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Roger Bates

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · FL · Nov 16, 2009 → Nov 14, 2017

2deals (issuers)
$19.7Mreported sold
11investors
2Form D filings
2009–2017years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:20 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Roger Bates is listed as an executive officer and director on 2 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Nov 2009 and Nov 2017: MEP STS HOLDINGS, LLC (Tampa, FL — industry reported as "Other" — 2017; $14.9M reported sold to 6 investors) and MEP Gayesco, Inc. (Tampa, FL — manufacturing — 2009; $4.84M reported sold to 5 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 8 years. Across those companies the filings report $19.7M sold in total.

Listed alongside Barry Korthuis (2 shared filings), Edwin Matthew Young (2 shared filings), J Hunter Reichert (2 shared filings), Kyle Jordan Wright (1 shared filing), Mark A. Danzi (1 shared filing) and 1 others.

What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Roger. Each name links to their own page.

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group Mangrove (6 issuers, $275.4M reported sold, 2009–2025).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Mangrove has 6 companies on file and $275.4M 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) — 16 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 16 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Roger Bates has not run yet — it is joining a line of 2,285 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

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

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, 2:20 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.

2. Regulatory actions

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)

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 Roger Bates..

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

16 cases: 16 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Roger Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 17-10478 · Filed Nov 15, 2017 · Closed Mar 12, 2018
Role of Roger Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-03-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in NC (not a filing state)
Roger D Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 12-10943 · Filed Feb 13, 2012 · Closed May 22, 2012
Role of Roger D Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-05-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Roger D. Bates, Jr. and Kristie A. Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Louisiana · No. 12-10062 · Filed Jan 19, 2012 · Closed Jul 21, 2016
Role of Roger D. Bates, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-07-21 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in LA (not a filing state)
Roger Bates and Amy Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 11-81896 · Filed May 26, 2011 · Closed Sep 13, 2013
Role of Roger Bates and Amy Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-09-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in AL (not a filing state)
Roger T Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:10-bk-07598 · Filed Aug 30, 2010 · Closed Mar 28, 2013
Role of Roger T Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-03-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (FL)
Roger T Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:10-bk-04807 · Filed Jun 3, 2010 · Closed Oct 28, 2010
Role of Roger T Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-10-28 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in the person's filing state (FL)
Roger L Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 10-00980 · Filed Mar 7, 2010 · Closed Jul 23, 2010
Role of Roger L Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-07-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in IA (not a filing state)
Roger A Bates and Pamela A Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 06-70125 · Filed Feb 3, 2006 · Closed Jun 29, 2006
Role of Roger A Bates and Pamela A Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-06-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Roger E. Bates and Lacie D. Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Michigan · No. 04-25000 · Filed Dec 21, 2004 · Closed Apr 6, 2005
Role of Roger E. Bates and Lacie D. Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-04-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state)
Roger Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 04-20994 · Filed Apr 1, 2004 · Closed Jul 27, 2004
Role of Roger Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-07-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in NJ (not a filing state)
Roger J Bates and Karen Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. Illinois · No. 04-70035 · Filed Jan 5, 2004 · Closed May 18, 2007
Role of Roger J Bates and Karen Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-05-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in IL (not a filing state)
Roger D. Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 99-10463 · Filed Jun 8, 1999 · Closed Feb 23, 2000
Role of Roger D. Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2000-02-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in NC (not a filing state)
Roger H. Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. California · No. 99-02552 · Filed Mar 10, 1999 · Closed Sep 8, 1999
Role of Roger H. Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1999-09-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in CA (not a filing state)
Roger A. Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 96-35593 · Filed Oct 9, 1996 · Closed Jan 27, 1997
Role of Roger A. Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-01-27 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in VA (not a filing state)
Roger E Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Ohio · No. 3:92-bk-31737 · Filed Apr 8, 1992 · Closed Feb 24, 1993
Role of Roger E Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in OH (not a filing state)
Roger L. Bates closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 84-00353 · Filed Feb 15, 1984 · Closed Jun 25, 1985
Role of Roger L. Bates: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1985-06-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 36 federal dockets); court in MI (not a filing state)
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, 2:20 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.

4. Differences between public sources

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

No differences found between the public filings we have for Roger Bates (compared 2 filings on Oct 24, 2026).

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
Nov 14, 2017 D
MEP STS HOLDINGS, LLC
File 021-298694
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Nov 16, 2009 D
MEP Gayesco, Inc.
File 021-136163
$0$0$0None 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 Roger Bates on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Other · group: Mangrove

MEP STS HOLDINGS, LLC

Tampa, FL · Nov 14, 2017
  • Nov 14, 2017 · D · $14,900,000 sold of $14,900,000 · 6 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer, Director (Manager / Vice President) EDGAR ↗

Raised $14.9M from 6 investors (100% of the $14.9M target) as of the latest filing. Roger is listed as executive officer, 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.

Manufacturing · group: Mangrove

MEP Gayesco, Inc.

Tampa, FL · Nov 16, 2009
  • Nov 16, 2009 · D · $4,839,075 sold of $4,839,075 · 5 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $4.84M from 5 investors (100% of the $4.84M target) as of the latest filing. Roger 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.

People around Roger 6

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

BK
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Person

Barry Korthuis

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 3 other issuers

Barry Korthuis is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

JR
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Person

J Hunter Reichert

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Roger Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

EY
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Person

Edwin Matthew Young

Executive Officer, Director, Promoter · 2 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 4 other issuers

Edwin Matthew Young is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RW
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Person

ROGER P WALKER

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

Listed on the same filings as Roger Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

MD
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Person

Mark A. Danzi

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

Listed on the same filings as Roger Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

KW
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Person

Kyle Jordan Wright

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

Listed on the same filings as Roger Bates. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Mangrove

6 issuers · 7 filings · $275.4M reported sold · 2009–2025

One team, 6 deal companies. Roger Bates is listed on 2 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 Roger Bates.

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 Roger Bates 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 Roger Bates is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in MEP STS HOLDINGS, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #264,468 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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