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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TN · Sep 29, 2010 → Jan 4, 2019
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
David Johnson is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Sep 2010 and Jan 2019: Cotton Hill Partners, LLC (Cleveland, TN — other real estate — 2018; $6.04M reported sold to 49 investors), Mountaineer Equities Partners LLC (Cleveland, TN — other real estate — 2018; $5.93M reported sold to 41 investors), Greenbriar Land Partners LLC (Cleveland, TN — other real estate — 2019; $4.86M reported sold to 65 investors) and evvo, llc (Franklin, TN — other energy — 2010).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 9 years. Across those companies the filings report $16.8M sold in total.
Listed alongside Jamestown North Holdings, LLC (3 shared filings, management entity), Chad Martin (1 shared filing), Eco-Energy Holdings, Inc. (1 shared filing, management entity), Gwaine Ton (1 shared filing) and Paul Melgaard (1 shared filing).
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around David. Each name links to their own page.
The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Sandy Bay (48 issuers, $630.9M reported sold, 2018–2026) and Evvo (2 issuers, $25M reported sold, 2010–2013).
What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.
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 SEC release, 1 state regulator order, 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 5 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 4 public filings for David Johnson and found 11 differences: 15% of the money raised went to insiders; 14% of the money raised went to insiders; 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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, 2:22 AM ET.
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1 SEC release; 1 state regulator order
On June 12, 2003 the Securities Division entered Summary Order to Cease and Desist number S-02-231-03-TO01. … The order requires Respondents to immediately cease and desist from violations of RCW 21.20.140, the anti-fraud portion of the Securities Act.Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
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 David Johnson..
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 cases: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 2 open
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Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
11 differences found between the filings for David Johnson (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
The Jan 4, 2019 Form D reports $4,862,662 sold and $730,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
The Dec 28, 2018 Form D reports $5,930,977 sold and $906,950 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
The Dec 13, 2018 Form D reports $6,044,244 sold and $835,578 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 4, 2019 (first sale Dec 21, 2018). It reports $4,862,662 sold of $5,868,600 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.
What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 28, 2018 (first sale Dec 14, 2018). It reports $5,930,977 sold of $6,050,520 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.
What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 13, 2018 (first sale Nov 28, 2018). It reports $6,044,244 sold of $6,050,520 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.
What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.
This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "David Johnson" with address state CA or MA or WA, is listed on 49 filings — most recently by Dash Bio, Inc. (Jul 14, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Sep 29, 2010 to Jan 4, 2019).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "David Johnson" with address state NM, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Nature's Toolbox, Inc. (Feb 4, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 29, 2010 to Jan 4, 2019; the other runs May 22, 2025 to Feb 4, 2026.
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "David Johnson" with address state GA or CO, is listed on 28 filings — most recently by Chestnut Oak Ridge Coal Opportunity Fund, L.P. (Jan 14, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Sep 29, 2010 to Jan 4, 2019).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "David Johnson" with address state FL, is listed on 42 filings — most recently by Lick Fork Coal Opportunity Fund, L.P. (Jan 27, 2025). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Sep 29, 2010 to Jan 4, 2019; the other runs Nov 24, 2020 to Jan 27, 2025.
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is TN. A separate record, "David Johnson" with address state NY or PA, is listed on 20 filings — most recently by Gilson Snow, Inc. (Nov 27, 2023). Both records have filings in the same period (Apr 18, 2013 to Jul 8, 2016).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
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.
0 of 4 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 3 report proceeds to related persons totalling $2,472,528. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jan 4, 2019 D Greenbriar Land Partners LLC File 021-329642 | $0 | $0 | $730,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 28, 2018 D Mountaineer Equities Partners LLC File 021-329110 | $0 | $0 | $906,950 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 13, 2018 D Cotton Hill Partners, LLC File 021-327877 | $0 | $0 | $835,578 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 29, 2010 D evvo, llc File 021-148299 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named David Johnson on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $4.86M from 65 investors (83% of the $5.87M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as director.
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 Real Estate / 506(b) (5,033 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.
Raised $5.93M from 41 investors (98% of the $6.05M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as director.
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 Real Estate / 506(b) (5,033 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.
Raised $6.04M from 49 investors (100% of the $6.05M target) as of the latest filing. David is listed as director.
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 Real Estate / 506(b) (5,033 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.
No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. David is listed as executive officer.
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.
Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Listed on the same filings as David Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as David Johnson. Their page shows their other deals.
One team, 48 deal companies. David Johnson is listed on 3 of them.
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 David Johnson.
One team, 2 deal companies. David Johnson is listed on 1 of them.
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 David Johnson.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
None of the 4 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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to David Johnson 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 4 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers David Johnson is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Cotton Hill Partners, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #243,321 of 374,652 in line (1,195 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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