Philip Bienert is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Nov 2019 and Nov 2025: ZUP Holdings LP (New York, NY — restaurants — 2025; $396.3M reported sold to 9 investors) and K&N Holdings II, Inc. (Wilmington, DE — manufacturing — 2019–2020; $35.8M reported sold to 19 investors).
What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as director, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $432.1M sold in total.
Listed alongside Charles H. Gailliot (2 shared filings), Lou D'Ambrosio (2 shared filings), Mark Wetzel (2 shared filings), Richard Bisson (2 shared filings), Allexandre A. Mehfar (1 shared filing, management entity) and 15 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Philip. Each name links to their own page.
1 of the issuers belongs to the sponsor group Aea (99 issuers, $16.31B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Aea has 99 companies on file and $16.31B 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 listed in Key records below.
What this means 3 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 3 public filings for Philip Bienert and found 3 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count went down between filings; Form D filed 173 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.