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Sam Simon

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MI · Feb 27, 2017 → Jan 30, 2020

3deals (issuers)
$11.3Mreported sold
22investors
4Form D filings
2017–2020years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:38 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Sam Simon is listed as an executive officer on 4 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Feb 2017 and Jan 2020: Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund II, LLC (Birmingham, MI — pooled investment fund — 2017–2018; $11.3M reported sold to 22 investors), W Venture Fund I, LLC (Wilmington, DE — pooled investment fund — 2020) and Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund III, LLC (Birmingham, MI — pooled investment fund — 2019).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $11.3M sold in total.

Listed alongside Michael Evans (4 shared filings), Simon Group Holdings III, LLC (4 shared filings, management entity), Edwin Herbert (2 shared filings), SPC Real Estate and Debt Manager II, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity), Faiz Victor Simon (1 shared filing) and 3 others.

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

All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Soaring Pine (3 issuers, $11.3M reported sold, 2017–2020).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Soaring Pine has 3 companies on file and $11.3M 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 bankruptcy 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 4 public filings for Sam Simon and found 3 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: Form D filed 361 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for Sam Simon has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,324 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

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, 2:38 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 Sam Simon..

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

3 cases: 3 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Sam Simon and Sandra Brewer Simon closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Arizona · No. 2:12-bk-18058 · Filed Aug 13, 2012 · Closed Sep 22, 2016
Role of Sam Simon and Sandra Brewer Simon: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-09-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
Sam A. Simon closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 10-11244 · Filed Aug 11, 2010 · Closed Nov 22, 2010
Role of Sam A. Simon: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-11-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ME (not a filing state)
Sam Simon and Ceil Simon closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 1:89-bk-19430 · Filed Sep 5, 1989 · Closed Feb 2, 1990
Role of Sam Simon and Ceil Simon: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-02-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (rare in federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (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, 2:38 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

3 differences found between the filings for Sam Simon — 1 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Mar 3, 2016 – Feb 27, 2017

Form D filed 361 days after the first sale — Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund II, LLC

The filing says the first sale was Mar 3, 2016. The Form D was filed Feb 27, 2017 — 361 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 346 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Mar 3, 2016 – Mar 21, 2018

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund II, LLC (latest filing Mar 21, 2018)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 21, 2018 (first sale Mar 3, 2016). It reports $11,325,000 sold of $35,000,000 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 · Jan 27, 2015

Same name, different state: "Sam Simon" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is MI. A separate record, "Sam Simon" with address state TX, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by Empire Petroleum Partners, LLC (Jan 27, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Feb 27, 2017 to Jan 30, 2020; the other has one filing dated Jan 27, 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

1 of 3 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $157,000; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Jan 30, 2020 D
W Venture Fund I, LLC
File 021-359378
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 16, 2019 D
Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund III, LLC
File 021-355585
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 21, 2018 D/A
Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund II, LLC
File 021-281402
$157,000$0$0More than five (5) Associated Persons no CRD number reported
via Arete Wealth Management, LLC (CRD 44856 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
How this is counted

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 3

Every issuer that named Sam Simon on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Soaring Pine

W Venture Fund I, LLC

Wilmington, DE · Jan 30, 2020
  • Jan 30, 2020 · D · $0 sold of $10,000,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Sam is listed as executive officer.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Soaring Pine

Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund III, LLC

Birmingham, MI · Dec 16, 2019
  • Dec 16, 2019 · D · $0 sold of $35,000,000 · 0 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet as of the latest filing. Sam is listed as executive officer.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: Soaring Pine

Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund II, LLC

Birmingham, MI · Feb 27, 2017 → Mar 21, 2018 · 2 filings
  • Mar 21, 2018 · D/A · $11,325,000 sold of $35,000,000 · 22 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 27, 2017 · D · $7,150,000 sold of $35,000,000 · 14 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $11.3M from 22 investors (32% of the $35M target) as of the latest filing. Sam is listed as executive officer on 2 filings for this deal.

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: Pooled Investment Fund / 506(b) (83,801 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 (1)

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

  • Sam Simon — TX, 1 issuer, Jan 27, 2015 → Jan 27, 2015 · no shared issuer

People around Sam 8

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

Management entity

Simon Group Holdings III, LLC

Promoter · 4 shared filings (3 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Sam Simon. Their page shows their other deals.

Management entity

W Venture Manager I, LLC

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sam Simon. Their page shows their other deals.

ME
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Person

Michael Evans

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (3 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Sam Simon. Their page shows their other deals.

EH
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Person

Edwin Herbert

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sam Simon. Their page shows their other deals.

PS
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Person

Paul V. Schapira

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sam Simon. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Faiz Victor Simon

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sam Simon. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Soaring Pine

3 issuers · 4 filings · $11.3M reported sold · 2017–2020

One team, 3 deal companies. Sam Simon is listed on 3 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 Sam Simon.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

None of the 3 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 Sam Simon 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 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Sam Simon is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Soaring Pine Capital Real Estate & Debt Fund II, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #257,903 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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