Merrill McPeak is listed as an executive officer and director on 14 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Nov 2010 and Jun 2016: Lion Biotechnologies, Inc. (New York, NY — biotechnology — 2011–2016; $100M reported sold to 117 investors), Research Solutions, Inc. (Encino, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2010–2016; $5.2M reported sold to 40 investors) and MILLER ENERGY RESOURCES, INC. (Knoxville, TN — oil and gas — 2012; $5.02M reported sold to 14 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $110.2M sold in total.
Listed alongside Peter Derycz (7 shared filings), Gregory Suess (6 shared filings), Jan Peterson (6 shared filings), Richard McKilligan (6 shared filings), Scott Ogilvie (6 shared filings) and 33 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Merrill. Each name links to their own page.
1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Miller Energy (7 issuers, $3.41M reported sold, 2009–2025).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Miller Energy has 7 companies on file and $3.41M 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 14 public filings for Merrill McPeak and found 13 differences: 5 Form Ds were filed more than 15 days after the first sale; Merrill McPeak's role changed at Lion Biotechnologies, Inc.: executive officer, director → director; 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.