Lester Coyle is listed as an executive officer on 51 SEC Form D filings by 17 issuers between Mar 2009 and Jan 2018. Largest by amount reported sold: III RELATIVE VALUE CREDIT STRATEGIES FUND LTD (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2018; $930.3M reported sold to 76 investors), III FUND LP (Boca Raton, FL — pooled investment fund — 2011–2012; $747.9M reported sold to 96 investors), III Credit Opportunities Fund Ltd. (George Town, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2011–2012; $740.5M reported sold to 76 investors), III CREDIT BIAS FUND LTD (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $706.4M reported sold to 47 investors), III SELECT CREDIT FUND LTD (Camana Bay, Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $617.5M reported sold to 42 investors) and 12 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 17 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 9 years. Across those companies the filings report $5.21B sold in total.
Listed alongside Clifford G. Viner (50 shared filings), Warren B. Mosler (50 shared filings), Robert A. Printz (48 shared filings), Garth Friesen (47 shared filings), Scott L. Wyler (47 shared filings) and 46 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Lester. Each name links to their own page.
All 17 issuers belong to the sponsor group James River (58 issuers, $8.81B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. James River has 58 companies on file and $8.81B 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) — 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 the newest 50 of 51 public filings for Lester Coyle and found 4 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; 4 Form Ds were filed more than 15 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.