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Michael Malter

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY · Jan 2, 2015 → May 9, 2025

2deals (issuers)
$1.32Breported sold
182investors
6Form D filings
2015–2025years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:33 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Michael Malter is listed as a director on 6 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Jan 2015 and May 2025: Varadero International, Ltd. (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2021–2025; $1.32B reported sold to 182 investors) and VAFI International SPC (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2015).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 10 years. Across those companies the filings report $1.32B sold in total.

Listed alongside Abali Hoilett (6 shared filings), Fernando Guerrero (6 shared filings), Erik Cornelissen (5 shared filings), Jonah Lansky (5 shared filings), Michael Linn (5 shared filings) and 1 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.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Varadero (9 issuers, $2.55B reported sold, 2010–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Varadero has 9 companies on file and $2.55B 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 7 court cases matching the name, 8 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 15 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 6 public filings for Michael Malter and found 1 difference, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Michael Malter is no longer listed on the Nov 20, 2025 amendment.

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 Malter has not run yet — it is joining a line of 5,364 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

7 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 3 dismissed, 1 open

Malter v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company closed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:23-cv-02528 · Filed Jul 15, 2023 · Closed Aug 28, 2024
Role of Malter: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2024-08-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
Malter v. Royal Caribbean Cruises, Ltd. closed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:23-cv-21043 · Filed Mar 17, 2023 · Closed Oct 3, 2023
Role of Malter: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-10-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Malter v. State Farm Fire and Casualty Company closed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. 2:22-cv-04526 · Filed Nov 15, 2022 · Closed May 18, 2023
Role of Malter: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2023-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
AVANGARD FINANCIAL GROUP, INC. v. RAICH ENDE MALTER & CO., LLP dismissed
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 2:12-cv-06497 · Filed Nov 19, 2012 · Closed Dec 23, 2015 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Contract Dispute
Role of RAICH ENDE MALTER & CO., LLP: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2015-12-23 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (ende); court in PA (not a filing state)
United States v. Malter International open
District Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 3:00-mc-00078 · Filed Jun 2, 2000
Role of Malter International: Defendant · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in PA (not a filing state)
State Chemical Manuf v. New Malter Inc. dismissed
District Court, S.D. Florida · No. 1:89-cv-00420 · Filed Mar 1, 1989 · Closed Jul 18, 1990 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of New Malter Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1990-07-18 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (new); court in FL (not a filing state)
MORIN v. MALTER INTL CORP ETAL dismissed
District Court, E.D. Louisiana · No. · Filed Sep 11, 1986 · Closed Nov 8, 1987 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of MALTER INTL CORP ETAL: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1987-11-08 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in LA (not a filing state)
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, 2:33 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.

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: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Malter..

State securities regulators searched: AZ (Corporation Commission Securities Division), CA (DFPI — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE (DOJ Investor Protection Unit), TX (State Securities Board), WA (DFI) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. Other states are not covered.

3. Bankruptcies

8 cases: 8 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Mansdorf v. Binder & Malter, LLP closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. California · No. 14-04093 · Filed Jul 28, 2014 · Closed Jan 15, 2015
Role of Binder & Malter, LLP: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2015-01-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (llp); court in CA (not a filing state)
Aaron Travis Miller and Donna Malter Miller BELOW MED closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 06-41885 · Filed Jul 27, 2006 · Closed May 28, 2009
Role of Aaron Travis Miller and Donna Malter Miller BELOW MED: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-05-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (donna); court in MO (not a filing state)
Aaron Travis Miller and Donna Malter Miller closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 06-41434 · Filed Jun 9, 2006 · Closed Aug 28, 2006
Role of Aaron Travis Miller and Donna Malter Miller: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-08-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (donna); court in MO (not a filing state)
Michael Ames Malter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Washington · No. 05-25900 · Filed Oct 12, 2005 · Closed Feb 7, 2006
Role of Michael Ames Malter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-02-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (ames); court in WA (not a filing state)
HECHINGER INVESTMENT COMPANY OF DELAWARE v. MALTER ASSOCIATES, INC. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Delaware · No. 01-02593 · Filed May 23, 2001 · Closed Oct 10, 2001
Role of MALTER ASSOCIATES, INC.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2001-10-10 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DE (not a filing state)
Ochs v. Raich Ende Malter Lerner & Co closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. New York · No. 1-96-01283 · Filed Apr 2, 1996 · Closed Oct 8, 1998
Role of Raich Ende Malter Lerner & Co: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1998-10-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (ende); court in the person's filing state (NY)
Michael William Malter closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Illinois · No. 95-30499 · Filed Apr 10, 1995 · Closed Jul 13, 1995
Role of Michael William Malter: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-07-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (william); court in IL (not a filing state)
Whitaker v. New Malter Inc. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:92-ap-25550 · Filed Oct 15, 1992 · Closed Jul 11, 1996
Role of New Malter Inc.: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1996-07-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 21 federal dockets); different first name (new); court in FL (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, 2:33 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

1 difference found between the filings for Michael Malter — 1 worth asking about (compared 6 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · May 9, 2025 – Nov 20, 2025

Michael Malter is no longer listed on the Nov 20, 2025 amendment — Varadero International, Ltd.

Michael Malter appears on the May 9, 2025 Form D/A (director) but not on the Nov 20, 2025 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.

Form D/A · May 9, 2025 ↗Form D/A · Nov 20, 2025 ↗Michael Malter — PartnerFacts page ↗Varadero International, Ltd. — PartnerFacts page ↗
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

0 of 2 offerings report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
May 9, 2025 D/A
Varadero International, Ltd.
File 021-214653
$0$0$0
A customary management fee will be paid to Varadero Capital, L.P., which is the investment manager of the Issuer.
N/A no CRD number reported
via Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (CRD 816 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Jan 2, 2015 D
VAFI International SPC
File 021-231303
$0$0$0 (est.)
Each Shareholder will bear his, her or its pro rata share of any management fees or incentive distributions attributable to the Fund as a limited partner of Varadero Alternative Fixed Income Fund, L.P. as more fully set forth in the offering materials.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 Malter on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Varadero

Varadero International, Ltd.

New York, NY · May 13, 2021 → May 9, 2025 · 5 filings
  • May 9, 2025 · D/A · $1,307,973,721 sold of Indefinite · 180 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 9, 2024 · D/A · $1,272,137,593 sold of Indefinite · 180 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 12, 2023 · D/A · $1,235,204,562 sold of Indefinite · 174 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 13, 2022 · D/A · $1,148,753,580 sold of Indefinite · 161 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • May 13, 2021 · D/A · $1,009,981,818 sold of Indefinite · 152 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $1.32B from 182 investors as of the latest filing. Michael is listed as director on 5 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Varadero

VAFI International SPC

New York, NY · Jan 2, 2015
  • Jan 2, 2015 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

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

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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 6

Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.

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Management entity

Varadero Capital, L.P.

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

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

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Person

Abali Hoilett

Director · 6 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 98 other issuers

Abali Hoilett is on 100 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

FG
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Person

Fernando Guerrero

Executive Officer, Director · 6 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 6 other issuers

Fernando Guerrero is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Jonah Lansky

Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Jonah Lansky is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Michael Linn

Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 9 other issuers

Michael Linn is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Erik Cornelissen

Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

Erik Cornelissen is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Varadero

9 issuers · 36 filings · $2.55B reported sold · 2010–2025

One team, 9 deal companies. Michael Malter 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 Malter.

Same business address

2 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)

A person is never an adviser firm. 1 of the 2 issuers this person is listed on matches a Form ADV adviser (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026): VAFI International SPC.

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 Malter 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 Malter is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Varadero International, Ltd.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #53,738 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Securities regulators

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Business registries

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