Ruffer LLP is a management entity listed as a promoter on 21 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Dec 2020 and Aug 2026: Ruffer SICAV - Ruffer Total Return International (London, United Kingdom (as filed: X0) — pooled investment fund — 2020–2026; $425.9M reported sold to 6 investors), Ruffer Absolute LP (Wilmington, DE — pooled investment fund — 2021–2026; $225.9M reported sold to 122 investors) and Ruffer Absolute Institutional Ltd (Grand Cayman, Cayman Islands (as filed: E9) — pooled investment fund — 2021–2026; $98.3M reported sold to 38 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as promoter, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $750.1M sold in total.
Listed alongside Martin Cullen (14 shared filings), Paul Cornet (14 shared filings), Ruffer AIFM Limited (14 shared filings, management entity), Louise Groom (10 shared filings), Aude Lemogne (7 shared filings) and 11 others.
What this means These are the other officers, directors or promoters the companies named on the same forms — the team around Ruffer. Each name links to their own page.
All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Ruffer Absolute (3 issuers, $735.2M reported sold, 2020–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Ruffer Absolute has 3 companies on file and $735.2M 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) — none found.
What this means Nothing turned up where we looked (3 sources). That does not prove there is nothing — it means none was found in those sources on that date.
We compared 21 public filings for Ruffer LLP and found 6 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Investor count 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.