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Stephen Gardner

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Feb 28, 2022 → Feb 28, 2022

1deal (issuers)
$60.9Mreported sold
7investors
1Form D filing
2022year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:51 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: not yet

The short version

Stephen Gardner is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Feb 2022: New CARS OP LLC (Los Angeles, CA — commercial — 2022; $60.9M reported sold to 7 investors).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Feb 2022. 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 Andrew E Holm (1 shared filing), Ares CARS Interholdco LLC (1 shared filing, management entity), Ares CARS Superholdco LLC (1 shared filing, management entity), Benjamin Fox (1 shared filing), Craig Cortright (1 shared filing) and 7 others.

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

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Ares (213 issuers, $113.9B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Ares has 213 companies on file and $113.9B 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) — 4 SEC releases, 38 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

What this means 42 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.

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

None found in sources searched

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, 2:51 AM ET.

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

4 SEC releases

Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Litigation release
SEC · Mar 11, 2009 · Parties as named in the release: Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is named in the release
Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Litigation release
SEC · Oct 22, 2008 · Parties as named in the release: Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is named in the release
Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Litigation release
SEC · Feb 6, 2008 · Parties as named in the release: Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is named in the release
Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Litigation release
SEC · Oct 6, 2004 · Parties as named in the release: Stephen P. Gardner, et al. Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 3 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is named in the release
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. — matched Oct 23, 2026, 7:35 PM ET from the sec.gov index; a name search for this subject has not completed yet.

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.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

38 cases: 1 open, 37 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

Stephen R. Gardner open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Texas · No. 18-41611 · Filed Jul 25, 2018
Role of Stephen R. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Pending — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in TX (not a filing state)
Stephen R. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · No. 18-10687 · Filed May 17, 2018 · Closed Sep 12, 2018
Role of Stephen R. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-09-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NH (not a filing state)
Stephen A. Gardner and Doreen M. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:14-bk-13461 · Filed May 30, 2014 · Closed Sep 16, 2014
Role of Stephen A. Gardner and Doreen M. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-09-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Stephen W. Gardner and Kathleen A. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Wisconsin · No. 3-12-16430 · Filed Nov 27, 2012 · Closed Mar 14, 2013
Role of Stephen W. Gardner and Kathleen A. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-03-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
Stephen T. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 12-27637 · Filed Apr 20, 2012 · Closed Aug 24, 2012
Role of Stephen T. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-08-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Stephen J Gardner and Mary Beth Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 12-00615 · Filed Jan 27, 2012 · Closed Jun 7, 2012
Role of Stephen J Gardner and Mary Beth Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-06-07 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
Stephen Gardner and Mary Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Mississippi · No. 11-13666 · Filed Aug 12, 2011 · Closed Mar 4, 2016
Role of Stephen Gardner and Mary Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2016-03-04 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MS (not a filing state)
Stephen P Gardner and Elizabeth M Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Illinois · No. 11-26239 · Filed Jun 23, 2011 · Closed Sep 19, 2011
Role of Stephen P Gardner and Elizabeth M Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-09-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IL (not a filing state)
Stephen Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Iowa · No. 10-05466 · Filed Nov 10, 2010 · Closed Feb 24, 2011
Role of Stephen Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2011-02-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in IA (not a filing state)
Stephen D. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 10-60413 · Filed Feb 24, 2010 · Closed Jul 16, 2014
Role of Stephen D. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2014-07-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Stephen E. Gardner and Jeanette Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. California · No. 10-90312 · Filed Jan 29, 2010 · Closed Aug 20, 2012
Role of Stephen E. Gardner and Jeanette Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2012-08-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
Stephen J. Gardner and Mary B. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 09-10156 · Filed Aug 27, 2009 · Closed Jan 12, 2010
Role of Stephen J. Gardner and Mary B. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2010-01-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
National Union Fire Insurance Company of Pittsburg v. Stephen P. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 09-01010 · Filed Apr 10, 2009 · Closed Mar 3, 2011
Role of Stephen P. Gardner: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 2011-03-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ME (not a filing state)
Audra Gardner and Stephen Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Colorado · No. 09-15206 · Filed Mar 27, 2009 · Closed Oct 15, 2009
Role of Stephen Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-10-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in CO (not a filing state)
Stephen P. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 09-10039 · Filed Jan 15, 2009 · Closed Jan 16, 2013
Role of Stephen P. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2013-01-16 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ME (not a filing state)
Stephen D. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 07-63603 · Filed Oct 11, 2007 · Closed Jul 15, 2009
Role of Stephen D. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-07-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Stephen F. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 05-22699 · Filed Oct 14, 2005 · Closed Feb 9, 2006
Role of Stephen F. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-02-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (not a filing state)
Stephen A Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 05-41775 · Filed Oct 14, 2005 · Closed Feb 23, 2006
Role of Stephen A Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-02-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
Stephen A. Gardner and Annie L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 4:05-bk-22589 · Filed Sep 19, 2005 · Closed Jul 17, 2008
Role of Stephen A. Gardner and Annie L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2008-07-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
Stephen K Gardner and Kathy E Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Florida · No. 6:05-bk-06965 · Filed Jun 21, 2005 · Closed Nov 9, 2005
Role of Stephen K Gardner and Kathy E Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-11-09 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in FL (not a filing state)
Stephen L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Georgia · No. 05-91933 · Filed Mar 24, 2005 · Closed Jul 18, 2005
Role of Stephen L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-07-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in GA (not a filing state)
Stephen W. Gardner and Marie T. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Wisconsin · No. 04-36828 · Filed Nov 29, 2004 · Closed Nov 29, 2006
Role of Stephen W. Gardner and Marie T. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2006-11-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in WI (not a filing state)
Stephen L. Gardner and Mary Ann Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Mississippi · No. 04-15280 · Filed Aug 26, 2004 · Closed Jan 29, 2009
Role of Stephen L. Gardner and Mary Ann Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-01-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MS (not a filing state)
Stephen A. Gardner and Robin M. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. New York · No. 2-04-20833 · Filed Mar 5, 2004 · Closed Jun 29, 2004
Role of Stephen A. Gardner and Robin M. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-06-29 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Stephen L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Jersey · No. 03-41648 · Filed Sep 26, 2003 · Closed Jan 5, 2004
Role of Stephen L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-01-05 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NJ (not a filing state)
Stephen J. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Missouri · No. 03-44021 · Filed Jun 26, 2003 · Closed Oct 3, 2003
Role of Stephen J. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-10-03 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MO (not a filing state)
Stephen R. Gardner and Nicole T. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. New Hampshire · No. 02-12438 · Filed Aug 12, 2002 · Closed Jan 2, 2003
Role of Stephen R. Gardner and Nicole T. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2003-01-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NH (not a filing state)
Stephen L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · No. 02-06613 · Filed Jun 3, 2002 · Closed Jul 15, 2004
Role of Stephen L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2004-07-15 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in SC (not a filing state)
Stephen T. Gardner and Karol L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · No. 01-09716 · Filed Sep 17, 2001 · Closed Jan 11, 2007
Role of Stephen T. Gardner and Karol L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2007-01-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in SC (not a filing state)
Stephen N. Gardner and Mary-Ellen Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. South Carolina · No. 01-08835 · Filed Aug 24, 2001 · Closed Dec 17, 2001
Role of Stephen N. Gardner and Mary-Ellen Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-12-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in SC (not a filing state)
Stephen D. Gardner and Nancy A. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Massachusetts · No. 01-45234 · Filed Aug 17, 2001 · Closed Mar 20, 2002
Role of Stephen D. Gardner and Nancy A. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2002-03-20 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MA (not a filing state)
Stephen D. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 01-62940 · Filed May 8, 2001 · Closed Aug 23, 2005
Role of Stephen D. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-23 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Stephen P. Gardner and Lou Ann Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 00-13615 · Filed Jun 27, 2000 · Closed Aug 17, 2005
Role of Stephen P. Gardner and Lou Ann Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-08-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Stephen D. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. New York · No. 99-66380 · Filed Dec 2, 1999 · Closed May 2, 2001
Role of Stephen D. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2001-05-02 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NY (not a filing state)
Stephen J. Gardner and Catherine L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Oklahoma · No. 98-71025 · Filed Apr 13, 1998 · Closed Aug 19, 1998
Role of Stephen J. Gardner and Catherine L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-08-19 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OK (not a filing state)
Stephen M. Gardner and Carole A. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Maine · No. 96-11456 · Filed Dec 31, 1996 · Closed May 14, 1997
Role of Stephen M. Gardner and Carole A. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-05-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in ME (not a filing state)
Stephen J. Gardner and Mary Beth Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, W.D. Michigan · No. 96-87562 · Filed Oct 28, 1996 · Closed Mar 14, 1997
Role of Stephen J. Gardner and Mary Beth Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-03-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in MI (not a filing state)
Stephen L. Gardner closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 90-11469 · Filed Jun 15, 1990 · Closed Oct 17, 1990
Role of Stephen L. Gardner: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1990-10-17 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 71 federal dockets); 3 people with this name in Form D filings; court in VA (not a filing state)
What was searched

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4. Differences between public sources

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

5. Money to insiders

None reported on 1 offering — 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 28, 2022 D
New CARS OP LLC
File 021-435241
$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 Stephen Gardner on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Commercial · group: Ares

New CARS OP LLC

Los Angeles, CA · Feb 28, 2022
  • Feb 28, 2022 · D · $60,851,209 sold of $60,851,209 · 7 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Director (Member of Board of Managers of Sole Member of Managing Member of Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $60.9M from 7 investors (100% of the $60.9M target) as of the latest filing. Stephen is listed as director.

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: Commercial / 506(b) (6,713 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 (2)

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

  • Stephen Gardner — NY, 1 issuer, Sep 6, 2018 → Mar 4, 2020 · no shared issuer
  • Stephen Gardner — IL, 1 issuer, Oct 4, 2021 → Sep 26, 2025 · no shared issuer

People around Stephen 12

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

Management entity

Ares CARS Superholdco LLC

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Stephen Gardner. Their page shows their other deals.

Management entity

Ares CARS Interholdco LLC

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Stephen Gardner. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Andrew E Holm

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

Andrew E Holm is on 17 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Jay Glaubach

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 15 other issuers

Jay Glaubach is on 16 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

David Roth

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 29 other issuers

David Roth is on 30 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

JOEL HOLSINGER

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 17 other issuers

JOEL HOLSINGER is on 18 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

KEITH ASHTON

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 23 other issuers

KEITH ASHTON is on 24 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

Person

Jeff Kramer

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

Listed on the same filings as Stephen Gardner. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Craig Cortright

Executive Officer, Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Stephen Gardner. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Benjamin Fox

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Stephen Gardner. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Jay Ferriero

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Stephen Gardner. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

William Benjamin

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 40 other issuers

William Benjamin is on 41 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Ares

213 issuers · 354 filings · $113.9B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 213 deal companies. Stephen Gardner 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 Stephen Gardner.

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)

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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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