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Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · NY, CT · Feb 29, 2016 → Mar 1, 2021

3deals (issuers)
$970.6Mreported sold
63investors
15Form D filings
2016–2021years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent is listed as an executive officer on 15 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Feb 2016 and Feb 2022: Key Square Partners LP (Greenwich, CT — pooled investment fund — 2016–2022; $827.8M reported sold to 45 investors), Key Square Partners II LP (Greenwich, CT — pooled investment fund — 2016–2022; $142.8M reported sold to 18 investors) and Key Square Partners SPV I LP (New York, NY — pooled investment fund — 2017).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $970.6M sold in total.

Listed alongside Key Square Fund MGP LLC (13 shared filings, management entity), Michael Germino (13 shared filings), Key Square Fund General Partner II LP (6 shared filings, management entity), Key Square Fund General Partner LP (6 shared filings, management entity), Key Square Fund MGP LLC (2 shared filings, management entity) and 4 others.

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

All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Key Square (11 issuers, $6.05B reported sold, 2016–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Key Square has 11 companies on file and $6.05B reported sold in total — the group page shows the whole track record in one place.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 7 court cases matching the name, 7 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases (search queued; results are added automatically).

What this means 14 records came back, including 3 court cases still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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

Nothing found on Reddit, BiggerPockets or community forums for high-net-worth investors (searched Oct 24, 2026) — search queued; this line updates when it has run.

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

7 cases: 3 open, 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed), 2 dismissed

Bessent v. HumanEdge, Inc. open
District Court, S.D. New York · No. 7:26-cv-08002 · Filed Sep 14, 2026
Role of Bessent: Plaintiff · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (NY)
Phuong Huynh v. Scott Bessent open
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:26-cv-02750 · Filed Mar 15, 2026
Role of Scott Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); first name matches; 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CA (not a filing state)
ODP CORPORATION v. BESSENT open
District Court, District of Columbia · No. 1:25-cv-02234 · Filed Jul 14, 2025 · Nature of suit: 899 Administrative Procedure Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision · Cause: 05:0706 Judicial Review of Agency Actions
Role of BESSENT: Defendant · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in DC (not a filing state)
Fidelity National Financial, Inc. v. Bessent closed
District Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:25-cv-00554 · Filed May 20, 2025 · Closed Feb 20, 2026 · Nature of suit: 899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision · Cause: 05:0702 Administrative Procedure Act
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2026-02-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in FL (not a filing state)
Flowers Title Companies, LLC v. Bessent closed
District Court, E.D. Texas · No. 6:25-cv-00127 · Filed Apr 14, 2025 · Closed Mar 19, 2026 · Nature of suit: 899 Other Statutes: Administrative Procedures Act/Review or Appeal of Agency Decision · Cause: 05:702 Administrative Procedure Act
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 2026-03-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Bryan Bessent Flooring, Inc. v. The Sherwin Williams Company dismissed
District Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 7:14-cv-00162 · Filed Aug 8, 2014 · Closed Dec 22, 2014 · Nature of suit: Contract: Other · Cause: 28:1332 Diversity-Other Contract
Role of Bryan Bessent Flooring, Inc.: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2014-12-22 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Voluntarily dismissed Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (bryan); court in NC (not a filing state)
General Insurance v. Bessent dismissed
District Court, W.D. Washington · No. 2:88-cv-00857 · Filed Jul 5, 1988 · Closed Mar 24, 1989 · Nature of suit: 190 Other contract actions
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Terminated 1989-03-24 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in WA (not a filing state)
What was searched

Sources searched: CourtListener bulk data (RECAP dockets as of 2026-09-30; recall-first rule 10-24) — federal district + bankruptcy courts; live RECAP re-check pending. State courts: not yet searched. PACER: not searched. · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 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 yet searched. 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

Not yet searched — search queued

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. — not yet searched.

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: not yet searched.

SEC search queued. Results are added automatically.

3. Bankruptcies

7 cases: 1 open, 6 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Barry Lee Jones and Karen Bessent Jones open
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. North Carolina · No. 19-30766 · Filed Jun 4, 2019
Role of Barry Lee Jones and Karen Bessent Jones: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (karen); court in NC (not a filing state)
Kenneth Bryan Bessent closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. North Carolina · No. 08-05107 · Filed Jul 31, 2008 · Closed Apr 8, 2010
Role of Kenneth Bryan Bessent: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-04-08 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (bryan); court in NC (not a filing state)
First USA Bank v. Bessent closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 02-02026 · Filed Sep 9, 2002 · Closed Apr 25, 2003
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2003-04-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Capital One Bank, NA v. Bessent closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Texas · No. 02-02023 · Filed Sep 3, 2002 · Closed Apr 25, 2003
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2003-04-25 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in TX (not a filing state)
Chase Manhattan Bank Usa v. Bessent closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:01-ap-01326 · Filed Jun 22, 2001 · Closed Oct 31, 2001
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2001-10-31 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in CA (not a filing state)
Builders Transport, Inc. v. Bessent closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 00-06326 · Filed May 10, 2000 · Closed Jan 24, 2001
Role of Bessent: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2001-01-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in GA (not a filing state)
Kenneth Ray Peterson and Marsha Bessent Peterson closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 3:94-bk-02585 · Filed Jun 20, 1994 · Closed Mar 1, 1995
Role of Kenneth Ray Peterson and Marsha Bessent Peterson: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1995-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (3 people in Form D filings, 26 federal dockets); different first name (marsha); court in FL (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 yet searched. PACER: not searched (RECAP only). · Last checked Oct 24, 2026, 2:17 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 yet searched. 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

Not made for individual people — comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 3 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
Feb 25, 2022 D/A
Key Square Partners LP
File 021-258283
$0$0$0
The fund charges a management fee that is described in the fund's offering documents.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 25, 2022 D/A
Key Square Partners II LP
File 021-263118
$0$0$0
The fund charges a management fee that is described in the fund's offering documents.
None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Jan 31, 2017 D
Key Square Partners SPV I LP
File 021-279715
$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 3

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

KS
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Key Square

Key Square Partners II LP

Greenwich, CT · May 13, 2016 → Feb 25, 2022 · 7 filings
  • Feb 25, 2022 · D/A · $142,287,063 sold of Indefinite · 17 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 1, 2021 · D/A · $138,287,063 sold of Indefinite · 16 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 27, 2020 · D/A · $138,287,063 sold of Indefinite · 16 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 1, 2019 · D/A · $126,387,927 sold of Indefinite · 16 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 28, 2018 · D/A · $68,323,920 sold of Indefinite · 15 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • May 12, 2017 · D/A · $68,498,920 sold of Indefinite · 10 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • May 13, 2016 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $142.8M from 18 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as executive officer on 7 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

KS
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Key Square

Key Square Partners LP

Greenwich, CT · Feb 29, 2016 → Feb 25, 2022 · 7 filings
  • Feb 25, 2022 · D/A · $820,822,596 sold of Indefinite · 45 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 1, 2021 · D/A · $820,822,596 sold of Indefinite · 45 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 27, 2020 · D/A · $814,822,596 sold of Indefinite · 45 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 1, 2019 · D/A · $598,122,596 sold of Indefinite · 42 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 28, 2018 · D/A · $465,122,596 sold of Indefinite · 41 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 28, 2017 · D/A · $213,192,596 sold of Indefinite · 24 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 29, 2016 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $827.8M from 45 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as executive officer on 7 filings for this deal.

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

KS
Pooled Investment Fund · group: Key Square

Key Square Partners SPV I LP

New York, NY · Jan 31, 2017
  • Jan 31, 2017 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Executive Officer and Chief Investment Officer of the Ultimate General Partner of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

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

Latest filing on EDGAR ↗
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.

  • Scott Bessent — NY, 2 issuers, Mar 16, 2009 → Mar 12, 2010 · no shared issuer

People around Scott 9

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

KS
Management entity

Key Square Fund MGP LLC

Promoter · 13 shared filings (3 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
Management entity

Key Square Fund General Partner LP

Promoter · 6 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
Management entity

Key Square Fund MGP LLC

Promoter · 2 shared filings (2 issuers)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
Management entity

Key Square General Partner SPV I LP

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent. Their page shows their other deals.

KS
Management entity

Key Square Fund General Partner LP

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent. Their page shows their other deals.

MG
Person

Michael Germino

Executive Officer · 13 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 8 other issuers

Michael Germino is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

NR
Person

Nicole Restivo

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

Listed on the same filings as Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

KS
Sponsor group

Key Square

11 issuers · 58 filings · $6.05B reported sold · 2016–2026

One team, 11 deal companies. Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent 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 Scott Kenneth Homer Bessent.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

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Other offering types (Regulation A and Regulation Crowdfunding)

None found in sources searched.

Sources 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 · Last checked Oct 23, 2026, 8:41 PM ET.

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