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Michael Buchbinder

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Jan 19, 2022 → Aug 30, 2024

1deal (issuers)
$29.9Mreported sold
12investors
3Form D filings
2022–2024years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Buchbinder is listed as an executive officer on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jan 2022 and Aug 2024: Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2022–2024; $29.9M reported sold to 12 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 Christopher Holt (3 shared filings), Kent Heggerud (3 shared filings), Lin Fang (3 shared filings), Scott Wille (3 shared filings) and Sleep Holdco LLC (3 shared filings, management entity).

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.

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Cerberus (154 issuers, $27.58B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Cerberus has 154 companies on file and $27.58B 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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 8 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.

We compared 3 public filings for Michael Buchbinder and found 1 difference: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open.

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 Buchbinder has not run yet — it is joining a line of 6,960 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

3 cases: 1 open, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 dismissed

Buchbinder v. Davol, Inc open
District Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 2:21-cv-05883 · Filed Dec 22, 2021
Role of Buchbinder: Plaintiff · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in OH (not a filing state)
Buchbinder v. Comcast Cable Communications, LLC closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:16-cv-25381 · Filed Dec 30, 2016 · Closed May 31, 2018 · Nature of suit: 190 Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1446 Notice of Removal
Role of Buchbinder: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2018-05-31 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Remanded to state court Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
BUCHBINDER v. KIDDER PEABODY & CO dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. · Filed Oct 30, 1987 · Closed Jul 29, 1988 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of BUCHBINDER: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 1988-07-29 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: lack of jurisdiction Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; 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, 2:51 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 Michael Buchbinder..

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

5 cases: 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Buchbinder v. My Complete Case, Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 11-51788 · Filed Apr 15, 2011 · Closed Apr 19, 2011
Role of Buchbinder: Plaintiff · Outcome: Case closed 2011-04-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
Messer v. Buchbinder Tunic and Co., LLC closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 06-01399 · Filed Mar 30, 2006 · Closed May 7, 2009
Role of Buchbinder Tunic and Co., LLC: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2009-05-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (NY)
GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP, LIMITED and David L. Buchbinder closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 00-00099 · Filed Jan 14, 2000 · Closed Dec 6, 2002
Role of GOLDEN OCEAN GROUP, LIMITED and David L. Buchbinder: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-12-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (david); court in DE (not a filing state)
First Ministry of Technology, Inc. v. Buchbinder closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 99-05459 · Filed Dec 7, 1999 · Closed Jan 5, 2000
Role of Buchbinder: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2000-01-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Boyer v. Benjamin Buchbinder Associates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Indiana · No. 96-01028 · Filed Feb 15, 1996 · Closed Sep 18, 1996
Role of Benjamin Buchbinder Associates: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1996-09-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 13 federal dockets); different first name (benjamin); court in IN (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, 2:51 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

1 difference found between the filings for Michael Buchbinder (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jan 5, 2022 – Jan 19, 2022

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC (latest filing Jan 19, 2022)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Jan 19, 2022 (first sale Jan 5, 2022). It reports $29,861,876 sold of $35,498,305 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Form D · Jan 19, 2022 ↗Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗
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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 3 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
Aug 30, 2024 D
Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC
File 021-522917
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jun 22, 2023 D
Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC
File 021-484809
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 19, 2022 D
Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC
File 021-429912
$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 Buchbinder on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

SM
Other · group: Cerberus

Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC

New York, NY · Jan 19, 2022 → Aug 30, 2024 · 3 filings
  • Aug 30, 2024 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Vice President) EDGAR ↗
  • Jun 22, 2023 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Vice President) EDGAR ↗
  • Jan 19, 2022 · D · $29,861,876 sold of $35,498,305 · 12 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Vice President) EDGAR ↗

Raised $29.9M from 12 investors as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer on 3 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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 Michael 5

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

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Management entity

Sleep Holdco LLC

Promoter · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

KH
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Person

Kent Heggerud

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

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

LF
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Person

Lin Fang

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Scott Wille

Executive Officer · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

CH
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Person

Christopher Holt

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

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

The team behind the deals

C
Sponsor group

Cerberus

154 issuers · 262 filings · $27.58B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 154 deal companies. Michael Buchbinder is listed on 1 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 Michael Buchbinder.

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 none — individuals are not matched

Property records are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Michael Buchbinder 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 — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Michael Buchbinder is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Sleep Management Equity Holdings LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #91,897 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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