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Nelson Obus

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Feb 22, 2016 → Dec 6, 2018

2deals (issuers)
$49.7Mreported sold
31investors
2Form D filings
2016–2018years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:36 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Nelson Obus is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Feb 2016 and Dec 2018: Underground Solutions, Inc. (Poway, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2016; $30.3M reported sold to 18 investors) and LANDEC CORP \CA\ (Santa Clara, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2018; $19.4M reported sold to 13 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 2 years. Across those companies the filings report $49.7M sold in total.

Listed alongside Albert D Bolles (1 shared filing), Andrew Powell (1 shared filing), Andrew Seidel (1 shared filing), Catherine Sohn (1 shared filing), David H Wong (1 shared filing) and 16 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.

1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Underground (3 issuers, $5.23M reported sold, 2014–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Underground has 3 companies on file and $5.23M 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) — 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 2 public filings for Nelson Obus and found 3 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Same name, different state: "Nelson J Obus" (NY) is a separate record; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Nelson Obus has not run yet — it is joining a line of 14,151 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 28 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

3 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 1 judgment

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMIS v. OBUS closed
District Court, S.D. New York · No. · Filed Apr 25, 2006 · Closed Sep 29, 2010 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of OBUS: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2010-09-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMIS v. OBUS closed
District Court, S.D. New York · No. · Filed Apr 25, 2006 · Closed Sep 29, 2010 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities, Commodities, Exchange
Role of OBUS: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2010-09-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (not a filing state)
Securities and Exchange Commission v. Obus judgment
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 1:06-cv-03150 · Filed Apr 25, 2006 · Closed Jun 2, 2014 · Nature of suit: 850 Securities/Commodities · Cause: 15:78m(a) Securities Exchange Act
Role of Obus: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2014-06-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Other; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 4 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NY (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, 2:36 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

2 SEC releases

Nelson J. Obus, Peter F. Black, Thomas Bradley Strickland, et. al. Litigation release
SEC · Jun 2, 2014 · Parties as named in the release: Nelson J. Obus, Peter F. Black, Thomas Bradley Strickland, et. al. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings); first name matches; the person's filing state is not named
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. Litigation release
SEC · Apr 25, 2006 · Parties as named in the release: 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. Read the release ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings); first name matches; the person's filing state is not named
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 Nelson Obus..

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

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:36 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.

4. Differences between public sources

Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals

3 differences found between the filings for Nelson Obus (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 12, 2016 – Feb 22, 2016

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Underground Solutions, Inc. (latest filing Feb 22, 2016)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Feb 22, 2016 (first sale Feb 12, 2016). It reports $0 sold of an indefinite amount offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Mar 24, 2009 – Sep 25, 2026

Same name, different state: "Nelson J Obus" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. 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 22, 2016 to Dec 6, 2018).

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.

Sources
Note · Feb 19, 2015

Same name, different state: "Nelson Obus" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "Nelson Obus" with address state TX, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by LAYNE CHRISTENSEN CO (Feb 19, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 22, 2016 to Dec 6, 2018; the other has one filing dated Feb 19, 2015.

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.

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

None reported on 2 offerings — no sales commissions, finder's fees or proceeds to insiders

Per-offering detail
Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Dec 6, 2018 D
LANDEC CORP \CA\
File 021-327235
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 22, 2016 D
Underground Solutions, Inc.
File 021-257856
$0$0$0
Not applicable to Exchange Offer
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗

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

Other

LANDEC CORP \CA\

Santa Clara, CA · Dec 6, 2018
  • Dec 6, 2018 · D · $19,360,924 sold of $19,360,924 · 13 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $19.4M from 13 investors (100% of the $19.4M target) as of the latest filing. Nelson is listed as director.

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: Other / 506(c) (1,881 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.

Other · group: Underground

Underground Solutions, Inc.

Poway, CA · Feb 22, 2016
  • Feb 22, 2016 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 18 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Underground Solutions, Inc.) EDGAR ↗

Raised $30.3M from 18 investors as of the latest filing. Nelson is listed as director.

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: 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.

Other pages with the same name (2)

Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.

  • Nelson J Obus — NY, 3 issuers, Mar 24, 2009 → Sep 25, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • Nelson Obus — TX, 1 issuer, Feb 19, 2015 → Feb 19, 2015 · no shared issuer

People around Nelson 21

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

SG
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Steven Goldby

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

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

DW
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Person

David H Wong

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

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

SM
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Person

Sean D McArthur

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

RP
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Raj Patel

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

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

SS
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Person

Stephen P. Stanczak

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

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

AS
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Person

Andrew Seidel

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

JR
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Jain Roop

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

WC
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Person

W. Christopher Chisholm

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

FF
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Person

Frank Firshing

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

TP
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Person

Tonia Pankopf

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

PJ
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Person

Parker Javid

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

CS
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Catherine Sohn

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

RT
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Person

Robert Tobin

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

MH
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Person

Molly Hemmeter

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

GS
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Gregory Skinner

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

AP
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Person

Andrew Powell

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

FF
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Person

Frederick Frank

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

DC
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Person

Deborah Carosella

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

JP
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Jeffrey Parks

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 18 other issuers

Jeffrey Parks is on 19 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JH
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James Hall

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

AB
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Person

Albert D Bolles

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Nelson Obus. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Underground

3 issuers · 6 filings · $5.23M reported sold · 2014–2025

One team, 3 deal companies. Nelson Obus is listed on 1 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 Nelson Obus.

Same business address

18 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)

None of the 2 issuers 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.

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 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Nelson Obus is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in LANDEC CORP \CA\'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #244,725 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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