Michael Giarla is listed as an executive officer and director on 10 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Jun 2011 and Dec 2015: Carolina Institutional Short Duration Fund Ltd. (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2014–2015; $195.9M reported sold to 5 investors), Carolina Institutional Short Duration Fund (Durham, NC — pooled investment fund — 2011–2014; $165M reported sold to 11 investors) and Carolina Securitized Credit Opportunities LLC (Durham, NC — pooled investment fund — 2012–2014; $13.9M reported sold to 15 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $374.9M sold in total.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Carolina Securitized (4 issuers, $411.9M reported sold, 2010–2025).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Carolina Securitized has 4 companies on file and $411.9M 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, 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 10 public filings for Michael Giarla and found 11 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Michael Giarla is no longer listed on the May 24, 2016 amendment; 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.