parties as named in the release: John Raymond Linney Clain Read the release ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (raymond)
Saint James Asset Management, Inc. and John Raymond Linney Clain, Defendants and Clain Family Corporation, Relief Defendant Litigation release
SEC · Oct 23, 2002 · Parties as named in the release: Saint James Asset Management, Inc. and John Raymond Linney Clain, Defendants and Clain Family Corporation, Relief Defendant Read the release ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (raymond)
John Raymond Linney Clain Administrative proceeding
SEC · Sep 17, 2002 · Parties as named in the release: John Raymond Linney Clain Read the release ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (raymond)
Saint James Asset Management, Inc. and John Raymond Linney Clain, Defendants and Clain Family Corporation, Relief Defendant Litigation release
SEC · Mar 21, 2002 · Parties as named in the release: Saint James Asset Management, Inc. and John Raymond Linney Clain, Defendants and Clain Family Corporation, Relief Defendant Read the release ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (raymond)
Saint James Asset Management, Inc. and John Raymond Linney Clain, Defendants and Clain Family Corporation, Relief Defendant Litigation release
SEC · Feb 15, 2002 · Parties as named in the release: Saint James Asset Management, Inc. and John Raymond Linney Clain, Defendants and Clain Family Corporation, Relief Defendant Read the release ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings); different first name (raymond)
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 Bernard Linney..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

15 cases: 2 open, 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Austin J. Linney open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Pennsylvania · No. 25-21695 · Filed Jun 30, 2025
Role of Austin J. Linney: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (austin); court in PA (not a filing state)
WILLIAM ROBERT LINNEY and LAUREN KENDAL YOUNG open
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:25-bk-03550 · Filed Apr 22, 2025
Role of WILLIAM ROBERT LINNEY and LAUREN KENDAL YOUNG: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (robert); court in AR (not a filing state)
William Lee Wells and Carrie Linney Wells closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:11-bk-02200 · Filed Mar 30, 2011 · Closed Sep 29, 2011
Role of William Lee Wells and Carrie Linney Wells: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (carrie); court in PA (not a filing state)
Michael A. Perrin and Tonya Linney Perrin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 07-50160 · Filed Feb 23, 2007 · Closed Feb 26, 2008
Role of Michael A. Perrin and Tonya Linney Perrin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-02-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (tonya); court in NC (not a filing state)
John Henry Powell and Gail Linney Powell closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 04-51153 · Filed Jul 19, 2004 · Closed Sep 22, 2009
Role of John Henry Powell and Gail Linney Powell: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-09-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (gail); court in NC (not a filing state)
Bulldog Incorporated v. AB Linney Corporation closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 04-01231 · Filed Jun 30, 2004 · Closed Jan 4, 2005
Role of AB Linney Corporation: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (ab); court in VA (not a filing state)
Michael Antonio Perrin and Tonya Linney Perrin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 04-50958 · Filed Jun 16, 2004 · Closed Mar 27, 2006
Role of Michael Antonio Perrin and Tonya Linney Perrin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-03-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (tonya); court in NC (not a filing state)
Bernard W. Linney closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 02-63524 · Filed Jun 10, 2002 · Closed Mar 28, 2003
Role of Bernard W. Linney: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-03-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NY (not a filing state)
Bernard W. Linney closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 00-66116 · Filed Dec 11, 2000 · Closed Sep 18, 2001
Role of Bernard W. Linney: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NY (not a filing state)
The Barlett Farmer's Bank v. Linney closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 4:00-ap-00168 · Filed Sep 8, 2000 · Closed Feb 28, 2001
Role of Linney: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2001-02-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WV (not a filing state)
Bernard Hart Linney and Susan Elaine Linney closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. West Virginia · No. 4:00-bk-40151 · Filed May 8, 2000 · Closed Nov 27, 2001
Role of Bernard Hart Linney and Susan Elaine Linney: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-11-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (hart); court in WV (not a filing state); a co-listed related person is a party
Bernard W. Linney closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 99-66693 · Filed Dec 23, 1999 · Closed Jan 4, 2001
Role of Bernard W. Linney: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); first name matches; court in NY (not a filing state)
LARRY LEROY LINNEY and SUSAN ELVEDA LINNEY closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Washington · No. 99-06156 · Filed Oct 18, 1999 · Closed Feb 9, 2000
Role of LARRY LEROY LINNEY and SUSAN ELVEDA LINNEY: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (leroy); court in WA (not a filing state); a co-listed related person is a party
Linney's Hardware, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 97-12123 · Filed Mar 31, 1997 · Closed Jul 10, 1998
Role of Linney's Hardware, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-07-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Norman Linney Jones and Sallie Lynne Jones closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 96-52954 · Filed Dec 6, 1996 · Closed Apr 16, 1997
Role of Norman Linney Jones and Sallie Lynne Jones: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-04-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (5 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (norman); 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, 2:25 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

3 differences found between the filings for Bernard Linney (compared 25 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Aug 19, 2016 – Sep 20, 2016

Bankruptcy case: SouthStar Financial, LLC v. Phoenix Mechanical, LLC — filed Aug 19, 2016

United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina docket "SouthStar Financial, LLC v. Phoenix Mechanical, LLC" filed Aug 19, 2016, closed Sep 20, 2016. SouthStar Financial LLC (related issuer) is listed as Plaintiff ("SouthStar Financial, LLC"). Our match estimate: 60%.

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.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina ↗SouthStar Financial LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 17, 2011 – Jan 23, 2013

Offering amount changed between filings — SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC

The Oct 17, 2011 filing says $5,000,000 offered; the Jan 23, 2013 Form D/A says an indefinite amount.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Form D (earlier) · Oct 17, 2011 ↗Form D/A (later) · Jan 23, 2013 ↗SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 17, 2011 – Jan 23, 2013

Reported revenue range changed between filings — SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC

"$1 - $1,000,000" (Oct 17, 2011); then "Decline to Disclose" (Jan 23, 2013).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

Form D · Oct 17, 2011 ↗Form D/A · Jan 23, 2013 ↗SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC — 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

None reported on 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 11, 2026 D/A
SouthStar Financial LLC
File 021-298561
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 15, 2026 D/A
SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC
File 021-167355
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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 2

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

SF
Other Banking and Financial Services · group: Southstar

SouthStar Financial LLC

Mt Pleasant, SC · Nov 13, 2017 → Sep 11, 2026 · 10 filings
  • Sep 11, 2026 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 12, 2025 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 13, 2024 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 14, 2023 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 14, 2022 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 14, 2021 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 14, 2020 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 13, 2019 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 13, 2018 · D/A · $200,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 13, 2017 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $200K from 1 investor as of the latest filing. Bernard is listed as executive officer on 10 filings for this deal.

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: Other Banking and Financial Services / 506(b) (1,630 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.

SC
Other Banking and Financial Services · group: Southstar

SOUTHSTAR CAPITAL LLC

Mount Pleasant, SC · Oct 17, 2011 → Jan 15, 2026 · 15 filings
  • Jan 15, 2026 · D/A · $6,836,508 sold of Indefinite · 9 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 17, 2025 · D/A · $6,311,508 sold of Indefinite · 9 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 18, 2024 · D/A · $6,311,508 sold of Indefinite · 9 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 18, 2023 · D/A · $6,136,508 sold of Indefinite · 8 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 18, 2022 · D/A · $5,820,000 sold of Indefinite · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 15, 2021 · D/A · $5,820,000 sold of Indefinite · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 17, 2020 · D/A · $5,620,000 sold of Indefinite · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 18, 2019 · D/A · $5,620,000 sold of Indefinite · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 17, 2018 · D/A · $4,300,000 sold of Indefinite · 7 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 20, 2017 · D/A · $3,070,000 sold of Indefinite · 6 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 21, 2016 · D/A · $675,000 sold of Indefinite · 3 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 23, 2015 · D/A · $395,000 sold of Indefinite · 3 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 23, 2014 · D/A · $350,000 sold of Indefinite · 3 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 23, 2013 · D/A · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 17, 2011 · D · $0 sold of $5,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $25,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.84M from 9 investors as of the latest filing. Bernard is listed as executive officer on 15 filings for this deal.

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: Other Banking and Financial Services / 506(c) (675 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.

People around Bernard 10

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

DV
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

David Von

Executive Officer · 25 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

SL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Susan Linney

Executive Officer · 25 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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Lauren Wilson

Director, Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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McLean Wilson

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

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

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Meghan Bruch

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

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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Mike A Abel

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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Dan Hankins

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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Meghan Kelley

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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Mark Krueger

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

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Paul Hollen

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Bernard Linney. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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Southstar

2 issuers · 25 filings · $7.04M reported sold · 2011–2026

One team, 2 deal companies. Bernard Linney 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 Bernard Linney.

Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 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 Bernard Linney 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Bernard Linney is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SouthStar Financial LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #8,448 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

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