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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MS · Jul 13, 2010 → Jul 13, 2010
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: not yet
Donovan Dean is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jul 2010: Metropolitan BancGroup Inc (Ridgeland, MS — commercial banking — 2010; $5.61M reported sold to 64 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jul 2010. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.
Listed alongside Becky Jones West (1 shared filing), Donald Clark, Jr. (1 shared filing), Frank Cianciola (1 shared filing), Gabardi Curtis (1 shared filing), George Walker (1 shared filing) and 12 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Donovan. Each name links to their own page.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases (search queued; results are added automatically).
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (2 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.
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None found in sources searched
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State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states: not yet searched.
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None found in sources searched
Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET.
State courts: not yet searched. No state offers a lawful automated statewide source PartnerFacts can use today. Texas (re:SearchTX) terms prohibit storing results in a database open to third parties; New York (WebCivil) and Massachusetts (MassCourts) require a browser check that blocks scripted queries; California has no statewide index (58 county portals; Rule of Court 2.503 grants name-based access case by case); Florida, Utah and Illinois offer paid or partial access whose terms for automated use are unverified. Washington (dw.courts.wa.gov; bulk index reports under a JISC data-dissemination agreement), Delaware (CourtConnect; Court of Chancery not included) and Arizona (apps.azcourts.gov/publicaccess, which has an official channel to request high-volume access) are the candidates; PartnerFacts will request written permission before any automated search. Federal courts are searched through CourtListener / RECAP.
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None reported on 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jul 13, 2010 D Metropolitan BancGroup Inc File 021-144832 | $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 Donovan Dean on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $5.61M from 64 investors (56% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Donovan 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.
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 Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Donovan Dean. Their page shows their other deals.
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None found in sources searched.
Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.
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