David S. Williams is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 23 SEC Form D filings by 9 issuers between Jan 2010 and Apr 2026. Largest by amount reported sold: JMI Equity Fund XII-B, L.P. (Baltimore, MD — pooled investment fund — 2025; $2.9B reported sold to 141 investors), JMI Equity Fund XII-A, L.P. (Baltimore, MD — pooled investment fund — 2025; $2.9B reported sold to 164 investors), Merkle Group Inc (Columbia, MD — industry reported as "Other" — 2010–2016; $75M reported sold to 63 investors), GGC Real Estate Income Fund I (Annapolis, MD — other real estate — 2021; $60.3M reported sold to 52 investors), GG Real Estate Income Fund II LLLP (Baltimore, MD — other real estate — 2026; $56.7M reported sold to 67 investors) and 4 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 9 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 16 years. Across those companies the filings report $6.08B sold in total.
Listed alongside David Yuan (13 shared filings), James Warner (10 shared filings), Robert N. Frerichs (9 shared filings), Beverly Rubin (8 shared filings), Jean Holder (6 shared filings) and 48 others.
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: Jmi (17 issuers, $13.94B reported sold, 2012–2025) and Quality Brand (3 issuers, $54.7M reported sold, 2011–2024).
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) — 4 SEC releases, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 9 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 23 public filings for David S. Williams and found 16 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Paid seller listed without a CRD number: Magenta Capital Services Ltd; 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.