DEREK LOPEZ is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 8 SEC Form D filings by 5 issuers between Apr 2021 and Nov 2024: GEM REALTY EVERGREEN FUND, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2021–2024; $284.4M reported sold to 107 investors), GEM REALTY SAVANNAH PORTSIDE CO-INVEST, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2024), GEM REALTY FUND VII, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2021), GEM REALTY FUND VII-A, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2021) and GEM REALTY SPECIAL SITUATIONS FUND, L.P. (Chicago, IL — pooled investment fund — 2021).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 5 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $284.4M sold in total.
Listed alongside BARRY A. MALKIN (8 shared filings), MICHAEL A. ELRAD (8 shared filings), NORMAN S. GELLER (8 shared filings), DENISE OLSEN (7 shared filings), BRAD CALDWELL (4 shared filings) and 4 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around DEREK. Each name links to their own page.
All 5 issuers belong to the sponsor group Gem (21 issuers, $3.16B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Gem has 21 companies on file and $3.16B 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) — 3 SEC releases, 2 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 8 public filings for DEREK LOPEZ and found 6 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Derek A Lopez and Carolynne R Lopez; DEREK LOPEZ appears on 3 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target; 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.