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Michael B. Targoff

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Dec 23, 2009 → Jul 20, 2010

1deal (issuers)
$175Mreported sold
13investors
2Form D filings
2009–2010years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael B. Targoff is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Dec 2009 and Jul 2010: VIASAT INC (Carlsbad, CA — other technology — 2009–2010; $175M reported sold to 13 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 B. Allen Lay (2 shared filings), H. Stephen Estes (2 shared filings), Harvey White (2 shared filings), Jeffrey M. Nash (2 shared filings), John P. Stenbit (2 shared filings) and 10 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), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 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 2 public filings for Michael B. Targoff and found 4 differences: Industry group changed between filings; Same name, different state: "Michael B. Targoff" (IL) is a separate record; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Michael B. Targoff has not run yet — it is joining a line of 29,925 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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

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1. Lawsuits

None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:19 AM ET.

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: VA (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 Michael B. Targoff..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:19 AM ET.

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

4 differences found between the filings for Michael B. Targoff (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Dec 23, 2009 – Jul 20, 2010

Industry group changed between filings — VIASAT INC

"Telecommunications" (Dec 23, 2009); then "Other Technology" (Jul 20, 2010).

What this means The issuer described its business differently on different forms. Often it is just a different box ticked; sometimes the deal itself changed. Ask which business your money is in.

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Note · Dec 2, 2010

Same name, different state: "Michael B. Targoff" (IL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Michael B. Targoff" with address state IL, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by ICC-Nexergy, Inc. (Dec 2, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 23, 2009 to Jul 20, 2010; the other has one filing dated Dec 2, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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Note · Nov 12, 2010

Same name, different state: "Michael Targoff" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Michael Targoff" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by M5 NETWORKS INC (Nov 12, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 23, 2009 to Jul 20, 2010; the other has one filing dated Nov 12, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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Note · Sep 14, 2010

Same name, different state: "Michael B Targoff" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Michael B Targoff" with address state NY, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by netomat, Inc. (Sep 14, 2010). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 23, 2009 to Jul 20, 2010; the other has one filing dated Sep 14, 2010.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

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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

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
Jul 20, 2010 D
VIASAT INC
File 021-145247
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 23, 2009 D
VIASAT INC
File 021-79772-1L
$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 B. Targoff on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other Technology

VIASAT INC

Carlsbad, CA · Dec 23, 2009 → Jul 20, 2010 · 2 filings
  • Jul 20, 2010 · D · $4,805,780 sold of $4,805,780 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 23, 2009 · D · $133,000,000 sold of $133,000,000 · 13 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $175M from 13 investors (100% of the $4.81M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director on 2 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.

Other pages with the same name (3)

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

  • Michael B Targoff — NY, 1 issuer, Sep 14, 2010 → Sep 14, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • Michael B. Targoff — IL, 1 issuer, Dec 2, 2010 → Dec 2, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Targoff — NY, 1 issuer, Nov 12, 2010 → Nov 12, 2010 · no shared issuer

People around Michael 15

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

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Person

Mark Miller

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

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

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B. Allen Lay

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

John P. Stenbit

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Richard A. Baldridge

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Robert Johnson

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 3 other issuers

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

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Steven R. Hart

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Harvey White

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

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

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Mark D. Dankberg

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

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

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Ronald G. Wangerin

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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H. Stephen Estes

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Keven K. Lippert

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Kevin J. Harkenrider

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Jeffrey M. Nash

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Thomas E. Moore

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Gregory D Monahan

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 1 issuer 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 36 records on 1 issuer

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Michael B. Targoff 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — 1 issuer has property records: VIASAT INC (36).

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Michael B. Targoff is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in VIASAT INC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #211,347 of 374,652 in line (1,383 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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