Paula Smith is listed as a director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Jan 2025 and Jan 2026: MFS INSTITUTIONAL MONEY MARKET PORTFOLIO, A SERIES OF THE MFS SERIES TRUST XIV (Boston, MA — pooled investment fund — 2025–2026; $8.61B reported sold to 132 investors).
What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.
The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Mfs (13 issuers, $7.7B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Mfs has 13 companies on file and $7.7B 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 (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) — 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name 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 Paula Smith and found 5 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Peter Appleton Jones (Nov 12, 1996); Amount sold went down between filings; 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.