Michael Johnston is listed as an executive officer and director on 19 SEC Form D filings by 10 issuers between Aug 2010 and Mar 2024. Largest by amount reported sold: KKR Energy Income & Growth Fund II L.P. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2018–2019; $533.5M reported sold to 22 investors), Grown Rogue International Inc. (Medford, OR — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $22.5M reported sold to 38 investors), NAUTILUS MINERALS INC (Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada (as filed: A1) — industry reported as "Other" — 2010–2013; $6.74M reported sold to 5 investors), Worksport Ltd (West Seneca, NY — manufacturing — 2020–2024; $5.08M reported sold to 15 investors), Bhang Canada Inc. (Toronto, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6) — industry reported as "Other" — 2019; $1.49M reported sold to 12 investors) and 5 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 10 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 14 years. Across those companies the filings report $569.4M sold in total.
Listed alongside Christopher Lee (7 shared filings), David Rockecharlie (7 shared filings), Jason Carss (7 shared filings), Joseph Y. Bae (7 shared filings), Scott C. Nuttall (7 shared filings) and 34 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.
The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Kkr (486 issuers, $626.84B reported sold, 2010–2026) and Grown Rogue (2 issuers, $2.05M reported sold, 2012–2023).
What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 9 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 9 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 19 public filings for Michael Johnston and found 15 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 143 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.