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Christopher Helms

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · May 1, 2013 → Feb 24, 2015

1deal (issuers)
$29.4Mreported sold
38investors
8Form D filings
2013–2015years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:28 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Christopher Helms is listed as a director on 8 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between May 2013 and Feb 2015: COSKATA INC (Warrenville, IL — other energy — 2013–2015; $29.4M reported sold to 38 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Andrew Perlman (8 shared filings), Bradley Bell (8 shared filings), David Blair (8 shared filings), James Kiggen (8 shared filings), John Crum (8 shared filings) and 6 others.

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

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) — 12 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 12 records came back. Each one is listed below with a link to the original document and a line saying why it matched. A name match is not proof it is the same person or company — read the why line and the document. Being sued or named in a release is an accusation, not a finding.

We compared 8 public filings for Christopher Helms and found 2 differences: Form D filed 43 days after the first sale; 5 offerings have no amendment in the last 12 months and may still be open.

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 Christopher Helms has not run yet — it is joining a line of 20,121 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 265 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:28 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.

2. Regulatory actions

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)

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 Christopher Helms..

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).

3. Bankruptcies

12 cases: 1 open, 11 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Christopher Helms open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 24-81462 · Filed Aug 2, 2024
Role of Christopher Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Christopher Helms and Angela Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 1:21-bk-71041 · Filed Jul 21, 2021 · Closed Dec 14, 2021
Role of Christopher Helms and Angela Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-12-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Christopher A. Helms and Judy A. Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 17-05515 · Filed Dec 1, 2017 · Closed Jun 13, 2018
Role of Christopher A. Helms and Judy A. Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-06-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state)
Christopher C. Helms and Tyla D. Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · No. 16-50323 · Filed Nov 30, 2016 · Closed May 8, 2018
Role of Christopher C. Helms and Tyla D. Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-05-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Christopher L Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 14-12992 · Filed Aug 10, 2014 · Closed Nov 21, 2014
Role of Christopher L Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-11-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
Christopher L Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 13-11362 · Filed Jul 29, 2013 · Closed Feb 24, 2014
Role of Christopher L Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Christopher Helms and Ashley Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Georgia · No. 12-11513 · Filed Oct 15, 2012 · Closed Feb 20, 2013
Role of Christopher Helms and Ashley Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-02-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in GA (not a filing state)
Christopher T. Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 5:11-bk-17152 · Filed Nov 4, 2011 · Closed Mar 14, 2012
Role of Christopher T. Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-03-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Christopher Helms and Angela Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Arkansas · No. 1:10-bk-73401 · Filed Jun 30, 2010 · Closed Jul 22, 2014
Role of Christopher Helms and Angela Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-07-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Christopher P Helms and Kimberly M Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:10-bk-14572 · Filed Jun 17, 2010 · Closed Sep 30, 2010
Role of Christopher P Helms and Kimberly M Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-09-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
Christopher E. Helms closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Florida · No. 05-50709 · Filed Sep 16, 2005 · Closed Jan 4, 2006
Role of Christopher E. Helms: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-01-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in FL (not a filing state)
CHRISTOPHER J. HELMS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 96-83567 · Filed Oct 29, 1996 · Closed Apr 22, 1997
Role of CHRISTOPHER J. HELMS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-04-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 41 federal dockets); court in AL (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, 2:28 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

2 differences found between the filings for Christopher Helms (compared 8 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 25, 2014 – Apr 9, 2014

Form D filed 43 days after the first sale — COSKATA INC

The filing says the first sale was Feb 25, 2014. The Form D was filed Apr 9, 2014 — 43 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 28 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Apr 19, 2013 – Feb 24, 2015

5 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 — COSKATA INC (latest filing Feb 24, 2015) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — COSKATA INC (latest filing Apr 9, 2014) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — COSKATA INC (latest filing Dec 16, 2013) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — COSKATA INC (latest filing Aug 30, 2013) · No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — COSKATA INC (latest filing May 31, 2013)

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

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
Feb 24, 2015 D
COSKATA INC
File 021-234624
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Apr 9, 2014 D
COSKATA INC
File 021-215175
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 16, 2013 D/A
COSKATA INC
File 021-206126
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 30, 2013 D/A
COSKATA INC
File 021-200681
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 31, 2013 D/A
COSKATA INC
File 021-195813
$0$0$0None 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 1

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

Other Energy

COSKATA INC

Warrenville, IL · May 1, 2013 → Feb 24, 2015 · 8 filings
  • Feb 24, 2015 · D · $2,399,439 sold of $8,000,000 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Apr 9, 2014 · D · $5,183,703 sold of $7,250,000 · 35 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 16, 2013 · D/A · $3,330,082 sold of $4,650,000 · 35 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 12, 2013 · D · $2,855,374 sold of $4,650,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 30, 2013 · D/A · $3,026,610 sold of $4,200,003 · 36 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 2, 2013 · D · $2,579,049 sold of $4,200,003 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 31, 2013 · D/A · $3,492,805 sold of $4,500,000 · 38 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 1, 2013 · D · $2,763,265 sold of $4,500,000 · 8 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $29.4M from 38 investors (100% of the $8M target) as of the latest filing. Christopher is listed as director on 8 filings for this deal.

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 Energy / 506(b) (1,000 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 Christopher 11

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

WR
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Person

William J. Roe

Executive Officer, Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Person

David Blair

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

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

SK
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Person

Samir Kaul

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

BB
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Person

Bradley Bell

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

KD
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Person

Kevin DeNicola

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

JK
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Person

James Kiggen

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

WW
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Person

William Wiberg

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

AP
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Person

Andrew Perlman

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 20 other issuers

Andrew Perlman is on 21 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JC
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Person

John Crum

Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

BC
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Person

Benoit Charpentier

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

MO
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Person

Michael Offredi

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Christopher Helms. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

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

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer 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 Christopher Helms 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Christopher Helms is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in COSKATA INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #307,013 of 374,652 in line (415 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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