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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) · Mar 16, 2009 → Mar 6, 2015
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
Canover Watson is listed as a director on 37 SEC Form D filings by 11 issuers between Mar 2009 and Mar 2015. Largest by amount reported sold: III RELATIVE VALUE CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LTD (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $930.3M reported sold to 76 investors), III Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2011–2012; $740.5M reported sold to 76 investors), III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $706.4M reported sold to 47 investors), III SELECT CREDIT FUND LTD (Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $617.5M reported sold to 42 investors), III Fund Ltd. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $350.7M reported sold to 43 investors) and 6 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 11 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $3.61B sold in total.
Listed alongside Clifford G. Viner (37 shared filings), Garth Friesen (37 shared filings), Kevin M. Brandt (37 shared filings), Laura P. McGrath (37 shared filings), Warren B. Mosler (37 shared filings) and 42 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Canover. Each name links to their own page.
All 11 issuers belong to the sponsor group James River (58 issuers, $8.81B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. James River has 58 companies on file and $8.81B 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 (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 37 public filings for Canover Watson and found 7 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: 5 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale; 6 people are no longer listed on a later amendment; and more below.
What this means These are differences between the sponsor's own SEC filings — both values, dates and sources are listed in Key records, section 4. Most have ordinary explanations; ask the sponsor.
Community search for Canover Watson has not run yet — it is joining a line of 20,356 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 300 names.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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, 2:17 AM ET.
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.
None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: NV (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 Canover Watson..
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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).
None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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, 2:17 AM ET.
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.
Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
7 differences found between the filings for Canover Watson — 2 worth asking about (compared 37 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia docket "James River Iron, Inc." filed Jan 5, 2016, closed Oct 22, 2020. James River Capital Corp. (listed on the same filings) is listed as Party ("James River Iron, Inc."). 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.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia docket "James River Coal Company" filed Apr 7, 2014, closed Jun 27, 2018. James River Capital Corp. (listed on the same filings) is listed as Party ("James River Coal Company"). 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.
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia docket "James River Coal Company v. Williams Forestry & Associates, LLC" filed Mar 30, 2015, closed Jul 15, 2015. James River Capital Corp. (listed on the same filings) is listed as Party ("James River Coal Company v. Williams Forestry & Associates, 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.
IAM Mini-Fund 30 Ltd (last filing Mar 6, 2012; $50,000,000 sold of $500,000,000). 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.
Form D filed 73 days after the first sale — BJC Healthcare ERISA Fund Ltd. · Form D filed 68 days after the first sale — III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD · Form D filed 140 days after the first sale — IAM Mini-Fund 30 Ltd · Form D filed 5,392 days after the first sale — III Fund Ltd. · Form D filed 5,211 days after the first sale — III Global Ltd.
What this means Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves. A pattern of late paperwork is worth asking the sponsor about.
No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD (latest filing Jul 24, 2012) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — IAM Mini-Fund 30 Ltd (latest filing Mar 6, 2012) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — BJC Healthcare ERISA Fund Ltd. (latest filing Mar 6, 2012) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD (latest filing Mar 11, 2011)
What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.
Canover Watson is no longer listed on the Mar 7, 2016 amendment — IAM Mini-Fund 999 Ltd · Canover Watson is no longer listed on the Mar 6, 2013 amendment — III SELECT CREDIT FUND LTD · Canover Watson is no longer listed on the Mar 6, 2013 amendment — III RELATIVE VALUE CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LTD · Canover Watson is no longer listed on the Mar 6, 2013 amendment — III Global Ltd. · Canover Watson is no longer listed on the Mar 6, 2013 amendment — III Fund Ltd. · and 1 more
What this means People leave; the issuer lists only current officers, directors and promoters. Ask why and who replaced them.
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.
6 of 12 offerings report sales commissions totalling $9,487,469; 0 report finder's fees; 1 reports proceeds to related persons totalling $350,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mar 6, 2015 D/A IAM Mini-Fund 999 Ltd File 021-168043 | $0 | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ James River Securities Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 38477 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 24, 2012 D/A III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD File 021-168407 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A III SELECT CREDIT FUND LTD File 021-114343 | $2,469,340 (est.) | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ James River Securities Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 38477 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A III Global Ltd. File 021-133421 | $224,154 (est.) | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ Anchor Asset Management LLC BrokerCheck CRD 128344 ↗ UBS Financial Services Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 8174 ↗ Smith Barney Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 7059 ↗ James River Securities Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 38477 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A III Fund Ltd. File 021-133422 | $3,247,229 (est.) | $0 | $350,000 A one-time, upfront organizational charge of 0.5% of the Net Asset Value of each share sold will be paid to the Issuer by each investor provided that such charge may be waived in the discretion of the Directors. | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ Anchor Asset Management LLC BrokerCheck CRD 128344 ↗ UBS Financial Services Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 8174 ↗ Maymont Partners, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 120536 ↗ James River Securities Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 38477 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A III RELATIVE VALUE CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LTD File 021-124010 | $3,400,087 (est.) | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ Dain Rauscher Incorporated BrokerCheck CRD 31194 ↗ H.C. Wainwright & Co., Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 375 ↗ Wachovia Securities, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 19616 ↗ Maymont Partners, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 120536 ↗ Smith Barney Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 7059 ↗ Anchor Asset Management LLC BrokerCheck CRD 128344 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A IAM Mini-Fund 30 Ltd File 021-158692 | $0 | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A III Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd. File 021-162037 | $126,005 (est.) | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A BJC Healthcare Fund Ltd File 021-171862 | $0 | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ James River Securities Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 38477 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 6, 2012 D/A BJC Healthcare ERISA Fund Ltd. File 021-171882 | $20,654 (est.) | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ James River Securities Corp. BrokerCheck CRD 38477 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Apr 20, 2011 D III Structured Macro Fund Ltd. File 021-158681 | $0 | $0 | $0 | AVM, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 16710 ↗ | EDGAR ↗ |
| Mar 11, 2011 D/A III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD File 021-114341 | $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 Canover Watson on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $101M from 2 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director on 5 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. "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 $706.4M from 47 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director on 6 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.
Raised $617.5M from 42 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director on 5 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.
Raised $930.3M from 76 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director on 4 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.
Raised $81.6M from 10 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director on 4 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.
Raised $350.7M from 43 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director on 4 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.
Raised $740.5M from 76 investors as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director 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.
Raised $50M from 2 investors (10% of the $500M target) as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director 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.
Raised $30M from 1 investor as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Canover is listed as director.
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. Showing the 40 with the most shared filings.
III Offshore Advisors is on 15 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
James River Capital Corp. is on 25 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
James River Capital Corp. is on 29 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Garth Friesen is on 28 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Clifford G. Viner is on 28 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Warren B. Mosler is on 26 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Laura P. McGrath is on 48 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Kevin M. Brandt is on 37 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Scott L. Wyler is on 31 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Robert A. Printz is on 30 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Paul H Saunders is on 38 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Sanjiv Sharma is on 18 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
David Bree is on 410 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
John Cieslowski is on 17 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Francis D. Feeney is on 28 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Lester Coyle is on 17 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Michael L. Reger is on 20 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
William P. McCauley is on 40 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Robert Hart is on 26 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Bill McCauley is on 16 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Michael Reger is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Lester N. Coyle is on 22 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
John Franklin is on 18 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Deep Kumar is on 28 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Canover Watson. Their page shows their other deals.
One team, 58 deal companies. Canover Watson is listed on 11 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 Canover Watson.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
A person is never an adviser firm. 10 of the 11 issuers this person is listed on match a Form ADV adviser (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026): III SELECT CREDIT FUND LTD, III RELATIVE VALUE CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LTD, III Fund Ltd., III Global Ltd., IAM Mini-Fund 999 Ltd, III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD, IAM Mini-Fund 30 Ltd, BJC Healthcare Fund Ltd, BJC Healthcare ERISA Fund Ltd., III Structured Macro Fund Ltd..
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 Canover Watson 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 11 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers Canover Watson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in III RELATIVE VALUE CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LTD's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #222,729 of 374,652 in line (452 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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