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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX · Jul 31, 2012 → Dec 11, 2019
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
John Adams is listed as an executive officer and director on 5 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jul 2012 and Dec 2019: ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC (Houston, TX — other energy — 2012; $500M reported sold to 20 investors), EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS, LLC (Houston, TX — oil and gas — 2012; $200M reported sold to 14 investors) and Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. (Southlake, TX — other health care — 2019; $6.49M reported sold to 50 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $706.5M sold in total.
Listed alongside Andrew Simpson (3 shared filings), Brian Szymczak (3 shared filings), John Owen (3 shared filings), Mark Hilz (3 shared filings), Patrick Kanouff (3 shared filings) and 25 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around John. Each name links to their own page.
2 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Algonquin (3 issuers, $1B reported sold, 2012–2020).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Algonquin has 3 companies on file and $1B 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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 21 SEC releases, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 29 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 5 public filings for John Adams and found 18 differences, 6 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action: John K. Adams (Sep 14, 2004); Regulator action: Dean Foods Company and John D. Robinson; Kemps LLC f/k/a Marigold Foods LLC, James Green and Christopher Thorpe; Digital Exchange Systems, Inc., Rosario Coniglio and Steven Schmidt; John K. Adams; and Bruce Keith Jensen (Sep 14, 2004); 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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21 SEC releases
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 John Adams..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)
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, 2:19 AM ET.
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Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
18 differences found between the filings for John Adams — 6 worth asking about (compared 5 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
A ap release dated Sep 14, 2004 names John Adams. Our match estimate: 44%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
An SEC litigation release dated Sep 14, 2004 names John Adams. Our match estimate: 44%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
An SEC litigation release dated Apr 5, 2002 names John Adams. Our match estimate: 44%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
Bankruptcy case: Vanguard Natural Resources, LLC v. East Tennessee Natural Gas, LLC — filed Jan 28, 2019 · Bankruptcy case: NorthernStar Natural Gas Inc. — filed May 4, 2010 · Bankruptcy case: Alta Construction Services Inc. v. Hilz — filed Nov 14, 2011 · Bankruptcy case: Olympic Natural Gas Inc — filed Jun 6, 1997
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.
The Dec 11, 2019 Form D reports $138,000 sold and $400,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
The Dec 11, 2019 Form D reports $3,897,504 sold and $400,000 of the proceeds used for payments to officers, directors or promoters (marked as an estimate).
What this means The filing reports how much of the money raised was paid to insiders. Over 10% is high for most deals. Ask what it paid for.
The filing says the first sale was Apr 25, 2019. The Form D was filed Dec 11, 2019 — 230 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 215 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.
The filing says the first sale was Mar 9, 2018. The Form D was filed Dec 11, 2019 — 642 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 627 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.
The filing says the first sale was Nov 18, 2019. The Form D was filed Dec 11, 2019 — 23 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 8 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.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 11, 2019 (first sale Nov 18, 2019). It reports $138,000 sold of $4,500,000 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.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 11, 2019 (first sale Apr 25, 2019). It reports $6,493,155 sold of $6,500,000 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.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Dec 11, 2019 (first sale Mar 9, 2018). It reports $3,897,504 sold of $4,000,000 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.
listed as "John V. Adams" on 2 filings (from Jul 31, 2012), and "John Adams" on 3 filings (from Dec 11, 2019).
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.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "John Q. Adams, Sr." with address state CO, is listed on 8 filings — most recently by CEREHEALTH CORP (Aug 10, 2023). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 31, 2012 to Dec 11, 2019).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "John C. Adams" with address state FL, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Immy Inc. (Jul 30, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 2, 2018 to Jul 30, 2019).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "John Adams" with address state IL, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Prairie Gold, Inc. (Apr 29, 2015). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 31, 2012 to Apr 29, 2015).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "John Adams" with address state MA or CA, is listed on 15 filings — most recently by M ARTHUR GENSLER JR & ASSOCIATES INC (Apr 15, 2021). Both records have filings in the same period (Jul 31, 2012 to Sep 6, 2013).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "John D. Adams" with address state MD, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by SEAKEEPER INC (Jun 10, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Jul 31, 2012 to Dec 11, 2019; the other has one filing dated Jun 10, 2009.
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.
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.
1 of 5 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $875,000; 0 report finder's fees; 3 report proceeds to related persons totalling $1,200,000. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dec 11, 2019 D Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. File 021-355328 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 11, 2019 D Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. File 021-355332 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 11, 2019 D Heart Test Laboratories, Inc. File 021-355338 | $0 | $0 | $400,000 (est.) | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Dec 18, 2012 D EAST TENNESSEE NATURAL GAS, LLC File 021-188576 | $0 | $0 | $0 | None listed on this filing | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 31, 2012 D ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC File 021-181999 | $875,000 | $0 | $0 | Barclays Capital Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 19714 ↗ | 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 John Adams on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $6.49M from 50 investors (100% of the $4.5M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.
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: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 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.
Raised $200M from 14 investors (100% of the $200M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.
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.
Raised $500M from 20 investors (100% of the $350M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer.
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.
Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.
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 John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as John Adams. Their page shows their other deals.
One team, 3 deal companies. John Adams is listed on 2 of them.
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 John Adams.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).
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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to John Adams 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.
Websites and social links of the issuers John Adams is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in ALGONQUIN GAS TRANSMISSION, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #229,950 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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