Lawrence A. First is listed as an executive officer on 5 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Feb 2010 and Nov 2018: American Securities Opportunities Fund II, LP (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2010–2011; $725.5M reported sold to 82 investors), Ascribe Opportunities Fund IV, L.P. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2018; $713.3M reported sold to 53 investors), Ascribe Energy Opportunities Fund, L.P. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2016) and American Securities Opportunities Fund II(B), LP (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2010).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $1.44B sold in total.
Listed alongside Michael G. Fisch (5 shared filings), Anthony Grillo (3 shared filings) and John P. Fitzsimons (3 shared filings).
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Lawrence. Each name links to their own page.
All 4 issuers belong to the sponsor group Ascribe (4 issuers, $1.44B reported sold, 2010–2018).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Ascribe has 4 companies on file and $1.44B 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) — 2 court cases matching the name, 1 bankruptcy case 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 5 public filings for Lawrence A. First and found 5 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 65 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.