Mike Dear is listed as an executive officer on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Sep 2015: PLH GROUP, INC. (Irving, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2015; $109.2M reported sold to 51 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Sep 2015. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.
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) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 1 public filing for Mike Dear and found 3 differences: Bankruptcy case: Messer, As Trustee of the FKF Trust v. Argenio Bros., Inc; Form D filed 43 days after the first sale; and more below.
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