John Hockin is listed as an executive officer and director on 12 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jul 2009 and Sep 2026: Sea Cliff Partners, LP (San Francisco, CA — pooled investment fund — 2021–2026; $267.6M reported sold to 57 investors), Sea Cliff Offshore Fund, LP (George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2021–2025; $51.9M reported sold to 35 investors) and Human Touch, LLC (Long Beach, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2009; $18.9M reported sold to 17 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 17 years. Across those companies the filings report $338.4M sold in total.
Listed alongside SC GP, LLC (11 shared filings, management entity), Lesley Bunim (10 shared filings), Marcello Pantuliano (10 shared filings), Andrew Cohen (1 shared filing), Brian N. Cherry (1 shared filing) and 8 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.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group J H Whitney (11 issuers, $1.04B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. J H Whitney has 11 companies on file and $1.04B 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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 4 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 12 public filings for John Hockin and found 6 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count 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.