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Kurt Layer

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · Austria (as filed: C4) · Jul 28, 2011 → Jul 28, 2011

1deal (issuers)
$223Mreported sold
53investors
1Form D filing
2011year on file

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

The short version

Kurt Layer is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Jul 2011: AMS AG (Premstaetten, Austria (as filed: C4) — other technology — 2011; $223M reported sold to 53 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Jul 2011. 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 Guido Klestil (1 shared filing), Gunter Kneffel (1 shared filing), Hans Jorg Kaltenbrunner (1 shared filing), Ing Klaus Iffland (1 shared filing), Johannes C Eitner (1 shared filing) and 5 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Kurt. Each name links to their own page.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 11 court cases matching the name, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 15 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Kurt Layer has not run yet — it is joining a line of 24,150 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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

11 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed, 4 judgment

Layer v. Santander Consumer USA, Inc. closed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 8:23-cv-02091 · Filed Sep 15, 2023 · Closed Oct 31, 2023
Role of Layer: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Layer Zero v. Pollen Mobile LLC closed
District Court, N.D. California · No. 3:23-cv-04023 · Filed Aug 9, 2023 · Closed Sep 18, 2023 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:77 Securities Fraud
Role of Layer Zero: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Boyd v. Layer Cake Creative Services LLC closed
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:23-cv-02330 · Filed Mar 20, 2023 · Closed Feb 22, 2024 · Nature of suit: Racketeer/Corrupt Organization · Cause: 18:1961 Racketeering (RICO) Act
Role of Layer Cake Creative Services LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2024-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
LAYER v. AEARO HOLDING LLC closed
District Court, N.D. Florida · No. 7:21-cv-56291 · Filed Sep 27, 2021 · Closed Aug 20, 2024
Role of LAYER: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-08-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
LAYER v. AMERICAN HONDA FINANCE CORPORATION dismissed
District Court, D. New Jersey · No. 3:19-cv-13634 · Filed Jun 11, 2019 · Closed Apr 28, 2020 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 47:227(b)(3) Telephone Consumer Protection Act of 1991
Role of LAYER: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2020-04-28 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Layer-Rosario v. Allied Mortgage Capital Corp. dismissed
District Court, M.D. Tennessee · No. 3:16-cv-00628 · Filed Mar 18, 2016 · Closed Mar 20, 2017 · Nature of suit: 220 Real Property: Foreclosure · Cause: 15:1601 Truth in Lending
Role of Layer-Rosario: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-03-20 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: other Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TN (not a filing state)
Zhang-Kirkpatrick v. Layer Saver LLC judgment
District Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 1:13-cv-02023 · Filed Mar 15, 2013 · Closed Feb 2, 2016 · Nature of suit: Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Role of Layer Saver LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2016-02-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on jury verdict; judgment for both plaintiff and defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)
DISH Network L.L.C. v. Layer judgment
District Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 1:11-cv-03244 · Filed Sep 23, 2011 · Closed Jul 13, 2012 · Nature of suit: 490 Cable/Satellite TV
Role of Layer: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2012-07-13 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on consent; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
VALLEY ADVANCED IMAGING, LLC. v. LAYER 4 SOLUTIONS, INC. judgment
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. · Filed Aug 7, 2007 · Closed Jul 8, 2008 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of LAYER 4 SOLUTIONS, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2008-07-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on default; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
LAYER v. NISSAN CORP. IN USA dismissed
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:96-cv-06327 · Filed Sep 18, 1996 · Closed Apr 21, 1997 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of LAYER: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1997-04-21 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
American Capital Lea v. Layer judgment
District Court, D. Oregon · No. 3:96-cv-00737 · Filed May 20, 1996 · Closed Jul 25, 1996 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Layer: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1996-07-25 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on court trial; judgment for plaintiff Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OR (not a filing state)
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, 2:24 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.

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: VA (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 Kurt Layer..

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

3. Bankruptcies

4 cases: 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Layer Logic, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 20-12408 · Filed Sep 25, 2020 · Closed Jan 24, 2022
Role of Layer Logic, Inc.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2022-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
Layer Saver, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 16-38759 · Filed Dec 8, 2016 · Closed Apr 23, 2020
Role of Layer Saver, LLC: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-04-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in IL (not a filing state)
Stratton v. Layer One, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 06-01240 · Filed Aug 11, 2006 · Closed Jul 13, 2007
Role of Layer One, Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2007-07-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Layer Landing, LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 05-94975 · Filed Aug 2, 2005 · Closed Sep 7, 2005
Role of Layer Landing, LLC: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-09-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 53 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
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, 2:24 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

No differences found between the public filings we have for Kurt Layer (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026).

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
Jul 28, 2011 D
AMS AG
File 021-163578
$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 Kurt Layer on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

AMS AG

Premstaetten, Austria (as filed: C4) · Jul 28, 2011
  • Jul 28, 2011 · D · $149,938,635 sold of $149,938,635 · 53 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Supervisory Board Member - performs duties similar to US Director) EDGAR ↗

Raised $223M from 53 investors (100% of the $149.9M target) as of the latest filing. Kurt 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.

People around Kurt 10

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

GK
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Person

Guido Klestil

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

MG
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Person

Michael Grimm

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

JE
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Person

Johannes C Eitner

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

GK
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Person

Gunter Kneffel

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

MM
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Person

Michael Wachsler-Markowitsch

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

II
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Person

Ing Klaus Iffland

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
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Person

Siegfried Selberherr

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

JH
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Person

John A Heugle

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

KB
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Person

Kurt Berger

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. Their page shows their other deals.

HK
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Person

Hans Jorg Kaltenbrunner

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Kurt Layer. 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 Kurt Layer 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 Kurt Layer is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in AMS AG's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #275,727 of 374,652 in line (1,201 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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