Michael Johnson is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 40 SEC Form D filings by 6 issuers between Sep 2009 and Sep 2023. Largest by amount reported sold: Global Opportunities LLC (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2010–2019; $2.5B reported sold to 1,334 investors), Global Opportunities Offshore Ltd (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2009–2013; $1.08B reported sold to 232 investors), Commodity Opportunities Partners LLC (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2009–2018; $612.8M reported sold to 480 investors), Commodity Opportunities Partners Ltd (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2009–2018; $150M reported sold to 57 investors), Ideologi Development, Inc. (Brooklyn, NY — other technology — 2023; $100K reported sold to 1 investors) and 1 more (all listed below).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 6 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 14 years. Across those companies the filings report $4.34B sold in total.
Listed alongside Jonathan A. Beinner (38 shared filings), Kenneth Topping (38 shared filings), James B. Clark (21 shared filings), Thomas Kenny (15 shared filings), Alan A. Shuch (12 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.
The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Group linked by Ken Cawley (2 issuers, $3.58B reported sold, 2009–2025) and Goldman Sachs (463 issuers, $168.32B reported sold, 2009–2026).
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) — 6 SEC releases, 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 8 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 40 public filings for Michael Johnson and found 9 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Michael Johnson is no longer listed on the Oct 28, 2020 amendment; Michael Johnson is no longer listed on the Oct 27, 2014 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.