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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · TX · Feb 19, 2015 → Feb 19, 2015
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
Nelson Obus is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2015: LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO (The Woodlands, TX — industry reported as "Other" — 2015; $99.9M reported sold to 24 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2015. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.
Listed alongside Andrew T. Atchison (1 shared filing), David A.B. Brown (1 shared filing), J. Samuel Butler (1 shared filing), John T. Nesser III (1 shared filing), Kent M. Wartick (1 shared filing) and 8 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Nelson. Each name links to their own page.
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) — 3 court cases matching the name, 2 SEC releases listed in Key records below.
What this means 5 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 1 public filing for Nelson Obus and found 5 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action: Nelson J. Obus, Peter F. Black, Thomas Bradley Strickland, et. al. (Jun 2, 2014); Regulator action: Nelson J. Obus, Peter F. Black, Thomas Bradley Strickland, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P., Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value L.P. I, Wynnefield Partners Small Cap Value Offshore Fund, Ltd. (Apr 25, 2006); 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.
Community search for Nelson Obus has not run yet — it is joining a line of 24,906 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 names.
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3 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 judgment
850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
850 Securities/Commodities· Cause:
15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
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.
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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 SEC releases
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 Nelson Obus..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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.
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.
Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
5 differences found between the filings for Nelson Obus — 3 worth asking about (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)
An SEC litigation release dated Jun 2, 2014 names Nelson Obus. Our match estimate: 50%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
An SEC litigation release dated Apr 25, 2006 names Nelson Obus. Our match estimate: 50%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
By role: defendant in 3. Newest: "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMIS v. OBUS" (District Court, S.D. New York, Apr 25, 2006); "SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMIS v. OBUS" (District Court, S.D. New York, Apr 25, 2006); "Securities and Exchange Commission v. Obus" (District Court, S.D. New York, Apr 25, 2006). Some of these are name matches with a match estimate below 95% — check each docket.
What this means Several court cases name this subject. Some are routine business suits. Ask what each was about and how it ended.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Nelson J Obus" with address state NY, is listed on 48 filings — most recently by WYNNEFIELD PARTNERS SMALL CAP VALUE LP I (Sep 25, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Feb 19, 2015).
What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
This page covers filings where the address state is TX. A separate record, "Nelson Obus" with address state CA, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by LANDEC CORP \CA\ (Dec 6, 2018). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Feb 19, 2015; the other runs Feb 22, 2016 to Dec 6, 2018.
What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.
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.
1 of 1 offering reports sales commissions totalling $3,107,960; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Feb 19, 2015 D LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO File 021-234371 | $3,107,960 (est.) | $0 | $0 | Jefferies LLC BrokerCheck CRD 2347 ↗ via Jefferies LLC (CRD 2347 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named Nelson Obus on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $99.9M from 24 investors (100% of the $99.9M target) as of the latest filing. Nelson is listed as director.
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: Other / 506(b) (18,678 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.
Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
None of the 1 issuer this person is listed on appears in Form ADV (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026). A person is never an adviser firm; Form ADV is checked for the issuers and the management companies they are listed with.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Nelson Obus 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers Nelson Obus is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #306,439 of 374,652 in line (1,264 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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