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Michael Karns

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Jul 18, 2018 → Dec 26, 2018

2deals (issuers)
$3.3Mreported sold
42investors
2Form D filings
2018year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:42 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Karns is listed as an executive officer on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jul 2018 and Dec 2018: Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $3.3M reported sold to 42 investors) and Green Bugatti Musical Development Ltd Liability Co (New York, NY — industry reported as "Other" — 2018).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer. Across those companies the filings report $3.3M sold in total.

Listed alongside Greg Nobile (2 shared filings), Jana Shea (2 shared filings) and Jennifer Niederhoffer (1 shared filing).

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.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Sgp Broadway (129 issuers, $259.7M reported sold, 2010–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Sgp Broadway has 129 companies on file and $259.7M 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) — 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 13 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 Karns and found 7 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Michael Karns is no longer listed on the Mar 30, 2021 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Michael Karns has not run yet — it is joining a line of 29,054 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

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, 2:42 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 Karns..

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

13 cases: 1 open, 12 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Michael Karns and Tiffany Karns open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:23-bk-31929 · Filed Nov 21, 2023
Role of Michael Karns and Tiffany Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Michael G Karns and Tiffany Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:15-bk-31498 · Filed May 8, 2015 · Closed Sep 17, 2021
Role of Michael G Karns and Tiffany Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2021-09-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Michael T Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 12-30079 · Filed Jul 30, 2012 · Closed Dec 20, 2012
Role of Michael T Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-12-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Michael D Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:10-bk-36324 · Filed Sep 30, 2010 · Closed Feb 9, 2011
Role of Michael D Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Michael G Karns and Tiffany J Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:08-bk-35143 · Filed Oct 17, 2008 · Closed Feb 9, 2009
Role of Michael G Karns and Tiffany J Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
MICHAEL S. KARNS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 04-52090 · Filed Jul 12, 2004 · Closed Oct 25, 2004
Role of MICHAEL S. KARNS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-10-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in NV (not a filing state)
Michael E Karns and Diana L Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:98-bk-37651 · Filed Dec 29, 1998 · Closed Jul 19, 1999
Role of Michael E Karns and Diana L Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-07-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Michael H Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:96-bk-34990 · Filed Oct 29, 1996 · Closed Mar 19, 1997
Role of Michael H Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Susan B. Karns and Michael J. Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · No. 96-10255 · Filed Jan 22, 1996 · Closed Oct 3, 2000
Role of Michael J. Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-10-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Michael D Karns and Sharon L Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:95-bk-30501 · Filed Feb 16, 1995 · Closed Jun 28, 1995
Role of Michael D Karns and Sharon L Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-06-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Michael E. Karns and Vickey L. Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maryland · No. 93-50178 · Filed Jan 12, 1993 · Closed May 27, 1993
Role of Michael E. Karns and Vickey L. Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-05-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in MD (not a filing state)
MICHAEL W KARNS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 92-33433 · Filed Jun 17, 1992 · Closed Nov 4, 1992
Role of MICHAEL W KARNS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1992-11-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in MN (not a filing state)
Michael E Karns and Diana L Karns closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:89-bk-34435 · Filed Nov 30, 1989 · Closed Sep 23, 1993
Role of Michael E Karns and Diana L Karns: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-09-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 15 federal dockets); court in OH (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, 2:42 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

7 differences found between the filings for Michael Karns — 1 worth asking about (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Jul 18, 2018 – Oct 6, 2023

Michael Karns appears on 2 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target

Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co (last filing Oct 6, 2023; $3,298,333 sold of $19,500,000); Green Bugatti Musical Development Ltd Liability Co (last filing Jul 18, 2018; $0 sold of $1,000,000). Each has no filing in more than two years and reported under half its target sold.

What this means An issuer whose last filing is more than two years old and reported under half its target sold. The raise may have closed early or quietly stopped. Ask what happened to each.

Sources
Worth asking · Dec 26, 2018 – Mar 30, 2021

Michael Karns is no longer listed on the Mar 30, 2021 amendment — Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

Michael Karns appears on the Dec 26, 2018 Form D (executive officer) but not on the Mar 30, 2021 Form D/A for the same offering.

What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.

Sources
Note · Dec 26, 2018 – Mar 30, 2021

Offering amount changed between filings — Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

The Dec 26, 2018 filing says $14,500,000 offered; the Mar 30, 2021 Form D/A says $16,000,000.

What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.

Sources
Note · Dec 26, 2018 – Jun 28, 2022

Reported revenue range changed between filings — Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

"$5,000,001 - $25,000,000" (Dec 26, 2018); then "Decline to Disclose" (Jun 28, 2022).

What this means This is the size band the issuer picks for itself on the form. A change can mean the business grew or shrank — or that it chose not to say. Ask for current numbers.

Sources
Note · Jun 28, 2022 – Oct 6, 2023

Address moved from Branford, CT to New York, NY — Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

The people listed on the Jun 28, 2022 filing give Branford, CT; on the Oct 6, 2023 filing they give New York, NY.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Mar 30, 2021 – Jun 28, 2022

Address moved from New York, NY to Branford, CT — Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

The people listed on the Mar 30, 2021 filing give New York, NY; on the Jun 28, 2022 filing they give Branford, CT.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

Sources
Note · Dec 26, 2018 – Mar 30, 2021

Address moved from Branford Center, CT to New York, NY — Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

The people listed on the Dec 26, 2018 filing give Branford Center, CT; on the Mar 30, 2021 filing they give New York, NY.

What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.

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
Dec 26, 2018 D
Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co
File 021-328905
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jul 18, 2018 D
Green Bugatti Musical Development Ltd Liability Co
File 021-317219
$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 Karns on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other · group: Sgp Broadway

Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co

New York, NY · Dec 26, 2018
  • Dec 26, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $14,500,000 · 0 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer (Manager of Marathon Live Entertainment, Manager) EDGAR ↗

Raised $3.3M from 42 investors (23% of the $14.5M target) as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

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.

Other · group: Sgp Broadway

Green Bugatti Musical Development Ltd Liability Co

New York, NY · Jul 18, 2018
  • Jul 18, 2018 · D · $0 sold of $1,000,000 · 0 investors · min. $10,000 · role: Executive Officer (Managing Member, Marathon Live Entertainment LLC, Managing Member of the Company) EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as executive officer.

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 3

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

Greg Nobile

Director, Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 37 other issuers

Greg Nobile is on 39 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Jana Shea

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

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

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Person

Jennifer Niederhoffer

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Sgp Broadway

129 issuers · 162 filings · $259.7M reported sold · 2010–2026

One team, 129 deal companies. Michael Karns is listed on 2 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 Karns.

Same business address

21 other issuers file from the same address

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

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 Karns 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 Karns is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Green Bugatti Broadway Ltd Liability Co's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #115,004 of 374,652 in line (1,373 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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