Michael B. Katz is listed as an executive officer and director on 9 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between Oct 2020 and Feb 2026: Benson Capital Fund I, LP (New Orleans, LA — pooled investment fund — 2020; $53M reported sold to 12 investors), Benson Capital Real Estate I, LP (New Orleans, LA — pooled investment fund — 2023; $51M reported sold to 10 investors), Benson Capital Emerging Managers I, LP (New Orleans, LA — pooled investment fund — 2026; $20M reported sold to 2 investors) and Hampr, Inc. (Lafayette, LA — other technology — 2021–2025; $7.84M reported sold to 23 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $131.8M sold in total.
Listed alongside Laurel Hess (5 shared filings), Cian Robinson (4 shared filings), Dennis P. Lauscha (4 shared filings), Gayle M. Benson (4 shared filings), Edward F. Lang (3 shared filings) and 10 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.
3 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Benson (3 issuers, $74.5M reported sold, 2020–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Benson has 3 companies on file and $74.5M 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 (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 7 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 9 public filings for Michael B. Katz and found 12 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 96 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.