David Gardner is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jan 2018: ACS Acquisitions, Inc. (San Mateo, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $23.8M reported sold to 5 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jan 2018. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.
The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Bertram (35 issuers, $3.99B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Bertram has 35 companies on file and $3.99B 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 14 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 1 public filing for David Gardner and found 5 differences: Same name, different state: "David Gardner" (NC or NY) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "David K. Gardner" (ID) is a separate record; 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.