William L. Edwards is listed as an executive officer, director, and promoter on 34 SEC Form D filings by 12 issuers between Mar 2009 and Jul 2012. Largest by amount reported sold: PALO ALTO HEALTHCARE FUND II L P (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $597.7M reported sold to 236 investors), PALO ALTO SMALL CAP FUND LP (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2010–2012; $375.3M reported sold to 257 investors), PALO ALTO HEALTHCARE FUND LP (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2009–2012; $330.9M reported sold to 97 investors), Palo Alto Advanced Life Sciences Fund, L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2010–2011; $167.3M reported sold to 95 investors), PALO ALTO ENERGY FUND, L.P. (Palo Alto, CA — pooled investment fund — 2009–2011; $166.6M reported sold to 85 investors) and 7 more (all listed below).
What this means That is a lot of deals — 12 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, director, and promoter, over about 3 years. Across those companies the filings report $1.86B sold in total.
11 of the issuers belong to the sponsor group Group linked by Anthony Joon Yun (17 issuers, $2.48B reported sold, 2009–2026).
What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Group linked by Anthony Joon Yun has 17 companies on file and $2.48B 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 court cases matching the name, 1 SEC release, 13 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 19 records came back, including 1 court case still open — open cases can take years and cost money. 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 34 public filings for William L. Edwards and found 11 differences, 3 worth asking the sponsor about: William L. Edwards appears on 4 deals that stopped filing before reaching their target; Form D filed 525 days after the first sale; 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.