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Matthew Brown

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · AL · Oct 24, 2022 → May 23, 2025

4deals (issuers)
$71.1Mreported sold
211investors
4Form D filings
2022–2025years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:53 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Matthew Brown is listed as an executive officer and director on 4 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Oct 2022 and May 2025: Stonegate Opportunity Fund II, LLC (Vestavia Hills, AL — pooled investment fund — 2025; $32.5M reported sold to 65 investors), Stonegate Opportunity Fund I, LLC (Birmingham, AL — pooled investment fund — 2022; $31.2M reported sold to 74 investors), Stonegate Cyber II, LLC (Birmingham, AL — pooled investment fund — 2023; $3.67M reported sold to 36 investors) and Stonegate Cyber I, LLC (Birmingham, AL — pooled investment fund — 2023; $3.67M reported sold to 36 investors).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $71.1M sold in total.

Listed alongside Chris Compton (4 shared filings), Jay Allen (4 shared filings), Stonegate Investment Group, LLC (4 shared filings, management entity) and Tony Smith (4 shared filings).

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

All 4 issuers belong to the sponsor group Stonegate (4 issuers, $71.1M reported sold, 2022–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Stonegate has 4 companies on file and $71.1M reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 3 SEC releases, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 9 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

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched

What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:53 AM ET.

State courts: not yet searched. 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

3 SEC releases

Matthew Brown and Matthew Brown Companies, LLC Litigation release
SEC · Oct 13, 2026 · Parties as named in the release: Matthew Brown and Matthew Brown Companies, LLC Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 13 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Matthew Brown and Matthew Brown Companies, LLC Litigation release
SEC · Jun 17, 2024 · Parties as named in the release: Matthew Brown and Matthew Brown Companies, LLC Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 13 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Pawel P. Dynkowski, Matthew W. Brown, Jacob Canceli, Gerard J. D'Amaro, Joseph Mangiapane Jr., Nathan M. Michaud, Marc J. Riviello and Adam S. Rosengard Litigation release
SEC · May 21, 2009 · Parties as named in the release: Pawel P. Dynkowski, Matthew W. Brown, Jacob Canceli, Gerard J. D'Amaro, Joseph Mangiapane Jr., Nathan M. Michaud, Marc J. Riviello and Adam S. Rosengard Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 13 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
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. — matched Oct 23, 2026, 7:18 PM ET from the sec.gov index; a name search for this subject has not completed yet.

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: not yet searched.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

6 cases: 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Matthew Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 18-32369 · Filed Aug 23, 2018 · Closed Dec 17, 2020
Role of Matthew Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 545 federal dockets); 13 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
Matthew C Brown and Cherlyn R Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 15-04596 · Filed Nov 12, 2015 · Closed Apr 20, 2021
Role of Matthew C Brown and Cherlyn R Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-04-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 545 federal dockets); 13 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
Matthew C Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · No. 13-00382 · Filed Feb 6, 2013 · Closed Apr 17, 2018
Role of Matthew C Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-04-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 545 federal dockets); 13 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
Matthew P Brown and Kayce D Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 10-05108 · Filed Aug 26, 2010 · Closed Nov 23, 2010
Role of Matthew P Brown and Kayce D Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 545 federal dockets); 13 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
Matthew Brown closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 09-41007 · Filed Apr 8, 2009 · Closed Jul 22, 2010
Role of Matthew Brown: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-07-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 545 federal dockets); 13 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
MATTHEW D BROWN closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 01-85508 · Filed Dec 14, 2001 · Closed Apr 2, 2002
Role of MATTHEW D BROWN: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-04-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 545 federal dockets); 13 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
What was searched

Sources searched: Federal bankruptcy courts via CourtListener / RECAP archive (federal district courts, federal bankruptcy courts). State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:53 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 yet searched. 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

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 4 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
May 23, 2025 D
Stonegate Opportunity Fund II, LLC
File 021-547071
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 17, 2023 D
Stonegate Cyber II, LLC
File 021-476215
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 17, 2023 D
Stonegate Cyber I, LLC
File 021-476214
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Oct 24, 2022 D
Stonegate Opportunity Fund I, LLC
File 021-462578
$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 4

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

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Stonegate

Stonegate Opportunity Fund II, LLC

Vestavia Hills, AL · May 23, 2025
  • May 23, 2025 · D · $32,535,000 sold of Indefinite · 65 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Manager of Fund Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $32.5M from 65 investors as of the latest filing. Matthew is listed as executive officer.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Stonegate

Stonegate Cyber II, LLC

Birmingham, AL · Mar 17, 2023
  • Mar 17, 2023 · D · $3,672,500 sold of Indefinite · 36 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Managing Director of Fund Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.67M from 36 investors as of the latest filing. Matthew 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Stonegate

Stonegate Cyber I, LLC

Birmingham, AL · Mar 17, 2023
  • Mar 17, 2023 · D · $3,672,500 sold of Indefinite · 36 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Managing Director of Fund Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.67M from 36 investors as of the latest filing. Matthew 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Stonegate

Stonegate Opportunity Fund I, LLC

Birmingham, AL · Oct 24, 2022
  • Oct 24, 2022 · D · $31,175,000 sold of Indefinite · 74 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Director (Managing Director of Fund Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $31.2M from 74 investors as of the latest filing. Matthew 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. "Similar" = offerings in the same industry claiming the same exemption, filed in the last 5 years: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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 (12)

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

  • Matthew C. Brown — NY, 153 issuers, Jul 26, 2010 → Feb 23, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — IL, 15 issuers, Feb 3, 2016 → Feb 3, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — CA, 12 issuers, Jan 11, 2016 → Sep 23, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — NJ, 2 issuers, Apr 20, 2012 → Oct 7, 2022 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Robert Brown — TX, 2 issuers, Aug 13, 2026 → Sep 8, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — FL, 1 issuer, Nov 27, 2012 → Nov 27, 2012 · no shared issuer
  • MATTHEW BROWN — Australia (as filed: C3), 1 issuer, Jun 15, 2018 → Jun 15, 2018 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew D. Brown — CO, 1 issuer, Oct 28, 2022 → Dec 19, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — PA, 1 issuer, Jul 3, 2024 → Jul 3, 2024 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — TX, 1 issuer, May 4, 2017 → May 4, 2017 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew Brown — CO, 1 issuer, Dec 12, 2019 → Dec 12, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • Matthew James Brown — CA, 1 issuer, Nov 3, 2022 → Nov 3, 2022 · no shared issuer

People around Matthew 4

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

Management entity

Stonegate Investment Group, LLC

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (4 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Matthew Brown. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Tony Smith

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (4 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Matthew Brown. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Chris Compton

Director, Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (4 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Matthew Brown. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Jay Allen

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (4 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Matthew Brown. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Stonegate

4 issuers · 4 filings · $71.1M reported sold · 2022–2025

One team, 4 deal companies. Matthew Brown is listed on 4 of them.

Sources

Issuers are grouped when their Form D filings share related persons, a management entity or a business address (automatic match from the filings). "Listed" marks the issuers that name Matthew Brown.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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