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JAMES LEES

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Luxembourg (as filed: N4) · Feb 11, 2015 → Feb 11, 2015

1deal (issuers)
$158.9Mreported sold
13investors
1Form D filing
2015year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

JAMES LEES is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2015: HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund VI SCS (Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) — pooled investment fund — 2015; $158.9M reported sold to 13 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2015. 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 Andreas Wisser (1 shared filing), Anke Jager (1 shared filing) and HEIKO KOTTKAMP (1 shared filing).

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

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Group linked by Andreas Wisser (5 issuers, $170.6M reported sold, 2015–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Group linked by Andreas Wisser has 5 companies on file and $170.6M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 2 court cases matching the name, 16 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 18 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 JAMES LEES and found 4 differences: Form D filed 26 days after the first sale; No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; 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 JAMES LEES has not run yet — it is joining a line of 11,139 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

2 cases: 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

James Lees v. Robert Hight closed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 8:99-cv-00474 · Filed Mar 16, 1999 · Closed Dec 14, 1999
Role of James Lees: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1999-12-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
LEES, JAMES A. v. KOHLER, JAMES B. dismissed
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. · Filed Feb 20, 1987 · Closed Jul 29, 1987 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of LEES, JAMES A.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1987-07-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (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, 2:33 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

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 JAMES LEES..

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

16 cases: 16 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

James Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 15-31701 · Filed Nov 18, 2015 · Closed May 31, 2017
Role of James Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-05-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
James F Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 13-22145 · Filed May 31, 2013 · Closed Oct 11, 2013
Role of James F Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-10-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
James S. Lees and Antoinette M. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 03-14074 · Filed Nov 20, 2003 · Closed Feb 28, 2005
Role of James S. Lees and Antoinette M. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-02-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
James J Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 03-50371 · Filed Jan 27, 2003 · Closed Jun 12, 2003
Role of James J Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-06-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
James R. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 03-20037 · Filed Jan 23, 2003 · Closed Feb 11, 2003
Role of James R. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-02-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
JAMES W LEES and JO ANN LEES closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Montana · No. 02-60265 · Filed Sep 12, 2002 · Closed Dec 23, 2002
Role of JAMES W LEES and JO ANN LEES: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-12-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MT (not a filing state)
James R. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 02-20427 · Filed Aug 8, 2002 · Closed May 26, 2003
Role of James R. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-05-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
James R. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Missouri · No. 02-20157 · Filed Mar 25, 2002 · Closed Oct 18, 2002
Role of James R. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-10-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
James E. Lees and Elizabeth L. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 01-32099 · Filed Jul 20, 2001 · Closed Dec 19, 2001
Role of James E. Lees and Elizabeth L. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-12-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
James Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:00-bk-30302 · Filed Jul 14, 2000 · Closed Feb 23, 2004
Role of James Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-02-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
James E. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 99-19635 · Filed Nov 2, 1999 · Closed Feb 17, 2000
Role of James E. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-02-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
Barbara Knight Lees and James R. Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Florida. · No. 97-24496 · Filed Jul 17, 1997 · Closed Nov 13, 1997
Role of James R. Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-11-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
James A Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 1:95-bk-15139 · Filed Dec 7, 1995 · Closed May 7, 1997
Role of James A Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-05-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
James Lees and Antionette Lees closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 90-83266 · Filed Jul 24, 1990 · Closed Mar 1, 1991
Role of James Lees and Antionette Lees: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
James A. Lees and Toini G. Lehmann closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 90-00721 · Filed Apr 23, 1990 · Closed May 30, 1991
Role of James A. Lees and Toini G. Lehmann: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1991-05-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CT (not a filing state)
James A. Lees and Toini G. Lehmann closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Connecticut · No. 89-01346 · Filed Nov 6, 1989 · Closed Jan 29, 1990
Role of James A. Lees and Toini G. Lehmann: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 22 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CT (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, 2:33 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

4 differences found between the filings for JAMES LEES (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jan 16, 2015 – Feb 11, 2015

Form D filed 26 days after the first sale — HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund VI SCS

The filing says the first sale was Jan 16, 2015. The Form D was filed Feb 11, 2015 — 26 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 11 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Jan 16, 2015 – Feb 11, 2015

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund VI SCS (latest filing Feb 11, 2015)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 11, 2015 (first sale Jan 16, 2015). It reports $158,895,879 sold of an indefinite amount 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
Note · Sep 23, 2009 – Nov 19, 2012

Same name, different state: "James Graham Lees" (X0) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is N4. A separate record, "James Graham Lees" with address state X0, is listed on 8 filings — most recently by Clyde Blowers Capital Gemini Co-Invest (2015) LP (Jan 21, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 11, 2015; the other runs Sep 23, 2009 to Nov 19, 2012.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Apr 19, 2011

Same name, different state: "JAMES W. LEES" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is N4. A separate record, "JAMES W. LEES" with address state MA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by ALERT SENTRY GROUP, LLC (Apr 19, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 11, 2015; the other has one filing dated Apr 19, 2011.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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

1 of 1 offering reports sales commissions totalling $1,388,040; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Feb 11, 2015 D
HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund VI SCS
File 021-233867
$1,388,040 (est.)$0$0CAMPBELL LUTYENS & CO. INC. BrokerCheck CRD 133376 ↗EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 James Lees 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 · group: Group linked by Andreas Wisser

HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund VI SCS

Luxembourg-Findel, Luxembourg (as filed: N4) · Feb 11, 2015
  • Feb 11, 2015 · D · $158,895,879 sold of Indefinite · 13 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (DIRECTOR OF THE GENERAL PARTNER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $158.9M from 13 investors as of the latest filing. James is listed as director.

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.

Other pages with the same name (2)

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

  • James Graham Lees — United Kingdom (as filed: X0), 6 issuers, Sep 23, 2009 → Nov 19, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • JAMES W. LEES — MA, 1 issuer, Apr 19, 2011 → Apr 19, 2011 · no shared issuer

People around James 3

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

AJ
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Person

Anke Jager

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as James Lees. Their page shows their other deals.

AW
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Person

Andreas Wisser

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Andreas Wisser is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

HK
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Person

HEIKO KOTTKAMP

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as James Lees. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Group linked by Andreas Wisser

5 issuers · 5 filings · $170.6M reported sold · 2015–2026

One team, 5 deal companies. James Lees is listed on 1 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name JAMES LEES.

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 JAMES LEES 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 James Lees is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in HV Holtzbrinck Ventures Fund VI SCS's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #307,903 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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