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MICHAEL GARDNER

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Aug 27, 2009 → Apr 8, 2019

2deals (issuers)
$15.2Mreported sold
16investors
2Form D filings
2009–2019years on file
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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 GARDNER is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Aug 2009 and Apr 2019: Harkness Logistics Holdings, Inc. (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2019; $14.7M reported sold to 15 investors) and QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. (Pawling, NY — investing — 2009; $491K reported sold to 1 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 10 years. Across those companies the filings report $15.2M sold in total.

Listed alongside Anthony Tegnelia (1 shared filing), Edward V. Dardani, Jr. (1 shared filing), Gerald Grinstein (1 shared filing), Harris J. Newman (1 shared filing), KARL CHEN (1 shared filing) and 4 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.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Harkness (8 issuers, $233.5M reported sold, 2017–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Harkness has 8 companies on file and $233.5M 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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CO, CT, DC, DE, FINRA, FL, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, NY, OH, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, UT, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 1 state regulator order, 16 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 17 records came back. 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 2 public filings for MICHAEL GARDNER and found 9 differences: Bankruptcy case: Belgian Fries LLC and Quaker Hill Venture LLC; Form D filed 26 days after the first sale; 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

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Key records

Five things investors ask first. Items still in human review are counted, not shown.

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

1 state regulator order

Order AR · Arkansas Securities Department
Order date Mar 19, 2009 · Regulator: Arkansas Securities Department · S-08-048-09-CD01 · Parties (regulator's caption): DIVERSIFIED LENDING GROUP, INC. BRUCE FRIEDMAN and MICHAEL GARDNER
As listed by the regulator: Order finding that Diversified Lending Group, Inc. and Bruce Friedman committed securities fraud in selling unregistered securities and ordering them to cease such activities and that Michael Gardner has acted as an unregistered broker-dealer and ordering that he cease acting as such. Order / docket ↗ Regulator's list ↗
same full name in the order; 7 people with this name in Form D filings; regulator in AR (not a filing state)
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 GARDNER..

State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (64,910 actions): FINRA (38,350 actions, 1995–2026), NASAA (31 actions, 2000–2026; listing starts 1997), AK Division of Banking and Securities (273 actions, 1971–2025), AL Securities Commission (880 actions, 2001–2026), AR Securities Department (1,305 actions, 1998–2026), 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), CO Division of Securities (731 actions, 2001–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-05-02)), CT Department of Banking Securities Division (940 actions, 2006–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2026-04-22)), DC DISB Securities Bureau (25 actions, 2012–2026), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), FL Office of Financial Regulation (49 actions, 2018–2026), GA Secretary of State Securities Division (65 actions, 2015–2026; listing starts 2012), HI DCCA Securities Enforcement Branch (26 actions, 2012–2026), ID Department of Finance Securities Bureau (663 actions, 1994–2026), IL Secretary of State Securities Department (4,122 actions, 2003–2023), KS Insurance Department Securities Division (58 actions), KY Department of Financial Institutions (342 actions, 2005–2026), LA Office of Financial Institutions Securities Division (13 actions, 2010–2025; listing starts 2008), MA Secretary of the Commonwealth Securities Division (125 actions, 2012–2025; live site blocks automated access — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-02-04), MD Attorney General Securities Division (1,054 actions, 2004–2026), ME Office of Securities (539 actions, 2000–2026), MI LARA Corporations, Securities & Commercial Licensing Bureau (201 actions), MO Secretary of State Securities Division (919 actions, 1998–2026), MS Secretary of State Securities Division (209 actions, 1995–2026), MT Commissioner of Securities and Insurance (597 actions, 2000–2026), NC Secretary of State Securities Division (265 actions, 2004–2024), ND Securities Department (711 actions, 1990–2026; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2026-01-06), NH Bureau of Securities Regulation (402 actions, 2002–2026), NM Regulation and Licensing Department Securities Division (90 actions, 2010–2025), NV Secretary of State Securities Division (118 actions, 2018–2026), NY Attorney General Investor Protection Bureau (44 actions, 2012–2026), OH Division of Securities (327 actions, 1993–2006), OK Department of Securities (2,531 actions, 1998–2026), OR Division of Financial Regulation (589 actions, 1988–2026), PA Department of Banking and Securities (1,448 actions, 2008–2024; the regulator no longer publishes this list live — loaded from the Internet Archive snapshot of 2024-08-09), RI DBR Securities Division (98 actions, 2005–2025), SC Attorney General Securities Division (540 actions, 2006–2026), SD Division of Insurance – Securities Regulation (106 actions, 2017–2026), TN Department of Commerce and Insurance Securities Division (405 actions, 1992–2026), TX State Securities Board (936 actions, 1999–2026), UT Division of Securities (772 actions, 2000–2026; older years from the Internet Archive (snapshot of 2010-05-27)), VT DFR Securities Division (137 actions, 2010–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026), WI DFI Division of Securities (1,072 actions, 1998–2026), WV Securities Commission (State Auditor) (64 actions), WY Secretary of State Compliance Division (6 actions, 2016–2024) — last crawled Oct 24, 2026, 8:48 AM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).

3. Bankruptcies

16 cases: 1 open, 15 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Michael Gardner open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-26-71229 · Filed Mar 30, 2026
Role of Michael Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael J. Gardner and Sharon M. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-20-10485 · Filed Mar 19, 2020 · Closed Jul 17, 2020
Role of Michael J. Gardner and Sharon M. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-07-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael C. Gardner and Diane L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 19-31769 · Filed Dec 30, 2019 · Closed May 5, 2020
Role of Michael C. Gardner and Diane L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-05-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael S. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 16-36384 · Filed Jul 29, 2016 · Closed Apr 13, 2020
Role of Michael S. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-04-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Roger E. Keicher and Michael E. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-15-10783 · Filed Apr 20, 2015 · Closed Mar 31, 2020
Role of Roger E. Keicher and Michael E. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2020-03-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael D. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-14-10244 · Filed Feb 4, 2014 · Closed Jun 6, 2014
Role of Michael D. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-06-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael A. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 08-14025 · Filed Dec 2, 2008 · Closed Nov 17, 2011
Role of Michael A. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-11-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael D Gardner and Lisa R Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-08-21586 · Filed Jun 27, 2008 · Closed May 10, 2012
Role of Michael D Gardner and Lisa R Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-05-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York · No. 04-20058 · Filed Feb 4, 2004 · Closed Jun 15, 2004
Role of Michael Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-06-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael J Gardner and Christine M Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-00-85349 · Filed Aug 11, 2000 · Closed Jan 5, 2001
Role of Michael J Gardner and Christine M Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael P. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 1-99-16145 · Filed Nov 8, 1999 · Closed Feb 29, 2000
Role of Michael P. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-02-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 99-65671 · Filed Oct 25, 1999 · Closed Feb 8, 2000
Role of Michael Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-02-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael J Gardner and Maria Sanchez closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 8-97-87567 · Filed Oct 10, 1997 · Closed Feb 18, 1998
Role of Michael J Gardner and Maria Sanchez: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-02-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael J. Gardner and Paulette A. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 97-60112 · Filed Jan 9, 1997 · Closed Aug 8, 1997
Role of Michael J. Gardner and Paulette A. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-08-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael T. Gardner and Antoinette Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-94-20484 · Filed Mar 10, 1994 · Closed Aug 30, 1994
Role of Michael T. Gardner and Antoinette Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-08-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael D. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 93-13769 · Filed Oct 4, 1993 · Closed Mar 17, 1994
Role of Michael D. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1994-03-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 378 federal dockets); 7 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (NY)
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.

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

9 differences found between the filings for MICHAEL GARDNER (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Mar 28, 2002 – Mar 23, 2005

Bankruptcy case: Belgian Fries LLC and Quaker Hill Venture LLC — filed Mar 28, 2002

United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York docket "Belgian Fries LLC and Quaker Hill Venture LLC" filed Mar 28, 2002, closed Mar 23, 2005. QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. (related issuer) is listed as Party ("Belgian Fries LLC and Quaker Hill Venture LLC"). Our match estimate: 60%.

What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.

Docket · United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. New York ↗QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 13, 2019 – Apr 8, 2019

Form D filed 26 days after the first sale — Harkness Logistics Holdings, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Mar 13, 2019. The Form D was filed Apr 8, 2019 — 26 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 11 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Apr 8, 2019 ↗Harkness Logistics Holdings, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 1, 2009 – Aug 27, 2009

Form D filed 57 days after the first sale — QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

The filing says the first sale was Jul 1, 2009. The Form D was filed Aug 27, 2009 — 57 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 42 days past that.

What this means A late notice is common and carries no penalty by itself. It is worth asking the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Form D · Aug 27, 2009 ↗QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jul 1, 2009 – Aug 27, 2009

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. (latest filing Aug 27, 2009)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Aug 27, 2009 (first sale Jul 1, 2009). It reports $491,097 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Aug 27, 2009 ↗QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P. — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 12, 2026

Same name, different state: "Michael J. Gardner" (CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "Michael J. Gardner" with address state CA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by NSite Medical, Inc. (Jun 12, 2026). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Aug 27, 2009 to Apr 8, 2019; the other has one filing dated Jun 12, 2026.

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.

Michael J. Gardner (CA) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Jun 12, 2026 ↗NSite Medical, Inc. — PartnerFacts page ↗MICHAEL GARDNER (NY) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Jun 28, 2017 – Jan 6, 2026

Same name, different state: "Michael Gardner" (FL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "Michael Gardner" with address state FL, is listed on 6 filings — most recently by Petros Investment Partners. LP (May 22, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Jun 28, 2017 to Apr 8, 2019).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Michael Gardner (FL) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · May 22, 2026 ↗Petros Investment Partners. LP — PartnerFacts page ↗MICHAEL GARDNER (NY) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · May 23, 2019 – Dec 10, 2019

Same name, different state: "Michael Gardner" (MT) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "Michael Gardner" with address state MT, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Morphose Exercise Systems, LLC (Dec 10, 2019). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Aug 27, 2009 to Apr 8, 2019; the other runs May 23, 2019 to Dec 10, 2019.

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.

Michael Gardner (MT) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Dec 10, 2019 ↗Morphose Exercise Systems, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗MICHAEL GARDNER (NY) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 20, 2014 – Nov 1, 2016

Same name, different state: "Michael Gardner" (NC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "Michael Gardner" with address state NC, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by WEDGE Capital International Small Cap, LP (Nov 1, 2016). Both records have filings in the same period (Oct 20, 2014 to Nov 1, 2016).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Michael Gardner (NC) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Nov 1, 2016 ↗WEDGE Capital International Small Cap, LP — PartnerFacts page ↗MICHAEL GARDNER (NY) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Sep 6, 2013

Same name, different state: "MICHAEL R GARDNER" (IL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is NY. A separate record, "MICHAEL R GARDNER" with address state IL, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by GREENSPIRE RESIDENTIAL PARTNERS LLC (Sep 6, 2013). Both records have filings in the same period (Sep 6, 2013).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

MICHAEL R GARDNER (IL) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D · Sep 6, 2013 ↗GREENSPIRE RESIDENTIAL PARTNERS LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗MICHAEL GARDNER (NY) — this page ↗
Sources
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
Apr 8, 2019 D
Harkness Logistics Holdings, Inc.
File 021-336649
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Aug 27, 2009 D
QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.
File 021-133980
$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 2

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

HL
Other · group: Harkness

Harkness Logistics Holdings, Inc.

New York, NY · Apr 8, 2019
  • Apr 8, 2019 · D · $14,681,482 sold of $14,681,482 · 15 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $14.7M from 15 investors (100% of the $14.7M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer, director.

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.

QH
Investing

QUAKER HILL CAPITAL PARTNERS, L.P.

Pawling, NY · Aug 27, 2009
  • Aug 27, 2009 · D · $491,097 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $250,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $491K from 1 investor as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

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.

Other pages with the same name (6)

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

  • Michael Gardner — FL, 3 issuers, Jun 28, 2017 → Jan 6, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Gardner — MT, 2 issuers, May 23, 2019 → Dec 10, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • MICHAEL R GARDNER — IL, 1 issuer, Sep 6, 2013 → Sep 6, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • Michael Gardner — NC, 1 issuer, Oct 20, 2014 → Nov 1, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • Michael J. Gardner — CA, 1 issuer, Jun 12, 2026 → Jun 12, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Michael R Gardner — NY, 1 issuer, Jan 4, 2012 → Jan 4, 2012 · no shared issuer

People around Michael 9

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

KC
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

KARL CHEN

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

RL
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

ROBERT LIFFLAND

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

SD
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Person

STEVE DEMEO

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

ED
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Edward V. Dardani, Jr.

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

Edward V. Dardani, Jr. is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

GG
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Gerald Grinstein

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

AT
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Anthony Tegnelia

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

TM
No photo found yet (own website and image search run after this page is viewed)
Person

Troy Mascarenhas

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Richard P. Kane

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Harris J. Newman

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

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Harkness

8 issuers · 12 filings · $233.5M reported sold · 2017–2026

One team, 8 deal companies. Michael Gardner 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 GARDNER.

Same business address

1 other issuer file from the same address

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Registrations and other filings

Business registration (state registry / Secretary of State)

Individuals are not matched to business registrations — registries list companies, and a name alone is not enough to tie a person to one. Officers and managers appear by name inside each matched company's record on the issuer pages. Registries searched: AL (Alabama Secretary of State — Business Entity Records (arc-sos.state.al.us), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); CO (Colorado Secretary of State — Business Entities in Colorado (data.colorado.gov), data as of Oct 23, 2026); CT (Connecticut Secretary of the State — Business Registry (data.ct.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026); FL (Florida Department of State, Division of Corporations — quarterly corporate data file (Sunbiz), data as of Oct 7, 2026); KY (Kentucky Secretary of State — Business Entity Search (sosbes.sos.ky.gov), searched by issuer name, data as of Oct 24, 2026); NY (New York Department of State — Corporations and Other Entities (data.ny.gov: All Filings + Active Corporations), data as of Oct 20, 2026); OR (Oregon Secretary of State — Active Businesses, All (data.oregon.gov), data as of Oct 20, 2026); PA (Pennsylvania Department of State — Registered Businesses, Current (data.pa.gov), data as of Oct 6, 2026); TX (Texas Comptroller — Active Franchise Taxpayers incl. Secretary of State file data (data.texas.gov), data as of Oct 24, 2026). Registries of other states have not been searched: many publish no bulk file and require a CAPTCHA or bot challenge on their search page, which we do not bypass (Delaware, for example, offers no public bulk file).

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 MICHAEL GARDNER 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 Michael Gardner is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Harkness Logistics Holdings, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #237,010 of 374,652 in line (1,386 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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