Michael A. Smith is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 5 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Dec 2011 and Jan 2016: Streettalk Advisors Premier Fund, L.P. (Houston, TX — pooled investment fund — 2011–2012; $43.2M reported sold to 124 investors), STA Specialized Fund, L.P. (Houston, TX — pooled investment fund — 2011–2012; $8.5M reported sold to 43 investors) and STA Real Estate Fund 1, LP (Houston, TX — pooled investment fund — 2016; $5.8M reported sold to 20 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 5 years. Across those companies the filings report $57.5M sold in total.
Listed alongside Lance E. Roberts (4 shared filings), Luke Patterson (1 shared filing) and STA Real Estate Company, LLC (1 shared filing, management entity).
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 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Sta (3 issuers, $57.5M reported sold, 2011–2016).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Sta has 3 companies on file and $57.5M 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 6 SEC releases, 1 state regulator order, 4 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 11 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 5 public filings for Michael A. Smith and found 11 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count went down between filings; Form D filed 81 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.