DANIEL E. PANSING is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 7 SEC Form D filings by 5 issuers between Oct 2009 and Nov 2025: MERIT CAPITAL FUND VII, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2020–2021; $395.9M reported sold to 49 investors), MERIT MEZZANINE FUND VI, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2016–2017; $298M reported sold to 28 investors), Merit Capital Fund VIII, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2025), Merit Mezzanine Parallel Fund V, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2009) and Merit Mezzanine Fund V, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2009).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 5 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 16 years. Across those companies the filings report $693.9M sold in total.
All 5 issuers belong to the sponsor group Merit Mezzanine (5 issuers, $693.9M reported sold, 2009–2025).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Merit Mezzanine has 5 companies on file and $693.9M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, 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 7 public filings for DANIEL E. PANSING and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Paid seller listed without a CRD number: VPC ADVISORS LIMITED; 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.