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JAMES SIDWA

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CT · Jun 19, 2018 → Jan 24, 2025

2deals (issuers)
$67Mreported sold
17investors
5Form D filings
2018–2025years 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

JAMES SIDWA is listed as an executive officer and director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jun 2018 and Jan 2025: SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC (Norwalk, CT — industry reported as "Other" — 2018–2025; $57M reported sold to 12 investors) and PATTEN SEED HOLDINGS, LLC (Norwalk, CT — industry reported as "Other" — 2021; $10M reported sold to 5 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $67M sold in total.

Listed alongside JAMES F. WILZ (4 shared filings), BRENT WESTERMEYER (3 shared filings), ANDREA NELSON (2 shared filings), ANDREA VANDERSALL (2 shared filings), LARRY FAIST (2 shared filings) and 12 others.

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.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Heartwood (8 issuers, $110.3M reported sold, 2018–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Heartwood has 8 companies on file and $110.3M 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 (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — none found.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

We compared 5 public filings for JAMES SIDWA and found 4 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; 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 SIDWA has not run yet — it is joining a line of 21,805 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 363 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

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: NV (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 SIDWA..

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), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, KS, MI, NE, NV (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

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

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.

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 SIDWA — 1 worth asking about (compared 5 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Jan 7, 2022 – Jan 24, 2025

Amount sold went down between filings — SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC

The Jan 7, 2022 filing says $24,500,000 sold; the Jan 24, 2025 Form D/A says $5,330,000 sold — $19,170,000 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Note · Dec 20, 2024 – Jan 24, 2025

Form D filed 35 days after the first sale — SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Dec 20, 2024. The Form D was filed Jan 24, 2025 — 35 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 20 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 · Jun 1, 2018 – Jun 19, 2018

Form D filed 18 days after the first sale — SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Jun 1, 2018. The Form D was filed Jun 19, 2018 — 18 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 3 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 7, 2022 – Jan 24, 2025

Offering amount lowered between filings — SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC

The Jan 7, 2022 filing says $24,500,000 offered; the Jan 24, 2025 Form D/A says $5,330,000.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

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 4 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
Jan 24, 2025 D/A
SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC
File 021-428341
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 24, 2025 D
SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC
File 021-536240
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 10, 2021 D
PATTEN SEED HOLDINGS, LLC
File 021-409452
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 19, 2018 D
SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC
File 021-314875
$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 2

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

Other · group: Heartwood

SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC

Norwalk, CT · Jun 19, 2018 → Jan 24, 2025 · 4 filings
  • Jan 24, 2025 · D · $5,330,000 sold of $5,330,000 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 24, 2025 · D/A · $5,330,000 sold of $5,330,000 · 10 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 7, 2022 · D · $24,500,000 sold of $24,500,000 · 9 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER) EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 19, 2018 · D · $57,040,000 sold of $57,040,000 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (VICE PRESIDENT AND MANAGER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $57M from 12 investors (100% of the $5.33M target) as of the latest filing. James is listed as executive officer, 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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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 · group: Heartwood

PATTEN SEED HOLDINGS, LLC

Norwalk, CT · Aug 10, 2021
  • Aug 10, 2021 · D · $10,000,000 sold of $10,000,000 · 5 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Director (MANAGER) EDGAR ↗

Raised $10M from 5 investors (100% of the $10M target) 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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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 James 17

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

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JAMES F. WILZ

Director · 4 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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BRENT WESTERMEYER

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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LARRY FAIST

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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ANDREA VANDERSALL

Director · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

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

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ANDREA NELSON

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

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PETE FUTIA

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RS
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ROBERT STOPPEK

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MF
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MATT VAN FLEET

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

RT
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ROBERT S. TUCKER

Director, Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 19 other issuers

ROBERT S. TUCKER is on 20 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

AW
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Person

ANTHONY WRIGHT

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

MC
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MICHAEL CHEN

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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BENJAMIN I. COPELAND

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JR
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JIM ROQUEMORE

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

SB
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SHELLEY M. BRAGG

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

JG
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JOHN GRISDALE

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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TIM ROMBERGER

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

EDWIN TAN

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

EDWIN TAN is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Heartwood

8 issuers · 13 filings · $110.3M reported sold · 2018–2026

One team, 8 deal companies. James Sidwa is listed on 2 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 SIDWA.

Same business address

13 other issuers 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 2 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 JAMES SIDWA 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers James Sidwa is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SUR-SEAL HOLDING, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #80,116 of 374,652 in line (564 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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