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John Coughlan

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · PA · Feb 6, 2014 → Oct 10, 2017

1deal (issuers)
$6.17Mreported sold
25investors
8Form D filings
2014–2017years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:30 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

John Coughlan is listed as an executive officer and director on 8 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2014 and Oct 2017: PENTHERA PARTNERS INC (Pittsburgh, PA — other technology — 2014–2017; $6.17M reported sold to 25 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. 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 Adam Berger (8 shared filings), Melani Griffith (8 shared filings), Michael Willner (8 shared filings), Samuel Leinhardt (7 shared filings), Sidney Knafel (7 shared filings) and 7 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) — 3 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 3 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 8 public filings for John Coughlan and found 7 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 331 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 John Coughlan has not run yet — it is joining a line of 9,905 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

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, 2:30 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 Coughlan..

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

3 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

John Coughlan closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 20-16114 · Filed Sep 15, 2020 · Closed Jan 23, 2023
Role of John Coughlan: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-01-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CO (not a filing state)
Mitzi Stanfield and John Coughlan closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 2:10-bk-11594 · Filed Jan 15, 2010 · Closed Oct 27, 2010
Role of Mitzi Stanfield and John Coughlan: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-10-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
John A. Coughlan and Theresa D. Coughlan closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 01-37923 · Filed Dec 31, 2001 · Closed Apr 22, 2002
Role of John A. Coughlan and Theresa D. Coughlan: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-04-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (PA)
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, 2:30 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

7 differences found between the filings for John Coughlan — 1 worth asking about (compared 8 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 12, 2013 – Feb 6, 2014

Form D filed 331 days after the first sale — PENTHERA PARTNERS INC

The filing says the first sale was Mar 12, 2013. The Form D was filed Feb 6, 2014 — 331 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 316 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 · Mar 31, 2017 – May 26, 2017

Form D filed 56 days after the first sale — PENTHERA PARTNERS INC

The filing says the first sale was Mar 31, 2017. The Form D was filed May 26, 2017 — 56 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 41 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 · Jul 29, 2016 – Aug 16, 2016

Form D filed 18 days after the first sale — PENTHERA PARTNERS INC

The filing says the first sale was Jul 29, 2016. The Form D was filed Aug 16, 2016 — 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 · Dec 18, 2014 – Nov 13, 2015

John Coughlan's role changed at PENTHERA PARTNERS INC: director → executive officer, director

The Dec 18, 2014 filing lists John Coughlan as director; the Nov 13, 2015 Form D lists executive officer, director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Jun 11, 2014 – Dec 18, 2014

John Coughlan's role changed at PENTHERA PARTNERS INC: executive officer, director → director

The Jun 11, 2014 filing lists John Coughlan as executive officer, director; the Dec 18, 2014 Form D lists director.

What this means Roles on Form D are self-reported by the issuer. A change can mean a real change in who runs the company, or just a different box ticked. Ask who makes decisions today.

Sources
Note · Feb 6, 2014 – Nov 13, 2015

Industry group changed between filings — PENTHERA PARTNERS INC

"Other Technology" (Feb 6, 2014 to Jun 11, 2014); then "Other" (Dec 18, 2014); then "Other Technology" (Nov 13, 2015 to Oct 10, 2017).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

Sources
Note · Apr 29, 2009 – Dec 18, 2009

Same name, different state: "John J. Coughlan" (MN) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is PA. A separate record, "John J. Coughlan" with address state MN, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by XATA CORP /MN/ (Dec 18, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 6, 2014 to Oct 10, 2017; the other runs Apr 29, 2009 to Dec 18, 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.

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 8 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
Oct 10, 2017 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-296252
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
May 26, 2017 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-287559
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 16, 2016 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-268992
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 13, 2015 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-251199
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 18, 2014 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-230437
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 11, 2014 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-218980
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 7, 2014 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-211476
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 6, 2014 D
PENTHERA PARTNERS INC
File 021-211456
$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 1

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

Other Technology

PENTHERA PARTNERS INC

Pittsburgh, PA · Feb 6, 2014 → Oct 10, 2017 · 8 filings
  • Oct 10, 2017 · D · $6,175,000 sold of $6,175,000 · 3 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 26, 2017 · D · $255,694 sold of $255,694 · 25 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 16, 2016 · D · $663,457 sold of $663,457 · 15 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Nov 13, 2015 · D · $922,070 sold of $922,070 · 19 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 18, 2014 · D · $843,494 sold of $843,494 · 18 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 11, 2014 · D · $849,120 sold of $849,120 · 17 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 7, 2014 · D · $400,000 sold of $400,000 · 21 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 6, 2014 · D · $1,380,000 sold of $1,380,000 · 22 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $6.17M from 25 investors (100% of the $6.17M target) as of the latest filing. John is listed as executive officer, director on 8 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 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 (1)

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

  • John J. Coughlan — MN, 1 issuer, Apr 29, 2009 → Dec 18, 2009 · no shared issuer

People around John 12

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

AB
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Person

Adam Berger

Executive Officer, Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MW
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Person

Michael Willner

Executive Officer, Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

MG
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Person

Melani Griffith

Executive Officer, Director · 8 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

SL
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Person

Samuel Leinhardt

Director · 7 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

SK
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Person

Sidney Knafel

Director · 7 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

LP
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Person

Laura Perella

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

DT
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Person

Daniel Taitz

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

SK
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Person

Sydney Knafel

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DT
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Person

Dan Taitz

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

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

JP
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Person

Josh Pressnell

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DP
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Person

Don Parsons

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

MR
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Person

Mark Rowan

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as John Coughlan. 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 Coughlan 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 Coughlan is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in PENTHERA PARTNERS INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #265,936 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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