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William McCarthy

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · CA · Sep 10, 2009 → Aug 25, 2023

2deals (issuers)
$228.6Mreported sold
65investors
4Form D filings
2009–2023years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:19 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William McCarthy is listed as an executive officer on 4 SEC Form D filings by 2 issuers between Sep 2009 and Aug 2023: Genesis Therapeutics, Inc. (Burlingame, CA — biotechnology — 2022–2023; $224M reported sold to 50 investors) and WILD PLANET FOODS INC (Mckinleyville, CA — industry reported as "Other" — 2009–2010; $4.58M reported sold to 15 investors).

What this means 2 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer, over about 14 years. Across those companies the filings report $228.6M sold in total.

Listed alongside BENJAMIN SKLAROFF (2 shared filings), EVAN FEINBERG (2 shared filings), Gary Erickson (2 shared filings), Jason Winship (2 shared filings), KRIS JENNER (2 shared filings) and 7 others.

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.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name, 1 SEC release, 2 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 4 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 4 public filings for William McCarthy and found 7 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Amount sold went down between filings; Form D filed 184 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.

What the community is saying

Community search for William McCarthy has not run yet — it is joining a line of 17,494 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

1 case: 1 dismissed

William L McCarthy v. Charter Communications of California, LLC dismissed
District Court, C.D. California · No. 2:16-cv-06059 · Filed Aug 12, 2016 · Closed Jun 2, 2017 · Nature of suit: 890 Other Statutory Actions · Cause: 47:0227 Violation of Telephone Consumer Protection Act
Role of William L McCarthy: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2017-06-02 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 159 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:19 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.

2. Regulatory actions

1 SEC release

ABS Industries, Inc., William J. McCarthy, Theodore Ursu III, John M. McHale, and David R. Bush Litigation release
SEC · Apr 18, 2000 · Parties as named in the release: ABS Industries, Inc., William J. McCarthy, Theodore Ursu III, John M. McHale, and David R. Bush Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 4 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
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 McCarthy..

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)

William J Mccarthy closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 8:98-bk-15390 · Filed Apr 7, 1998 · Closed Aug 6, 1998
Role of William J Mccarthy: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-08-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 159 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
William L Mccarthy and Donna Mccarthy closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, C.D. California · No. 6:97-bk-32636 · Filed Dec 31, 1997 · Closed Apr 22, 1998
Role of William L Mccarthy and Donna Mccarthy: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 1998-04-22 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 159 federal dockets); 4 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (CA)
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, 2:19 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

7 differences found between the filings for William McCarthy — 2 worth asking about (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Worth asking · Sep 10, 2009 – Mar 15, 2010

Amount sold went down between filings — WILD PLANET FOODS INC

The Sep 10, 2009 filing says $4,579,316 sold; the Mar 15, 2010 Form D says $2,815,362 sold — $1,763,954 less.

What this means Amounts sold normally only go up as a raise continues. A drop can mean investors were refunded, a figure was corrected, or an earlier number was wrong. Ask the sponsor which it was.

Sources
Worth asking · Jun 22, 2022 – Dec 23, 2022

Form D filed 184 days after the first sale — Genesis Therapeutics, Inc.

The filing says the first sale was Jun 22, 2022. The Form D was filed Dec 23, 2022 — 184 days later. The rule: a Form D is generally due within 15 days after the first sale, so this one is 169 days past that.

What this means The notice went in months after money was taken in. Late notices are common and carry no penalty by themselves, but it is fair to ask the sponsor why the paperwork lagged.

Sources
Note · Sep 10, 2009 – Mar 15, 2010

Offering amount lowered between filings — WILD PLANET FOODS INC

The Sep 10, 2009 filing says $5,000,000 offered; the Mar 15, 2010 Form D says $3,880,000.

What this means The target raise got smaller. That can mean the plan shrank or the sponsor stopped early. Ask what changed in the deal.

Sources
Note · Jul 31, 2008 – Mar 15, 2010

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — WILD PLANET FOODS INC (latest filing Mar 15, 2010)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Mar 15, 2010 (first sale Jul 31, 2008). It reports $2,815,362 sold of $3,880,000 offered. No later amendment is in our index as of Oct 24, 2026.

What this means SEC rules expect a yearly amendment while an offering is still going. The raise may simply have ended — a Form D does not say when it closed. Ask the sponsor whether the offering closed, when, and at what amount.

Sources
Note · Mar 2, 2020 – Oct 15, 2024

Same name, different state: "William McCarthy" (IL) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William McCarthy" with address state IL, is listed on 18 filings — most recently by Ocient Inc. (Oct 15, 2024). Both records have filings in the same period (Mar 2, 2020 to Aug 25, 2023).

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.

Sources
Note · Jun 5, 2018 – May 14, 2019

Same name, different state: "William Joseph McCarthy" (NY) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William Joseph McCarthy" with address state NY, is listed on 3 filings — most recently by Normandy Road, LLC (May 14, 2019). Both records have filings in the same period (Jun 5, 2018 to May 14, 2019).

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.

Sources
Note · Jan 21, 2015

Same name, different state: "William McCarthy" (PA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is CA. A separate record, "William McCarthy" with address state PA, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Rehabilitation & Community Providers Services Organization, Inc. (Jan 21, 2015). Both records have filings in the same period (Jan 21, 2015).

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.

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 25, 2023 D
Genesis Therapeutics, Inc.
File 021-490705
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Dec 23, 2022 D
Genesis Therapeutics, Inc.
File 021-468673
$0$0$0None listed on this filingEDGAR ↗
Mar 15, 2010 D
WILD PLANET FOODS INC
File 021-121523
$0 (est.)$0 (est.)$0 (est.)None 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 2

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

Biotechnology

Genesis Therapeutics, Inc.

Burlingame, CA · Dec 23, 2022 → Aug 25, 2023 · 2 filings
  • Aug 25, 2023 · D · $224,025,681 sold of $224,025,681 · 50 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Dec 23, 2022 · D · $23,894,572 sold of $23,894,572 · 33 investors · min. No minimum reported · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $224M from 50 investors (100% of the $224M target) as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer on 2 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: Biotechnology / 506(b) (3,253 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

WILD PLANET FOODS INC

Mckinleyville, CA · Sep 10, 2009 → Mar 15, 2010 · 2 filings
  • Mar 15, 2010 · D · $2,815,362 sold of $3,880,000 · 15 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Sep 10, 2009 · D/A · $4,579,316 sold of $5,000,000 · 10 investors · min. $1,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $4.58M from 15 investors (100% of the $3.88M target) as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer on 2 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.

Other pages with the same name (3)

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

People around William 12

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

William D. Walters

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Jason Winship

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

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

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Person

William F. Carvalho

Director, Executive Officer, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

EVAN FEINBERG

Executive Officer, Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

LEONARD BELL

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

PEPTIBOON PRASIT

Director, Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

KRIS JENNER

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

BENJAMIN SKLAROFF

Executive Officer · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Gary Erickson

Director · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Terry Hunt

Director, Executive Officer, Promoter · 2 shared filings (1 issuer)

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

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Person

Vijay Pande

Director · 1 shared filing (1 issuer) · also on 9 other issuers

Vijay Pande is on 10 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

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Person

STEPHEN DANN

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Same business address

1 other issuer 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 2 issuers 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 McCarthy 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 2 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers William McCarthy is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Genesis Therapeutics, Inc.'s SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #119,031 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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