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Erik Sten

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · DC · Feb 1, 2023 → Feb 1, 2023

1deal (issuers)
$72Mreported sold
33investors
1Form D filing
2023year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:54 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Erik Sten is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2023: Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC (Washington, DC — pooled investment fund — 2023; $72M reported sold to 33 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2023. 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 Blackstar Stability Manager, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity), David Thurman (1 shared filing), George Scott (1 shared filing), John Green (1 shared filing), Kofi Bawuah (1 shared filing) and 1 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Erik. Each name links to their own page.

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) — 5 court cases matching the name, 4 SEC releases, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 17 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 1 public filing for Erik Sten and found 5 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Bankruptcy case: Sten C. Anderson; Form D filed 582 days after the first sale; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Erik Sten has not run yet — it is joining a line of 26,149 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.

Community comments are quoted as written by their authors. Sources searched: BiggerPockets forums (via DuckDuckGo, Brave, Bing and BiggerPockets search) and Reddit (search feed + public archive).

Key records

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

1. Lawsuits

5 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 2 dismissed

Sten v. Medisca, Inc. closed
District Court, E.D. Texas · No. 1:20-cv-00120 · Filed Mar 25, 2020 · Closed Oct 28, 2024
Role of Sten: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-10-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Sten v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc. dismissed
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:08-cv-02477 · Filed Aug 1, 2008 · Closed Nov 3, 2008 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Sten: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2008-11-03 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Access Care, Inc. v. Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc. dismissed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:05-cv-02300 · Filed Dec 15, 2005 · Closed Oct 18, 2006 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2006-10-18 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Sten v. Interfilm Holdings closed
District Court, D. South Carolina · No. 6:99-cv-04242 · Filed Dec 29, 1999 · Closed Feb 23, 2000 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Sten: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2000-02-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in SC (not a filing state)
Sten v. Interfilm Inc closed
District Court, D. South Carolina · No. 6:98-cv-03349 · Filed Nov 12, 1998 · Closed Apr 28, 1999 · Nature of suit: 791 Employee Retirement Income Security Act
Role of Sten: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-04-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in SC (not a filing state)
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, 2:54 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.

2. Regulatory actions

4 SEC releases

Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Administrative proceeding
SEC · May 14, 2015 · Parties as named in the release: Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings); surname inside a company name in the title; the person's filing state is not named
Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Administrative proceeding
SEC · Mar 19, 2015 · Parties as named in the release: Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings); surname inside a company name in the title; the person's filing state is not named
Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Administrative proceeding
SEC · Mar 17, 2015 · Parties as named in the release: Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings); surname inside a company name in the title; the person's filing state is not named
Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Administrative proceeding
SEC · Feb 27, 2015 · Parties as named in the release: Agent155 Media Corp. QSound Labs, Inc. STEN Corp. Wind Energy America, Inc. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings); surname inside a company name in the title; the person's filing state is not named
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 Erik Sten..

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. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Mikael Sten Petterson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 20-23794 · Filed Dec 18, 2020 · Closed Apr 26, 2021
Role of Mikael Sten Petterson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-04-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (mikael); court in FL (not a filing state)
Michael Sten Fox closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 20-10443 · Filed Jan 14, 2020 · Closed Mar 11, 2020
Role of Michael Sten Fox: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-03-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (michael); court in FL (not a filing state)
David Sten Carlson and Witwala Swasdee Carlson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Texas · No. 11-11302 · Filed May 25, 2011 · Closed Sep 6, 2011
Role of David Sten Carlson and Witwala Swasdee Carlson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (david); court in TX (not a filing state)
ROBERT STEN RICHARDSON closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 06-10265 · Filed Feb 25, 2006 · Closed Dec 10, 2009
Role of ROBERT STEN RICHARDSON: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-12-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (robert); court in NV (not a filing state)
ROBERT STEN RICHARDSON closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 05-27758 · Filed Oct 16, 2005 · Closed Jun 6, 2006
Role of ROBERT STEN RICHARDSON: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-06-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (robert); court in NV (not a filing state)
Access Care, Inc. v. Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 05-00533 · Filed Aug 23, 2005 · Closed Dec 12, 2005
Role of Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2005-12-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
Sten C. Anderson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 04-36391 · Filed Nov 17, 2004 · Closed Apr 4, 2006
Role of Sten C. Anderson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-04-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WI (not a filing state)
Marcus Sten Edwards closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 02-19310 · Filed Aug 1, 2002 · Closed Jan 30, 2003
Role of Marcus Sten Edwards: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-01-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (marcus); court in WA (not a filing state)
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, 2:54 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

5 differences found between the filings for Erik Sten — 2 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Nov 17, 2004 – Apr 4, 2006

Bankruptcy case: Sten C. Anderson — filed Nov 17, 2004

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin docket "Sten C. Anderson" filed Nov 17, 2004, closed Apr 4, 2006. Erik Sten is listed as Debtor ("Sten C. Anderson"). Our match estimate: 40%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Note · Aug 23, 2005 – Dec 12, 2005

Bankruptcy case: Access Care, Inc. v. Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc. — filed Aug 23, 2005

United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania docket "Access Care, Inc. v. Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc." filed Aug 23, 2005, closed Dec 12, 2005. Erik Sten is listed as Defendant ("Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc."). Our match estimate: 40%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Sources
Note · Nov 12, 1998 – Mar 25, 2020

5 court cases name Erik Sten — 1 as defendant

By role: plaintiff in 4, defendant in 1. Newest: "Sten v. Medisca, Inc." (District Court, E.D. Texas, Mar 25, 2020); "Sten v. Jos. A. Bank Clothiers, Inc." (District Court, N.D. Georgia, Aug 1, 2008); "Access Care, Inc. v. Sten-Barr Network Solutions, Inc." (District Court, M.D. Florida, Dec 15, 2005). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.

What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.

Sources
Worth asking · Jun 29, 2021 – Feb 1, 2023

Form D filed 582 days after the first sale — Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jun 29, 2021. The Form D was filed Feb 1, 2023 — 582 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 567 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jun 29, 2021 – Feb 1, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC (latest filing Feb 1, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 1, 2023 (first sale Jun 29, 2021). It reports $72,020,327 sold of $98,000,000 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.

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 1 offering — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Feb 1, 2023 D
Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC
File 021-472376
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)
The investment manager of the Issuer is entitled to carried interest and management fees, each of which are fully disclosed in the Issuer's confidential offering documents.
None 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 1

Every issuer that named Erik Sten 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

Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC

Washington, DC · Feb 1, 2023
  • Feb 1, 2023 · D · $72,020,327 sold of $98,000,000 · 33 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $72M from 33 investors (73% of the $98M target) as of the latest filing. Erik 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.

People around Erik 6

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

Management entity

Blackstar Stability Manager, LLC

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erik Sten. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Toks Ladejobi

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erik Sten. Their page shows their other deals.

GS
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Person

George Scott

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erik Sten. Their page shows their other deals.

DT
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Person

David Thurman

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erik Sten. Their page shows their other deals.

KB
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Person

Kofi Bawuah

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erik Sten. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

John Green

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Erik Sten. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

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 1 issuer 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 Erik Sten 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Erik Sten is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Blackstar Stability Distressed Debt Fund LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #133,477 of 374,652 in line (1,303 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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