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William Bott

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · MD · Sep 24, 2019 → Sep 20, 2022

1deal (issuers)
$2.71Breported sold
82investors
5Form D filings
2019–2022years on file
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Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:44 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William Bott is listed as an executive officer on 5 SEC Form D filings by 1 issuer between Sep 2019 and Sep 2022: BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP (Bethesda, MD — pooled investment fund — 2019–2022; $2.71B reported sold to 82 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 Ian M. Butler (5 shared filings), Robert B. Edwards (5 shared filings), Gary Whitelaw (2 shared filings) and Ben Gray (1 shared filing).

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

The issuer belongs to the sponsor group Mept (18 issuers, $2.73B reported sold, 2010–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Mept has 18 companies on file and $2.73B 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) — 5 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 5 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 5 public filings for William Bott and found 3 differences, 1 worth asking the sponsor about: William Bott is no longer listed on the Sep 13, 2023 amendment; 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for William Bott has not run yet — it is joining a line of 23,137 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 638 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, 2:44 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: VA (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 William Bott..

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).

3. Bankruptcies

5 cases: 1 open, 4 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William Bott open
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Arkansas · No. 3:25-bk-12012 · Filed Jun 16, 2025
Role of William Bott: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 6 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in AR (not a filing state)
William J. Bott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Ohio · No. 05-15118 · Filed Apr 18, 2005 · Closed Sep 30, 2009
Role of William J. Bott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2009-09-30 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 6 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in OH (not a filing state)
William G. Bott and Terry C. Bott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, E.D. Virginia · No. 01-70398 · Filed Feb 13, 2001 · Closed Jul 13, 2005
Role of William G. Bott and Terry C. Bott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2005-07-13 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 6 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in VA (not a filing state)
WILLIAM J. BOTT closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, D. Nevada · No. 96-24621 · Filed Aug 20, 1996 · Closed Feb 18, 1997
Role of WILLIAM J. BOTT: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1997-02-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 6 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in NV (not a filing state)
William J. Bott closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:92-bk-01210 · Filed Jul 6, 1992 · Closed Mar 1, 1993
Role of William J. Bott: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1993-03-01 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 6 federal dockets); 2 people with this name in Form D filings; court in PA (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, 2:44 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

3 differences found between the filings for William Bott — 1 worth asking about (compared 5 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Sep 20, 2022 – Sep 13, 2023

William Bott is no longer listed on the Sep 13, 2023 amendment — BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP

William Bott appears on the Sep 20, 2022 Form D/A (executive officer) but not on the Sep 13, 2023 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.

Form D/A · Sep 20, 2022 ↗Form D/A · Sep 13, 2023 ↗William Bott — PartnerFacts page ↗BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
Sources
Note · Mar 18, 2019 – Feb 3, 2020

Same name, different state: "William Bott" (WI) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is MD. A separate record, "William Bott" with address state WI, is listed on 2 filings — most recently by BlinkTech, LLC (Feb 3, 2020). Both records have filings in the same period (Sep 24, 2019 to Feb 3, 2020).

What this means Two records with one name were active at the same time. That can be one person listing different company addresses, or two different people. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

William Bott (WI) — PartnerFacts page ↗Form D/A · Feb 3, 2020 ↗BlinkTech, LLC — PartnerFacts page ↗William Bott (MD) — this page ↗
Sources
Note · Oct 21, 2010 – Dec 19, 2012

Address moved from Seattle, WA to Bethesda, MD — BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP

The people listed on the Oct 21, 2010 filing give Seattle, WA; on the Dec 19, 2012 filing they give Bethesda, MD.

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.

Form D · Oct 21, 2010 ↗Form D/A · Dec 19, 2012 ↗BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP — PartnerFacts page ↗
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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

0 of 1 offering report sales commissions; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons.

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Sep 20, 2022 D/A
BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP
File 021-149417
$0$0$0Sun Life Institutional Distributors (U.S.) LLC BrokerCheck CRD 170062 ↗
via Sun Life Institutional Distributors (U.S.) LLC (CRD 170062 ↗)
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 1

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

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Pooled Investment Fund · group: Mept

BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP

Bethesda, MD · Sep 24, 2019 → Sep 20, 2022 · 5 filings
  • Sep 20, 2022 · D/A · $2,043,635,084 sold of Indefinite · 76 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Valuation officer of NewTower Trust Company, the manager of the issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 13, 2022 · D/A · $2,043,635,084 sold of Indefinite · 76 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Valuation officer of NewTower Trust Company, the manager of the issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 16, 2021 · D/A · $1,861,815,808 sold of Indefinite · 62 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Valuation officer of NewTower Trust Company, the manager of the issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 18, 2020 · D/A · $1,844,398,721 sold of Indefinite · 62 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Valuation officer of NewTower Trust Company, the manager of the issuer) EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 24, 2019 · D/A · $1,755,664,443 sold of Indefinite · 59 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer (Vice President, Valuation of NewTower Trust Company, the sole member of the manager of the issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $2.71B from 82 investors as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer on 5 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(c) (8,096 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.

  • William Bott — WI, 1 issuer, Mar 18, 2019 → Feb 3, 2020 · no shared issuer

People around William 4

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

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Person

Robert B. Edwards

Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 14 other issuers

Robert B. Edwards is on 15 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

IB
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Person

Ian M. Butler

Executive Officer · 5 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 2 other issuers

Listed on the same filings as William Bott. Their page shows their other deals.

GW
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Person

Gary Whitelaw

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer) · also on 8 other issuers

Gary Whitelaw is on 9 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BG
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Person

Ben Gray

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

Ben Gray is on 6 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

The team behind the deals

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Sponsor group

Mept

18 issuers · 44 filings · $2.73B reported sold · 2010–2026

One team, 18 deal companies. William Bott 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 William Bott.

Same business address

30 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)

None of the 1 issuer 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.

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 William Bott 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 William Bott is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in BGO DIVERSIFIED US PROPERTY FUND LP's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #8,559 of 374,652 in line (1,164 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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Business registries

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