David E. Smith is listed as an executive officer and director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between May 2010 and May 2011: Coast Atlantic Fund, LLC (Santa Monica, CA — pooled investment fund — 2010–2011; $11.4M reported sold to 5 investors) and Coast Atlantic Fund, Ltd. (Santa Monica, CA — pooled investment fund — 2011; $4.36M reported sold to 3 investors).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director. Across those companies the filings report $15.8M sold in total.
No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.
What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.
All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Coast Atlantic (2 issuers, $15.8M reported sold, 2010–2011).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Coast Atlantic has 2 companies on file and $15.8M 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) — 4 court cases matching the name, 2 SEC releases, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 10 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 3 public filings for David E. Smith and found 9 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 264 days after the first sale; Form D filed 162 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.