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Michael Arbige

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Aug 9, 2010 → Mar 24, 2016

1deal (issuers)
$60Mreported sold
22investors
3Form D filings
2010–2016years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:22 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Michael Arbige is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Aug 2010 and Mar 2016: SOLAZYME INC (South San Francisco, CA — biotechnology — 2010–2016; $60M reported sold to 22 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside Jerry Fiddler (3 shared filings), Jonathan Wolfson (3 shared filings), Paul Quinlan (3 shared filings), Tyler Painter (3 shared filings), Daniel H. Miller (2 shared filings) and 7 others.

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

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — none found. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (2 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.

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.

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

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, 2:22 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

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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. — not yet searched.

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

None found in sources searched

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, 2:22 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 2 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
Mar 24, 2016 D
SOLAZYME INC
File 021-259885
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Sep 8, 2010 D/A
SOLAZYME INC
File 021-146105
$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 1

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

Biotechnology

SOLAZYME INC

South San Francisco, CA · Aug 9, 2010 → Mar 24, 2016 · 3 filings
  • Mar 24, 2016 · D · $28,750,000 sold of $28,750,000 · 18 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 8, 2010 · D/A · $59,999,825 sold of $59,999,825 · 22 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 9, 2010 · D · $51,549,873 sold of Indefinite · 17 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $60M from 22 investors (100% of the $28.8M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director on 3 filings for this deal.

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: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 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 Michael 12

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

Person

Tyler Painter

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Jerry Fiddler

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Jerry Fiddler is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Paul Quinlan

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Jonathan Wolfson

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

William Lese

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

William Lese is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Harrison Dillon

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Daniel H. Miller

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Irene Chang Britt

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Peter J. Licari

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

James R. Craigie

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Gary M. Pfeiffer

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Ian T. Clark

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Michael Arbige. Their page shows their other deals.

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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