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Tony Gikas

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MN · Oct 19, 2020 → Oct 9, 2026

2deals (issuers)
$50.1Mreported sold
118investors
12Form D filings
2020–2026years on file

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

Tony Gikas is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 12 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Oct 2020 and Oct 2026: North Lion Fund LLC (Minneapolis, MN — pooled investment fund — 2020–2026; $37.3M reported sold to 91 investors) and North Lion QP Fund LLC (Minneapolis, MN — pooled investment fund — 2022–2026; $12.8M reported sold to 27 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 6 years. Across those companies the filings report $50.1M sold in total.

Listed alongside Chad Anderson (12 shared filings), North Lion Capital Management LLC (12 shared filings, management entity), Dan Flanigan (6 shared filings) and Dan Flannigan (5 shared filings).

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

All 2 issuers belong to the sponsor group North Lion (4 issuers, $63.4M reported sold, 2016–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. North Lion has 4 companies on file and $63.4M 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) — 1 court case matching the name, 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below. Not yet searched: SEC enforcement releases.

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.

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

1 case: 1 judgment

Gikas v. JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. judgment
District Court, D. New Hampshire · No. 1:11-cv-00573 · Filed Dec 9, 2011 · Closed Apr 11, 2013 · Nature of suit: Real Property: Other · Cause: 28:1441 Petition for Removal- Breach of Contract
Role of Gikas: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2013-04-11 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Judgment on motion before trial; judgment for defendant Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 7 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in NH (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

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.

No SEC search has run yet for this person.

3. Bankruptcies

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

Douglas McCreight Marlin and Lexanne Gikas Marlin closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. West Virginia · No. 5:97-bk-53186 · Filed Dec 3, 1997 · Closed Mar 12, 1998
Role of Douglas McCreight Marlin and Lexanne Gikas Marlin: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-03-12 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 7 federal dockets); different first name (lexanne); court in WV (not a filing state)
At & T Universal Card Services Corp. v. Gikas closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:96-ap-02158 · Filed Nov 22, 1996 · Closed Apr 24, 1997
Role of Gikas: Defendant · Outcome: Case closed 1997-04-24 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (2 people in Form D filings, 7 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; 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 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

3 of 3 offerings report sales commissions totalling $55,249; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Oct 9, 2026 D/A
North Lion Fund LLC
File 021-272425
$19,615$0$0Butler Capital Investments, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 114242 ↗
via Brian Beh (CRD 1500962 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Mar 13, 2026 D
North Lion QP Fund LLC
File 021-576528
$19,398$0$0Butler Capital Investments, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 114242 ↗
via Brian Beh (CRD 1500962 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Mar 14, 2025 D/A
North Lion QP Fund LLC
File 021-437253
$16,236$0$0Butler Capital Investments, LLC BrokerCheck CRD 114242 ↗
via Brian Beh (CRD 1500962 ↗)
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 2

Every issuer that named Tony Gikas 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: North Lion

North Lion Fund LLC

Minneapolis, MN · Oct 19, 2020 → Oct 9, 2026 · 7 filings
  • Oct 9, 2026 · D/A · $37,295,030 sold of Indefinite · 90 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 10, 2025 · D/A · $37,005,030 sold of Indefinite · 90 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 11, 2024 · D/A · $36,605,030 sold of Indefinite · 91 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 11, 2023 · D/A · $36,355,030 sold of Indefinite · 91 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 11, 2022 · D/A · $34,355,030 sold of Indefinite · 90 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 19, 2021 · D/A · $27,780,030 sold of Indefinite · 76 investors · min. $50,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Oct 19, 2020 · D/A · $21,155,030 sold of Indefinite · 52 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $37.3M from 91 investors as of the latest filing. Tony is listed as promoter, executive officer on 7 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.

Pooled Investment Fund · group: North Lion

North Lion QP Fund LLC

Minneapolis, MN · Mar 15, 2022 → Mar 13, 2026 · 5 filings
  • Mar 13, 2026 · D · $12,795,575 sold of Indefinite · 27 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Operating Officer and Director of Investment Relations of the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 14, 2025 · D/A · $10,025,391 sold of Indefinite · 22 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 15, 2024 · D/A · $8,769,859 sold of Indefinite · 18 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 15, 2023 · D/A · $6,659,000 sold of Indefinite · 10 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗
  • Mar 15, 2022 · D · $5,000,000 sold of Indefinite · 1 investors · min. $100,000 · role: Promoter EDGAR ↗

Raised $12.8M from 27 investors as of the latest filing. Tony is listed as executive officer, promoter on 5 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.

People around Tony 4

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

Management entity

North Lion Capital Management LLC

Executive Officer, Promoter · 12 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 1 other issuer

Listed on the same filings as Tony Gikas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Chad Anderson

Executive Officer · 12 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Tony Gikas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Dan Flanigan

Promoter · 6 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as Tony Gikas. Their page shows their other deals.

Person

Dan Flannigan

Promoter, Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer)

Listed on the same filings as Tony Gikas. Their page shows their other deals.

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

North Lion

4 issuers · 25 filings · $63.4M reported sold · 2016–2026

One team, 4 deal companies. Tony Gikas is listed on 2 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 Tony Gikas.

Same business address

9 other issuers file from the same address

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)

Not yet searched. Sources to be searched: SEC Investment Adviser Information Reports — Form ADV data for SEC-registered advisers and exempt reporting advisers (file dated 2026-10-02); SEC Investment Adviser Public Disclosure (IAPD) firm search — registered and exempt reporting advisers · Search queued. Results are added automatically; check back later.

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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