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Christopher Knowles

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Luxembourg (as filed: N4) · Jan 12, 2022 → Dec 22, 2025

2deals (issuers)
$108Mreported sold
5investors
6Form D filings
2022–2025years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:15 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Christopher Knowles is listed as a director on 6 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jan 2022 and Dec 2025: Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business I Sub-Fund (Bertrange, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) — other banking and financial services — 2022–2025; $98M reported sold to 4 investors) and Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business II Sub-Fund (Bertrange, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) — other banking and financial services — 2024–2025; $10M reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $108M sold in total.

Listed alongside Chimwemwe de Gaay Fortman (6 shared filings), Michael Evers (5 shared filings), Jens Mackensen (1 shared filing) and Vitalis Ritter (1 shared filing).

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.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Eco Business (2 issuers, $108M reported sold, 2022–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Eco Business has 2 companies on file and $108M 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, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 11 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 11 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 6 public filings for Christopher Knowles and found 5 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count went down between filings; Form D filed 1,279 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

Community search for Christopher Knowles has not run yet — it is joining a line of 22,283 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 616 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, 2:15 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: VA (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 Knowles..

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 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

11 cases: 10 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 open

Christopher S Knowles and Ashley K Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 19-00482 · Filed Feb 4, 2019 · Closed May 9, 2019
Role of Christopher S Knowles and Ashley K Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-05-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NC (not a filing state)
Christopher R. Knowles open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:17-bk-53423 · Filed May 30, 2017
Role of Christopher R. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
Christopher H. Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 13-82361 · Filed Jun 30, 2013 · Closed Oct 4, 2013
Role of Christopher H. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-10-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Christopher L. Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Kentucky · No. 12-32239 · Filed May 11, 2012 · Closed Aug 14, 2012
Role of Christopher L. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-08-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in KY (not a filing state)
Christopher J.R. Knowles and Erin R. Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 1-09-17626 · Filed Nov 9, 2009 · Closed Mar 9, 2010
Role of Christopher J.R. Knowles and Erin R. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-03-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
Christopher Van Knowles and Vanette Gibson Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 04-40172 · Filed Jan 15, 2004 · Closed Mar 10, 2005
Role of Christopher Van Knowles and Vanette Gibson Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-03-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Christopher A Knowles and Amanda J Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 03-73395 · Filed Jun 24, 2003 · Closed Nov 14, 2003
Role of Christopher A Knowles and Amanda J Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-11-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Christopher M. Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 02-10030 · Filed Jan 8, 2002 · Closed Nov 7, 2002
Role of Christopher M. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-11-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ME (not a filing state)
Christopher S. Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 2:98-bk-19628 · Filed Nov 9, 1998 · Closed Oct 24, 2000
Role of Christopher S. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-10-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Christopher H Knowles and Sheri A Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 97-51224 · Filed Apr 24, 1997 · Closed Mar 23, 1998
Role of Christopher H Knowles and Sheri A Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-03-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Christopher P. Knowles and Renee A. Knowles closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 96-13357 · Filed May 3, 1996 · Closed Aug 22, 1996
Role of Christopher P. Knowles and Renee A. Knowles: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1996-08-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 31 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MD (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, 2:15 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

5 differences found between the filings for Christopher Knowles — 3 worth asking about (compared 6 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 14, 2024 – Dec 22, 2025

Investor count went down between filings — Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business II Sub-Fund

The Mar 14, 2024 filing reports 1 investor; the Dec 22, 2025 Form D/A reports 0 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Sources
Worth asking · Mar 14, 2024 – Dec 22, 2025

Investor count went down between filings — Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business I Sub-Fund

The Mar 14, 2024 filing reports 4 investors; the Dec 22, 2025 Form D/A reports 0 investors.

What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.

Sources
Worth asking · Jul 13, 2018 – Jan 12, 2022

Form D filed 1,279 days after the first sale — Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business I Sub-Fund

The filing says the first sale was Jul 13, 2018. The Form D was filed Jan 12, 2022 — 1,279 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 1,264 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Feb 12, 2024 – Mar 14, 2024

Form D filed 31 days after the first sale — Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business II Sub-Fund

The filing says the first sale was Feb 12, 2024. The Form D was filed Mar 14, 2024 — 31 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 16 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 · Jan 13, 2011

Same name, different state: "Christopher Knowles" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is N4. A separate record, "Christopher Knowles" with address state TX, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by CASTLEWOOD SURGICAL INC (Jan 13, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jan 12, 2022 to Dec 22, 2025; the other has one filing dated Jan 13, 2011.

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.

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

2 of 2 offerings report sales commissions totalling $51,000; 1 reports finder's fees totalling $111,000; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Dec 22, 2025 D/A
Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business I Sub-Fund
File 021-428981
$11,000$111,000$0None no CRD number reported
via Global Alliance Securities LLC (CRD 167164 ↗)

None no CRD number reported
via Finance in Motion GmbH (CRD 316330 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Dec 22, 2025 D/A
Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business II Sub-Fund
File 021-507584
$40,000$0$0None no CRD number reported
via Global Alliance Securities LLC (CRD 167164 ↗)

None no CRD number reported
via Finance in Motion GmbH (CRD 316330 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

Counts come from Form D Items 12–15 on the filings in our index (latest filing per offering; one offering = one SEC file number; an amendment updates its offering rather than adding one). "To insiders" = gross proceeds used for payments to executive officers, directors or promoters. "—" = not reported on that filing. Amounts marked (est.) were reported as estimates. "Paid to sell it" = sales compensation recipients named on that filing (Item 12), each linked to FINRA BrokerCheck when a CRD number is reported.

Counted across every filing this person is listed on (latest filing per offering, per issuer).

Deals 2

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

Other Banking and Financial Services · group: Eco Business

Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business II Sub-Fund

Bertrange, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) · Mar 14, 2024 → Dec 22, 2025 · 2 filings
  • Dec 22, 2025 · D/A · $10,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 14, 2024 · D · $10,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $10M from 1 investor as of the latest filing. Christopher is listed as director on 2 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 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.

Other Banking and Financial Services · group: Eco Business

Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business I Sub-Fund

Bertrange, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) · Jan 12, 2022 → Dec 22, 2025 · 4 filings
  • Dec 22, 2025 · D/A · $98,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 14, 2024 · D/A · $74,500,000 sold of Indefinite · 4 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 15, 2023 · D/A · $74,500,000 sold of Indefinite · 4 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 12, 2022 · D · $14,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 2 investors · min. $200,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $98M from 4 investors as of the latest filing. Christopher is listed as director on 4 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 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.

Other pages with the same name (1)

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 Christopher 4

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

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Person

Chimwemwe de Gaay Fortman

Director · 6 shared filings (2 issuers)

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

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Person

Michael Evers

Director · 5 shared filings (2 issuers)

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

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Person

Jens Mackensen

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Vitalis Ritter

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Eco Business

2 issuers · 6 filings · $108M reported sold · 2022–2025

One team, 2 deal companies. Christopher Knowles 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 Christopher Knowles.

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 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 Christopher Knowles 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 Christopher Knowles is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Eco Business Fund, SICAV SIF - Eco-business I Sub-Fund's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #48,691 of 374,652 in line (1,101 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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