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Charles E. Johnson

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Feb 10, 2012 → Mar 18, 2022

5deals (issuers)
$187.2Mreported sold
34investors
11Form D filings
2012–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:24 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Charles E. Johnson is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 11 SEC Form D filings by 5 issuers between Feb 2012 and Mar 2022: Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P. (Singapore, Singapore (as filed: U0) — pooled investment fund — 2012–2015; $81.8M reported sold to 8 investors), Tano Octane Fund, L.P. (San Mateo, CA — pooled investment fund — 2016; $37.4M reported sold to 5 investors), Tano Octane Global Macro Fund, LP (San Mateo, CA — pooled investment fund — 2017; $30M reported sold to 5 investors), FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC (San Mateo, CA — investing — 2018; $27.8M reported sold to 3 investors) and TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND (Ebene, Mauritius (as filed: O4) — pooled investment fund — 2020–2022; $10.2M reported sold to 13 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 5 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 10 years. Across those companies the filings report $187.2M sold in total.

Listed alongside Pte Ltd TGHA GP (4 shared filings, management entity), Pte Ltd Tano Singapore Advisors (4 shared filings), Tano Octane GP, LLC (3 shared filings, management entity), Alok Sethi (1 shared filing), Chutta Ratnathicam (1 shared filing) and 12 others.

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

4 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Tano (4 issuers, $159.4M reported sold, 2012–2022).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Tano has 4 companies on file and $159.4M 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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 3 SEC releases, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 19 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 Charles E. Johnson and found 8 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: 4 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale; 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

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Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

3 cases: 1 open, 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Charles Johnson v. J. Fernald open
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:25-cv-09297 · Filed Sep 24, 2025
Role of Charles Johnson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Charles Johnson v. Brock Hobson closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 5:17-cv-00586 · Filed Mar 28, 2017 · Closed Mar 29, 2017 · Nature of suit: 230 Rent Lease & Ejectment · Cause: 28:1443(1) Notice of Removal - Rent, Lease & Ejectment
Role of Charles Johnson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-03-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Charles Johnson v. Sun West Mortgage Company, Inc. closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:15-cv-07329 · Filed Sep 18, 2015 · Closed Nov 3, 2015 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1441 Notice of Removal - Breach of Contract
Role of Charles Johnson: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2015-11-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:24 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

3 SEC releases

Charles Johnson, Jr., Christopher Benyo, Michael Kennedy, John Tuli, and Kent Wakeford Litigation release
SEC · Sep 18, 2009 · Parties as named in the release: Charles Johnson, Jr., Christopher Benyo, Michael Kennedy, John Tuli, and Kent Wakeford Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Charles Johnson, Jr., Chris Benyo, Michael Kennedy, John Tuli, and Kent Wakeford Litigation release
SEC · Jan 10, 2005 · Parties as named in the release: Charles Johnson, Jr., Chris Benyo, Michael Kennedy, John Tuli, and Kent Wakeford Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Edward Neel Cox, Joseph Lee Covington, Billy Wayne Sparkman, Stephen T. Hoyle, Charles F. Johnson, Randy J. Post, Danny R. Mayfield, and Benny Armond Sides Administrative proceeding
SEC · Jun 10, 2002 · Parties as named in the release: Edward Neel Cox, Joseph Lee Covington, Billy Wayne Sparkman, Stephen T. Hoyle, Charles F. Johnson, Randy J. Post, Danny R. Mayfield, and Benny Armond Sides Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 27 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named; middle initial differs
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 Charles E. Johnson..

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

13 cases: 13 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Charles R. Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 20-20240 · Filed Jan 16, 2020 · Closed May 8, 2020
Role of Charles R. Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-05-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles L. Johnson and Maria Miranda Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 19-22605 · Filed Apr 25, 2019 · Closed Aug 14, 2019
Role of Charles L. Johnson and Maria Miranda Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-08-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles W. Johnson and Nicole L. Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 18-04563 · Filed Jul 31, 2018 · Closed Nov 5, 2018
Role of Charles W. Johnson and Nicole L. Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-11-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles L. Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 18-23657 · Filed Jun 12, 2018 · Closed Sep 21, 2018
Role of Charles L. Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-09-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Jennifer Johnson and Charles Johnson, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Oklahoma · No. 15-12473 · Filed Jun 30, 2015 · Closed Nov 5, 2015
Role of Charles Johnson, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-11-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OK (not a filing state); a co-listed related person is a party
Charles B Johnson and Terrie J. Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 15-00335 · Filed Jan 23, 2015 · Closed May 1, 2015
Role of Charles B Johnson and Terrie J. Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-05-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles D. Johnson and Lavonda J. Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:14-bk-25016 · Filed Dec 16, 2014 · Closed Mar 31, 2015
Role of Charles D. Johnson and Lavonda J. Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles M. Johnson, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 14-09603 · Filed Dec 12, 2014 · Closed Mar 23, 2015
Role of Charles M. Johnson, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-03-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles Z. Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 14-30242 · Filed Oct 15, 2014 · Closed Feb 6, 2015
Role of Charles Z. Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-02-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Jennifer L Johnson and Charles J Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 14-40706 · Filed Apr 8, 2014 · Closed Aug 8, 2014
Role of Charles J Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-08-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state); a co-listed related person is a party; middle initial differs
Charles J Johnson and Beverly J Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:14-bk-11077 · Filed Jan 29, 2014 · Closed May 13, 2014
Role of Charles J Johnson and Beverly J Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-05-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Crystal B. Johnson and Charles S. Johnson, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 13-31206 · Filed May 21, 2013 · Closed Mar 19, 2019
Role of Charles S. Johnson, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-03-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA); middle initial differs
Charles Johnson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 13-04199 · Filed Apr 24, 2013 · Closed Dec 18, 2019
Role of Charles Johnson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-12-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 2942 federal dockets); 27 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:24 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

8 differences found between the filings for Charles E. Johnson — 1 worth asking about (compared 11 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 9, 1998 – Apr 21, 1998

Bankruptcy case: AT and T Universal Services Corp. v. Plafker — filed Feb 9, 1998

United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California docket "AT and T Universal Services Corp. v. Plafker" filed Feb 9, 1998, closed Apr 21, 1998. Jed A. Plafker (listed on the same filings) is listed as Defendant ("Plafker"). Our match estimate: 70%.

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, N.D. California ↗Jed A. Plafker — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Worth asking · Apr 3, 2006 – Aug 31, 2020

4 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale

Form D filed 171 days after the first sale — TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND · Form D filed 2,139 days after the first sale — Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P. · Form D filed 39 days after the first sale — Tano Octane Global Macro Fund, LP · Form D filed 19 days after the first sale — Tano Octane Fund, L.P.

What this means Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves. A pattern of late paperwork is worth asking the sponsor about.

Form D · Aug 31, 2020 ↗TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 10, 2012 ↗Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Apr 3, 2006 – Mar 18, 2022

4 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND (latest filing Mar 18, 2022) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Tano Octane Global Macro Fund, LP (latest filing Jan 9, 2017) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Tano Octane Fund, L.P. (latest filing Feb 18, 2016) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P. (latest filing Feb 11, 2015)

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. Ask the sponsor which of these raises have closed.

Form D/A · Mar 18, 2022 ↗TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jan 9, 2017 ↗Tano Octane Global Macro Fund, LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 26, 2009 – Nov 4, 2019

Same name, different state: "Charles Johnson" (GA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Charles Johnson" with address state GA, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by THDP Partners LLC (Nov 4, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 10, 2012 to Nov 4, 2019).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Charles Johnson (GA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Nov 4, 2019 ↗THDP Partners LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Charles E. Johnson (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jan 19, 2018

Same name, different state: "Charles Johnson" (LA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Charles Johnson" with address state LA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Ducky Johnson Home Elevation LLC (Jan 19, 2018). Both records have filings in the same period (Jan 19, 2018).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Charles Johnson (LA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jan 19, 2018 ↗Ducky Johnson Home Elevation LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Charles E. Johnson (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 28, 2014

Same name, different state: "Charles E. Johnson, II" (MI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Charles E. Johnson, II" with address state MI, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by MCC Partners, LLC (Oct 28, 2014). Both records have filings in the same period (Oct 28, 2014).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Charles E. Johnson, II (MI) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Oct 28, 2014 ↗MCC Partners, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗Charles E. Johnson (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Feb 10, 2012

Same name, different state: "Charles E. Johnson" (DE) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Charles E. Johnson" with address state DE, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Tano India Private Equity Fund II (Feb 10, 2012). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 10, 2012).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Charles E. Johnson (DE) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Feb 10, 2012 ↗Tano India Private Equity Fund II — PartnerFacts page ↗Charles E. Johnson (CA) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 17, 2010

Same name, different state: "Charles Endler Johnson" (U0) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Charles Endler Johnson" with address state U0, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Tano Greater Russia Fund, L.P. (Mar 17, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 10, 2012 to Mar 18, 2022; the other has one filing dated Mar 17, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Charles Endler Johnson (U0) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Mar 17, 2010 ↗Tano Greater Russia Fund, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗Charles E. Johnson (CA) — this 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 5 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
Mar 18, 2022 D/A
TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND
File 021-374485
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 1, 2018 D
FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC
File 021-311434
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 9, 2017 D
Tano Octane Global Macro Fund, LP
File 021-277945
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 18, 2016 D/A
Tano Octane Fund, L.P.
File 021-255388
$0$0$0
THE PERSONS LISTED IN ITEM 3 MAY RECEIVE A MANAGEMENT FEE BASED ON THE VALUE OF THE ISSUER'S ASSETS AND/OR A PERFORMANCE ALLOCATION BASED ON THE ISSUER'S PROFITS, CALCULATED PER THE ISSUER'S OFFERING DOCUMENTS.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 11, 2015 D/A
Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P.
File 021-173291
$0$0$0 (est.)
The persons listed in item 3 may receive a management fee based on the value of the issuer's assets and/or a performance allocation based on the issuer's profits, calculated per the issuer's offering documents.
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 5

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

TI
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Tano

TANO INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES FUND

Ebene, Mauritius (as filed: O4) · Aug 31, 2020 → Mar 18, 2022 · 3 filings
  • Mar 18, 2022 · D/A · $10,210,000 sold of Indefinite · 13 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 8, 2020 · D/A · $7,700,000 sold of Indefinite · 3 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 31, 2020 · D · $7,700,000 sold of Indefinite · 3 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $10.2M from 13 investors as of the latest filing. Charles is listed as executive officer, director on 3 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: 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.

FR
Investing

FRANKLIN RESOURCES INC

San Mateo, CA · May 1, 2018
  • May 1, 2018 · D · $27,836,000 sold of $27,836,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $27.8M from 3 investors (100% of the $27.8M target) as of the latest filing. Charles 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: Investing / 506(b) (2,521 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.

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Tano

Tano Octane Global Macro Fund, LP

San Mateo, CA · Jan 9, 2017
  • Jan 9, 2017 · D · $30,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Promoter (Charles E. Johnson is the Managing Member of the General Partner of the Issuer.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $30M from 5 investors as of the latest filing. Charles is listed as promoter.

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.

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Tano

Tano Octane Fund, L.P.

San Mateo, CA · Jan 19, 2016 → Feb 18, 2016 · 2 filings
  • Feb 18, 2016 · D/A · $37,391,880 sold of Indefinite · 5 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Promoter (DIRECTOR OF THE ISSUER'S GENERAL PARTNER.) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 19, 2016 · D · $37,391,880 sold of Indefinite · 5 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Promoter (DIRECTOR OF THE ISSUER'S GENERAL PARTNER.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $37.4M from 5 investors as of the latest filing. Charles is listed as promoter on 2 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: 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.

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Tano

Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P.

Singapore, Singapore (as filed: U0) · Feb 10, 2012 → Feb 11, 2015 · 4 filings
  • Feb 11, 2015 · D/A · $81,793,615 sold of Indefinite · 8 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Promoter (Director of the issuer's general partner.) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 13, 2014 · D/A · $81,793,615 sold of Indefinite · 8 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Promoter (Director of the issuer's general partner.) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 12, 2013 · D/A · $81,793,615 sold of Indefinite · 8 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Promoter (Director of the issuer's general partner.) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 10, 2012 · D · $81,793,615 sold of Indefinite · 8 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Promoter (Director of the issuer's general partner.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $81.8M from 8 investors as of the latest filing. Charles is listed as promoter on 4 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.

Other pages with the same name (20)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

People around Charles 17

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

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Management entity

Pte Ltd TGHA GP

Promoter · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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Management entity

Tano Octane GP, LLC

Promoter, Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Pte Ltd Tano Singapore Advisors

Promoter · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Jed A. Plafker

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

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Kenneth A Lewis

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

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

RUPERT H JOHNSON, JR.

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Craig S Tyle

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

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Mariann Byerwalter

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

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Gregory E Johnson

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

Gregory E Johnson is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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

Jennifer M. Johnson

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

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Laura Stein

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Mark C Pigott

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Chutta Ratnathicam

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Alok Sethi

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Geoffrey Y. Yang

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

Geoffrey Y. Yang is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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

Seth Waugh

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

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

Peter K Barker

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Charles E. Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Tano

4 issuers · 10 filings · $159.4M reported sold · 2012–2022

One team, 4 deal companies. Charles E. Johnson is listed on 4 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 Charles E. Johnson.

Same business address

12 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

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); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 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 5 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 Charles E. Johnson 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 5 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Charles E. Johnson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Tano Global Hard Assets, L.P.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #306,722 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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