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Sean Epps

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CT · Feb 6, 2019 → Aug 28, 2020

1deal (issuers)
$193.9Mreported sold
40investors
3Form D filings
2019–2020years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:43 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

Sean Epps is listed as a director on 3 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Feb 2019 and Aug 2020: FCG Acquisitions, Inc. (Foster City, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2019–2020; $193.9M reported sold to 40 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

Listed alongside David Patterson (3 shared filings), Jeffrey M. Drazan (3 shared filings), Kevin Yamashita (3 shared filings), Steven Drew Schwartz (3 shared filings), Bertram Capital Management, LLC (2 shared filings, management entity) and 5 others.

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

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Bertram (35 issuers, $3.99B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Bertram has 35 companies on file and $3.99B 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) — 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 3 public filings for Sean Epps and found 1 difference: Address moved from San Mateo, CA to Foster City, CA.

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 Sean Epps has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,111 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, 2:43 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 Sean Epps..

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

2 cases: 2 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

SEAN M VAN EPPS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 16-33528 · Filed Nov 14, 2016 · Closed Feb 22, 2017
Role of SEAN M VAN EPPS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2017-02-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4 federal dockets); court in MN (not a filing state)
SEAN VAN EPPS closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Minnesota · No. 97-43785 · Filed May 23, 1997 · Closed Jul 20, 1998
Role of SEAN VAN EPPS: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-07-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 4 federal dockets); court in MN (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, 2:43 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

1 difference found between the filings for Sean Epps (compared 3 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Feb 6, 2019 – Dec 18, 2019

Address moved from San Mateo, CA to Foster City, CA — FCG Acquisitions, Inc.

The people listed on the Feb 6, 2019 filing give San Mateo, CA; on the Dec 18, 2019 filing they give Foster City, CA. The address now on file (950 Tower Lane, Suite 1000, Foster City, CA) is a registered-agent or shared-office address used by 98 issuers.

What this means A registered agent's address is a mailbox, not where the team works. Ask where the business actually operates.

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

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
Aug 28, 2020 D
FCG Acquisitions, Inc.
File 021-374372
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 18, 2019 D
FCG Acquisitions, Inc.
File 021-355784
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Feb 6, 2019 D
FCG Acquisitions, Inc.
File 021-332238
$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 1

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

Other · group: Bertram

FCG Acquisitions, Inc.

Foster City, CA · Feb 6, 2019 → Aug 28, 2020 · 3 filings
  • Aug 28, 2020 · D · $6,724,327 sold of $6,724,327 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 18, 2019 · D · $3,300,000 sold of $3,300,000 · 2 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗
  • Feb 6, 2019 · D · $193,902,638 sold of $193,902,638 · 40 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director EDGAR ↗

Raised $193.9M from 40 investors (100% of the $6.72M target) as of the latest filing. Sean is listed as director on 3 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: 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.

People around Sean 10

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

Management entity

Bertram Capital Management, LLC

Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 11 other issuers

Bertram Capital Management, LLC is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Management entity

Bertram Management Partners, LLC

Promoter · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 5 other issuers

Bertram Management Partners, LLC is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

Jeffrey M. Drazan

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 33 other issuers

Jeffrey M. Drazan is on 34 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

KY
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Person

Kevin Yamashita

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 16 other issuers

Kevin Yamashita is on 17 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

DP
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Person

David Patterson

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Sean Epps. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Steven Drew Schwartz

Director · 3 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Sean Epps. Their page shows their other deals.

CB
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Person

Christopher J. Brown

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 7 other issuers

Christopher J. Brown is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

TH
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Person

Timothy Heston

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 4 other issuers

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

SK
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Person

Shreyas Kataria

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Sean Epps. Their page shows their other deals.

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Person

Ingrid C. Swenson

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 12 other issuers

Ingrid C. Swenson is on 13 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Bertram

35 issuers · 75 filings · $3.99B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 35 deal companies. Sean Epps is listed on 1 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 Sean Epps.

Same business address

51 other issuers file from the same address (first 50 shown)

A shared address can mean the same team, a shared office building or a registered agent. It is a lead, not a conclusion.

Registrations and other filings

Adviser registration (Form ADV)

A person is never an adviser firm. 1 of the 1 issuer this person is listed on matches a Form ADV adviser (searched 24,962 advisers as of Oct 2, 2026): FCG Acquisitions, Inc..

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 Sean Epps 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 1 issuer this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers Sean Epps is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in FCG Acquisitions, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #211,125 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

Look further

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