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EDWIN D EPPERSON III

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · FL · May 15, 2018 → Sep 25, 2026

3deals (issuers)
$3.62Mreported sold
11investors
7Form D filings
2018–2026years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

EDWIN D EPPERSON III is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 7 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between May 2018 and Sep 2026: Blue Bay Fund I, LLC (St. Petersburg, FL — pooled investment fund — 2023–2026; $3.62M reported sold to 11 investors), Alpha Fund I, LLC (Tampa, FL — pooled investment fund — 2020) and Blue Ocean Vertical Fund LLC (Tampa, FL — pooled investment fund — 2018–2019).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $3.62M sold in total.

No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.

What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 7 public filings for EDWIN D EPPERSON III and found 1 difference: EDWIN D EPPERSON III is written 2 different ways on the filings.

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.

What the community is saying

Community search for EDWIN D EPPERSON III has not run yet — it is joining a line of 18,477 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 names.

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

What was searched

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, 2:41 AM ET.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). 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.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

What was searched

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 EDWIN D EPPERSON III..

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 are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

1 case: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Edwin W Epperson and Shirley M Epperson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:01-bk-19566 · Filed Nov 19, 2001 · Closed Mar 6, 2002
Role of Edwin W Epperson and Shirley M Epperson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state); middle initial differs
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:41 AM ET.

Court records show docket facts only; we never restate allegations as facts. Outcome wording comes from the docket feed; where it does not state a disposition we say so.

State courts: not covered (one-tap state court links under Look further). 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

1 difference found between the filings for EDWIN D EPPERSON III (compared 7 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · May 15, 2018 – May 7, 2020

EDWIN D EPPERSON III is written 2 different ways on the filings

listed as "Edwin D Epperson" on 2 filings (from May 15, 2018), and "Edwin D Epperson III" on 5 filings (from May 7, 2020).

What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.

Sources
What is compared

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.

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 3 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 25, 2026 D/A
Blue Bay Fund I, LLC
File 021-493200
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 7, 2020 D
Alpha Fund I, LLC
File 021-366505
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 1, 2019 D/A
Blue Ocean Vertical Fund LLC
File 021-312451
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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).

Deals 3

Every issuer that named Edwin D Epperson III on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund

Blue Bay Fund I, LLC

St. Petersburg, FL · Sep 27, 2023 → Sep 25, 2026 · 4 filings
  • Sep 25, 2026 · D/A · $3,624,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 11 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Manager of the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 26, 2025 · D/A · $2,430,734 sold of $10,000,000 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Manager of the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 27, 2024 · D/A · $260,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Manager of the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 27, 2023 · D · $0 sold of $10,000,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Manager of the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.62M from 11 investors (36% of the $10M target) as of the latest filing. Edwin is listed as director on 4 filings for this deal.

Sources

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(c) (8,096 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.

Pooled Investment Fund

Alpha Fund I, LLC

Tampa, FL · May 7, 2020
  • May 7, 2020 · D · $0 sold of $25,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Edwin is listed as executive officer.

Sources

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund

Blue Ocean Vertical Fund LLC

Tampa, FL · May 15, 2018 → Jul 1, 2019 · 2 filings
  • Jul 1, 2019 · D/A · $0 sold of $100,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter (Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Fund Management Corp., Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • May 15, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $100,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Executive Officer, Director, Promoter (Chief Executive Officer of Vertical Fund Management Corp., Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Edwin is listed as executive officer, director, promoter on 2 filings for this deal.

Sources

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(c) (8,096 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.

Other pages with the same name (1)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Edwin Epperson — FL, 1 issuer, Apr 4, 2022 → Apr 4, 2022 · no shared issuer

People around Edwin 0

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

51 other issuers file from the same address (first 50 shown)

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 3 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.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

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 none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to EDWIN D EPPERSON III 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 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Edwin D Epperson III is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Blue Bay Fund I, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #7,011 of 374,652 in line (18 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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