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Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CT, NJ · Dec 12, 2019 → Sep 22, 2026
Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:45 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET
Scott E. Gaul is listed as an executive officer and director on 22 SEC Form D filings by 5 issuers between Dec 2019 and Sep 2026: Pruco Life Variable Contract Account M (Newark, NJ — pooled investment fund — 2023–2026; $7.01B reported sold to 1,375 investors), PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE CO (Newark, NJ — insurance — 2023–2026; $5.3B reported sold to 11 investors), Empower Annuity Insurance Co (Hartford, CT — insurance — 2019–2021; $681.7M reported sold to 41 investors), Pruco Life Separate Account PPVA (Newark, NJ — pooled investment fund — 2023–2026; $76.4M reported sold to 30 investors) and Pruco Life Variable Contract Account M-2 (Newark, NJ — pooled investment fund — 2023–2026; $30.7M reported sold to 18 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 5 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and director, over about 7 years. Across those companies the filings report $13.1B sold in total.
Listed alongside Alan M. Finkelstein (18 shared filings), Salene Hitchcock-Gear (18 shared filings), Bradley O. Harris (15 shared filings), Matthew H. Silver (15 shared filings), Markus Coombs (14 shared filings) and 36 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.
4 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Pruco Life (26 issuers, $33.07B reported sold, 2011–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Pruco Life has 26 companies on file and $33.07B 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 (AK, AL, AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, IL, KS, KY, LA, MA, MD, ME, MI, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, ND, NH, NM, NV, OK, OR, PA, RI, SC, SD, TN, TX, VT, WA, WI, WV, WY) — 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 2 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 22 public filings for Scott E. Gaul and found 12 differences, 4 worth asking the sponsor about: Regulator action naming a team member: Boyle CPA, LLC; Robert Allan Boyle, CPA (Jun 9, 2023); Amount sold 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.
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None found in sources searched — federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026
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None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: VA (crawled Oct 23, 2026)
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 Scott E. Gaul..
State securities regulators: Securities regulators searched (3,318 actions): AZ Corporation Commission Securities Division (411 actions, 2017–2026), CA DFPI (25 actions, 2007–2024; listing starts 2002 — 16 of 12,159 DFPI respondent pages read so far; sponsor-name matches are read first), DE DOJ Investor Protection Unit (257 actions, 1987–2026), TX State Securities Board (586 actions, 2006–2026), WA DFI (2,039 actions, 2001–2026) — last crawled Oct 23, 2026, 9:57 PM ET. No machine-readable public listing today for CO, FL, IA, IN, MN, NE, NJ, NY, OH, UT, VA (see docs/state-regulators.md).
2 cases: 1 open, 1 closed (disposition not in docket feed)
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Comparisons cover issuers and sponsor groups — see the issuer pages under Deals
12 differences found between the filings for Scott E. Gaul — 4 worth asking about (compared 22 filings on Oct 24, 2026)
A ap release dated Jun 9, 2023 names Robert E. Boyle (listed on the same filings). Our match estimate: 70%. The release is the source; we do not summarize its outcome here.
What this means A regulator filed or announced an action naming this person or company (or someone on the same filings). Read the release; ask the sponsor what it was and how it ended.
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey docket "Madin v. Calton Homes, Inc." filed Dec 3, 1991, closed Dec 14, 1994. Christopher J. Madin (listed on the same filings) is listed as Plaintiff ("Madin"). Our match estimate: 70%.
What this means A bankruptcy filing was found. Many are old or personal and have nothing to do with the deal — but ask what it was and when it closed.
The Sep 25, 2024 filing says $4,385,147,181 sold; the Oct 4, 2024 Form D/A says $3,780,434,716 sold — $604,712,465 less.
What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.
The Sep 25, 2024 filing reports 759 investors; the Oct 4, 2024 Form D/A reports 758 investors.
What this means Investor counts normally only grow. A smaller number can mean investors left or were refunded, or a count was corrected. Ask the sponsor what happened.
The latest filing for this offering is dated Nov 18, 2020 (first sale Dec 4, 2018). It reports $22,325,000 sold of an indefinite amount 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.
Scott E. Gaul appears on the Nov 18, 2021 Form D/A (executive officer, director) but not on the Nov 18, 2022 Form D/A for the same offering.
What this means People leave, and the issuer must list only current officers, directors and promoters. It is still worth asking why this person left and who replaced them.
The Dec 18, 2018 filing says $500,000,000 offered; the Dec 12, 2019 Form D/A says an indefinite amount.
What this means The target raise changed. Raising the cap is common when a deal grows; ask whether the extra money has the same terms and use.
listed as "Scott E. Gaul" on 21 filings (from Dec 12, 2019), and "Scott Gaul" on the Jun 29, 2023 filing.
What this means Same person, written differently — a middle name or suffix left off, or spelled another way. It is normal, but check that the full legal name matches your subscription documents.
This page covers filings where the address state is CT or NJ. A separate record, "Scott Gaul" with address state GA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by WeatherRX, Inc. (Sep 29, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 12, 2019 to Sep 22, 2026; the other has one filing dated Sep 29, 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.
This page covers filings where the address state is CT or NJ. A separate record, "Scott Gaul" with address state MA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Alliance Aircraft Holding Co (Jul 28, 2015). The two records do not overlap in time: this page runs Dec 12, 2019 to Sep 22, 2026; the other has one filing dated Jul 28, 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.
The people listed on the Nov 18, 2021 filing give Newark, NJ; on the Nov 18, 2022 filing they give Greenwood Village, CO.
What this means Businesses move; this just shows the two places and dates. If you were told one city and the forms say another, ask which is current.
CT on 19 filings (Dec 12, 2019 to Sep 22, 2026); NJ on 3 filings (Nov 18, 2020 to Nov 18, 2021).
What this means The address on a Form D is usually the company's, not the person's home, so this often just reflects different companies. It can also mean a move. Nothing wrong by itself.
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.
6 of 6 offerings report sales commissions totalling $147,254,107; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)
| Offering (latest filing) | Sales commissions | Finder's fees | To insiders | Paid to sell it | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sep 22, 2026 D/A Pruco Life Variable Contract Account M File 021-249360 | $143,705,239 | $0 | $0 | Various Agents no CRD number reported via Pruco Securities, LLC (CRD 5685 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2026 D/A Pruco Life Variable Contract Account M-2 File 021-249363 | $834,156 | $0 | $0 | Various Agents no CRD number reported via Pruco Securities, LLC (CRD 5685 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
| Sep 22, 2026 D/A Pruco Life Separate Account PPVA File 021-500618 | $703,019 | $0 | $0 | Various Agents no CRD number reported via Prudential Annuities Distributors, Inc. (CRD 21570 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
| Jul 21, 2026 D/A PRUCO LIFE INSURANCE CO File 021-369786 | $345,362 (est.) | $0 | $0 None of the gross proceeds received from the offering will be paid to or used for payments to the persons identified in Item 3; such persons receive a regular salary from The Prudential Insurance Company of America or an affiliate. | Glenn K. O'Brien BrokerCheck CRD 2739672 ↗ via Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (CRD 18353 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 18, 2021 D/A Empower Annuity Insurance Co File 021-181106 | $1,661,107 (est.) | $0 | $0 None of the gross proceeds received from the offering will be paid to or used for any payments to the persons identified in Item 3; such persons receive a regular salary from The Prudential Insurance Company of America or an affiliate. | Various Agents no CRD number reported via Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (CRD 18353 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
| Nov 18, 2020 D/A Empower Annuity Insurance Co File 021-328340 | $5,224 (est.) | $0 | $0 None of the gross proceeds received from the offering will be paid to or used for any payments to the persons identified in Item 3; such persons receive a regular salary from The Prudential Insurance Company of America or an affiliate. | John Barrasso BrokerCheck CRD 2763477 ↗ via Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (CRD 18353 ↗) Scott Gaul BrokerCheck CRD 5773507 ↗ via Prudential Investment Management Services LLC (CRD 18353 ↗) Michael Amaral Domingos BrokerCheck CRD 2837344 ↗ via Prudential Investment Management Services, LLC (CRD 18353 ↗) | EDGAR ↗ |
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).
Every issuer that named Scott E. Gaul on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.
Raised $30.7M from 18 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as director on 4 filings for this deal.
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.
Raised $7.01B from 1,375 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as director on 5 filings for this deal.
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.
Raised $76.4M from 30 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as director on 4 filings for this deal.
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.
Raised $5.3B from 11 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as executive officer, director on 5 filings for this deal.
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: Insurance / 506(b) (687 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.
Raised $681.7M from 41 investors as of the latest filing. Scott is listed as executive officer, director on 4 filings for this deal.
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: Insurance / 506(b) (687 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.
Separate person records under the same name, not combined with this page. Each line says whether it shares an issuer with this record.
Officers, directors, promoters and management entities named on the same filings, as of Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET. Showing the 40 with the most shared filings.
Salene Hitchcock-Gear is on 25 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Alan M. Finkelstein is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Bradley O. Harris is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Markus Coombs is on 22 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Dylan J. Tyson is on 26 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Michael A. Pignatella is on 22 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Karen M. Sills is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
William Evers is on 21 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Timothy L. Schmidt is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Yanela C. Frias is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Robert E. Boyle is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Nandini Mongia is on 27 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Todd Bryden is on 21 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Jordan K. Thomsen is on 20 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
Listed on the same filings as Scott E. Gaul. Their page shows their other deals.
One team, 26 deal companies. Scott E. Gaul is listed on 4 of them.
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 E. Gaul.
A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.
None of the 5 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.
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 are matched to companies only, never to individuals, so none are matched to Scott E. Gaul 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 5 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.
Websites and social links of the issuers Scott E. Gaul is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Pruco Life Variable Contract Account M's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #6,450 of 374,652 in line (1,345 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓
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