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John Bates

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · United Kingdom (as filed: X0) · Dec 17, 2019 → Dec 17, 2019

1deal (issuers)
$4.97Mreported sold
19investors
1Form D filing
2019year on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:45 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Bates is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Dec 2019: SAGE GROUP PLC (Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom (as filed: X0) — other technology — 2019; $4.97M reported sold to 19 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Dec 2019. 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 AARON HARRIS (1 shared filing), Amanda Cusdin (1 shared filing), Annette Court (1 shared filing), Blair Crump (1 shared filing), Cath Keers (1 shared filing) and 14 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.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, 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 1 public filing for John Bates and found 4 differences: Same name, different state: "John Bates" (TX) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "John Bates" (MA) is a separate record; 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 John Bates has not run yet — it is joining a line of 15,637 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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, 2:45 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 John Bates..

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

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, 2:45 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 John Bates (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Apr 22, 2016

Same name, different state: "John Bates" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is X0. A separate record, "John Bates" with address state TX, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Sunnova Energy Corp (Apr 22, 2016). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Dec 17, 2019; the other has one filing dated Apr 22, 2016.

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.

John Bates (TX) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Apr 22, 2016 ↗Sunnova Energy Corp — PartnerFacts page ↗John Bates (X0) — this page ↗
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Note · Jul 13, 2009 – Nov 15, 2012

Same name, different state: "John Bates" (MA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is X0. A separate record, "John Bates" with address state MA, is listed on 11 filings — most recently by Attestiv Inc. (May 6, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Dec 17, 2019; the other runs Jul 13, 2009 to Nov 15, 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.

John Bates (MA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · May 6, 2026 ↗Attestiv Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Bates (X0) — this page ↗
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Note · May 13, 2010 – Aug 24, 2011

Same name, different state: "John A. Bates" (MD) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is X0. A separate record, "John A. Bates" with address state MD, is listed on 4 filings — most recently by Arlington Capital Partners III, L.P. (Aug 24, 2011). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Dec 17, 2019; the other runs May 13, 2010 to Aug 24, 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.

John A. Bates (MD) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Aug 24, 2011 ↗Arlington Capital Partners III, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Bates (X0) — this page ↗
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Note · Sep 14, 2009

Same name, different state: "John W. Bates, III" (VA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is X0. A separate record, "John W. Bates, III" with address state VA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Wintergreen Partners, Inc. (Sep 14, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Dec 17, 2019; the other has one filing dated Sep 14, 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.

John W. Bates, III (VA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 14, 2009 ↗Wintergreen Partners, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗John Bates (X0) — this page ↗
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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
Dec 17, 2019 D
SAGE GROUP PLC
File 021-355656
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)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 John Bates on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

SG
Other Technology

SAGE GROUP PLC

Newcastle Upon Tyne, United Kingdom (as filed: X0) · Dec 17, 2019
  • Dec 17, 2019 · D · $92,694 sold of $92,694 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $4.97M from 19 investors (100% of the $93K target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as director.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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 Technology / 506(b) (17,390 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 (4)

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

  • John Bates — MA, 2 issuers, Jul 13, 2009 → Nov 15, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • John W. Bates, III — VA, 1 issuer, Sep 14, 2009 → Sep 14, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • John A. Bates — MD, 1 issuer, May 13, 2010 → Aug 24, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • John Bates — TX, 1 issuer, Apr 22, 2016 → Apr 22, 2016 · no shared issuer

People around John 19

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

AH
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Person

AARON HARRIS

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

RR
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Person

ROBERT REID

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

ML
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Person

MARC E. LINDEN

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

SH
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Person

Stephen Hare

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

BC
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Person

Blair Crump

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

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

KV
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Person

Klaus-Michael Vogelberg

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Person

Donald Brydon

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

JH
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Person

Jonathan Howell

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

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

DH
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Person

Drummond Hall

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

SJ
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Person

Soni Jiandani

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

VB
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Person

Victoria Bradin

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

CK
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Person

Cath Keers

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

AC
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Person

Amanda Cusdin

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

LP
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Person

Lee Perkins

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

DB
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Person

Derk Bleeker

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

SG
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Person

Sue Goble

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

RM
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Person

Ron McMurtrie

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

AC
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Person

Annette Court

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

JB
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Person

Jonathan Bewes

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

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 John Bates 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 John Bates is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in SAGE GROUP PLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #224,441 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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