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Matthew E. West

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · IL · Feb 13, 2019 → Apr 21, 2020

2deals (issuers)
$46.5Mreported sold
6investors
2Form D filings
2019–2020years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:43 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Matthew E. West is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Feb 2019 and Apr 2020: Griffith Foods International Inc. (Alsip, IL — industry reported as "Other" — 2019; $45M reported sold to 5 investors) and International Agriculture Group, LLC (Alsip, IL — industry reported as "Other" — 2020; $1.5M reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director. Across those companies the filings report $46.5M sold in total.

Listed alongside Brian L. Griffith (1 shared filing), Carl A. Walters (1 shared filing), David H. Skea (1 shared filing), David Kim (1 shared filing), Dean Carter (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 Matthew. Each name links to their own page.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Griffith (3 issuers, $60.7M reported sold, 2014–2020).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Griffith has 3 companies on file and $60.7M 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 10 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Matthew E. West has not run yet — it is joining a line of 18,197 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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

1 case: 1 open

Matthew West v. State Farm General Insurance Company open
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:26-cv-03855 · Filed Apr 10, 2026
Role of Matthew West: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in CA (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, 2:43 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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Matthew E. West..

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 are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

9 cases: 9 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Matthew M West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 21-04515 · Filed Apr 6, 2021 · Closed Jul 9, 2021
Role of Matthew M West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-07-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (IL); middle initial differs
Matthew West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 17-32480 · Filed Aug 31, 2017 · Closed Aug 10, 2020
Role of Matthew West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-08-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Matthew West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Tennessee · No. 17-11479 · Filed Jul 7, 2017 · Closed Oct 29, 2019
Role of Matthew West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-10-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in TN (not a filing state)
Matthew West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 15-32710 · Filed Sep 28, 2015 · Closed Feb 22, 2016
Role of Matthew West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Matthew West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 12-31591 · Filed Jun 27, 2012 · Closed Oct 19, 2015
Role of Matthew West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2015-10-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Matthew A West and Carrie A. West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 09-73050 · Filed Oct 13, 2009 · Closed Mar 12, 2010
Role of Matthew A West and Carrie A. West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-03-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (IL); middle initial differs
Matthew E. West and Heather J. West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 05-23341 · Filed Oct 14, 2005 · Closed Feb 22, 2006
Role of Matthew E. West and Heather J. West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in GA (not a filing state)
Matthew West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:98-bk-40340 · Filed Jan 22, 1998 · Closed Jul 15, 1999
Role of Matthew West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-07-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in AR (not a filing state)
Matthew E. West and Debra M. West closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 96-25374 · Filed Jul 2, 1996 · Closed Jun 10, 1997
Role of Matthew E. West and Debra M. West: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-06-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 114 federal dockets); court in WI (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, 2:43 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 Matthew E. West (compared 2 filings 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

1 of 2 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $175,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Apr 21, 2020 D
International Agriculture Group, LLC
File 021-365474
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 13, 2019 D
Griffith Foods International Inc.
File 021-332710
$175,000$0$0n/a no CRD number reported
via Glaucon Capital Partners, L.L.C. (CRD 103770 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 2

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

Other · group: Griffith

International Agriculture Group, LLC

Alsip, IL · Apr 21, 2020
  • Apr 21, 2020 · D · $730,000 sold of $730,000 · 1 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Serves on the Board of Managers.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.5M from 1 investor (100% of the $730K target) 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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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 · group: Griffith

Griffith Foods International Inc.

Alsip, IL · Feb 13, 2019
  • Feb 13, 2019 · D · $45,000,000 sold of $45,000,000 · 5 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Executive Officer (Executive Vice President/CFO and Secretary) EDGAR ↗

Raised $45M from 5 investors (100% of the $45M target) 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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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.

People around Matthew 13

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

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Joseph R. Maslick, Jr.

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

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Person

William C. Frost

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

CW
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Person

Carl A. Walters

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

DB
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Drew M. Bandusky

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

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Person

Brian L. Griffith

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

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

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Person

Nancy E. Rossmiller

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

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

TC
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Person

T.C. Chatterjee

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Mary Wagner

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DC
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Dean Carter

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

David Kim

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Maurice S. Moragne

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

TC
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Person

TC Chatterjee

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

DS
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Person

David H. Skea

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Griffith

3 issuers · 5 filings · $60.7M reported sold · 2014–2020

One team, 3 deal companies. Matthew E. West is listed on 2 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 E. West.

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 2 issuers 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 Matthew E. West 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Matthew E. West is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Griffith Foods International Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #240,909 of 374,652 in line (17 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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