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William Smith

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · AL · Nov 24, 2025 → Nov 24, 2025

1deal (issuers)
$0reported sold
2investors
1Form D filing
2025year on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:16 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William Smith is listed as a director on 1 SEC Form D filing by 1 issuer in Nov 2025: Flowhunter Alpha Fund LLC (Birmingham, AL — investing — 2025; 2 investors reported).

What this means One deal on file with the SEC, filed Nov 2025. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment — it is a notice, not an approval.

No other person or management entity is listed on the same filings.

What this means The filings name this person alone — no co-officers, directors or promoters were listed.

Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 4 SEC releases, 19 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 23 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 1 public filing for William Smith and found 5 differences: Same name, different state: "William Smith" (E9 or CA) is a separate record; Same name, different state: "WILLIAM TY SMITH" (TX) is a separate record; 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 Smith has not run yet — it is joining a line of 16,111 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

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, 2:16 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

4 SEC releases

Palm Beach Atlantic Financial Group, LLC and William A. Smith Litigation release
SEC · Dec 11, 2019 · Parties as named in the release: Palm Beach Atlantic Financial Group, LLC and William A. Smith Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 33 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
Wm Smith & Co. and William S. Smith Administrative proceeding
SEC · Jun 26, 2017 · Parties as named in the release: Wm Smith & Co. and William S. Smith Read the release ↗
same full name in the release title; 33 people with this name in Form D filings; the person's filing state is not named
William Scott Smith Administrative proceeding
SEC · Sep 16, 1996 · Parties as named in the release: William Scott Smith Read the release ↗
person name; common name
William Scott Smith, William G. Smith, AnthonySkulski, Alicia Grady Skulski and Raul N. Rodriguez Litigation release
SEC · Sep 6, 1996 · Parties as named in the release: William Scott Smith, William G. Smith, AnthonySkulski, Alicia Grady Skulski and Raul N. Rodriguez Read the release ↗
person name; common name
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 Smith..

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

19 cases: 14 open, 5 closed (disposition not in docket feed)

William T. Smith and Karen C. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 26-71297 · Filed Sep 4, 2026
Role of William T. Smith and Karen C. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William R. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 26-31128 · Filed Apr 29, 2026
Role of William R. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William D Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 26-30224 · Filed Jan 27, 2026
Role of William D Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
Kimberly Smith and William A. Smith, III open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 25-80880 · Filed Apr 29, 2025
Role of William A. Smith, III: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William T. Smith and Karen C. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 25-00187 · Filed Jan 21, 2025
Role of William T. Smith and Karen C. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William J. Smith and Tracey L. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 23-02722 · Filed Oct 12, 2023
Role of William J. Smith and Tracey L. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William A. Smith, III and Kimberly L. Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 23-81531 · Filed Aug 23, 2023 · Closed Dec 6, 2023
Role of William A. Smith, III: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-12-06 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William S Smith, Jr and Jessica M Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 23-81181 · Filed Jul 6, 2023
Role of William S Smith, Jr: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William Smith, Jr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · No. 23-20077 · Filed Apr 26, 2023
Role of William Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William Smith, Jr. open
United States Bankruptcy Court, S.D. Alabama · No. 22-20287 · Filed Dec 8, 2022
Role of William Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William R. Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 22-32003 · Filed Oct 19, 2022
Role of William R. Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William S Smith and Ginger Allison Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 22-00048 · Filed Jan 7, 2022
Role of William S Smith and Ginger Allison Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William E Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 21-81158 · Filed Jul 1, 2021 · Closed Sep 11, 2023
Role of William E Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2023-09-11 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William A Smith, Jr. closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 19-11309 · Filed Aug 8, 2019 · Closed Dec 26, 2019
Role of William A Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-12-26 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William H Smith and Sharon A Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 19-81106 · Filed Apr 11, 2019
Role of William H Smith and Sharon A Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William R Smith and Cecillia Kate Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 19-80891 · Filed Mar 21, 2019
Role of William R Smith and Cecillia Kate Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William Smith and Karen Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 18-03585 · Filed Aug 31, 2018 · Closed Jan 18, 2019
Role of William Smith and Karen Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2019-01-18 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William Smith and Tonya Smith open
United States Bankruptcy Court, M.D. Alabama · No. 18-10036 · Filed Jan 9, 2018
Role of William Smith and Tonya Smith: Debtor · Outcome: Open — no termination date on the docket (bulk snapshot 2026-09-30) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
William S Smith, Jr. and Jessica M Smith closed
United States Bankruptcy Court, N.D. Alabama · No. 17-83281 · Filed Nov 2, 2017 · Closed Feb 14, 2018
Role of William S Smith, Jr.: Debtor · Outcome: Case closed 2018-02-14 (disposition not included in the bulk docket feed — see docket) Docket on CourtListener ↗
same full name (a name found in 5522 federal dockets); 33 people with this name in Form D filings; court in the person's filing state (AL)
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, 2:16 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

5 differences found between the filings for William Smith (compared 1 filing on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · Mar 25, 2021 – Oct 15, 2026

Same name, different state: "William Smith" (E9 or CA) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AL. A separate record, "William Smith" with address state E9 or CA, is listed on 25 filings — most recently by Westbeck Energy Opportunity Fund (US) LP (Oct 15, 2026). Both records have filings in the same period (Nov 24, 2025).

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 · Aug 20, 2020 – Nov 3, 2023

Same name, different state: "WILLIAM TY SMITH" (TX) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AL. A separate record, "WILLIAM TY SMITH" with address state TX, is listed on 7 filings — most recently by Exline Industrial Fund III, LP (Nov 3, 2023). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Nov 24, 2025; the other runs Aug 20, 2020 to Nov 3, 2023.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · Sep 18, 2009

Same name, different state: "William Henry Smith" (V8) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AL. A separate record, "William Henry Smith" with address state V8, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Eumedic Ltd (Sep 18, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Nov 24, 2025; the other has one filing dated Sep 18, 2009.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · May 14, 2009

Same name, different state: "William C Smith" (SC) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AL. A separate record, "William C Smith" with address state SC, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Red Rock Real Estate Fund I, LLC (May 14, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Nov 24, 2025; the other has one filing dated May 14, 2009.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. We keep them apart until a filing ties them together. Check both pages before you decide.

Sources
Note · May 14, 2009

Same name, different state: "William R Smith" (OH) is a separate record

This page covers filings where the address state is AL. A separate record, "William R Smith" with address state OH, is listed on 1 filing — most recently by Ensurapet (May 14, 2009). The two records do not overlap in time: this page has one filing dated Nov 24, 2025; the other has one filing dated May 14, 2009.

What this means Could be the same person who moved, or two people with the same name. 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 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
Nov 24, 2025 D
Flowhunter Alpha Fund LLC
File 021-564834
$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 William Smith on a Form D, newest first. A Form D is the notice a company files after it starts selling a private investment.

Investing

Flowhunter Alpha Fund LLC

Birmingham, AL · Nov 24, 2025
  • Nov 24, 2025 · D · $0 sold of Indefinite · 2 investors · min. $60,000 · role: Director EDGAR ↗

2 investors reported; no amount sold yet as of the latest filing. William 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: Investing / 506(b) (2,521 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 (20)

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

  • William Smith — CA, 7 issuers, Nov 2, 2009 → Sep 12, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • William Smith — Cayman Islands (as filed: E9), CA, 6 issuers, Mar 25, 2021 → Oct 15, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William F Smith — PA, 6 issuers, Oct 7, 2014 → Nov 12, 2019 · no shared issuer
  • WILLIAM TY SMITH — TX, 5 issuers, Aug 20, 2020 → Nov 3, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • William Smith — TX, 3 issuers, Oct 14, 2008 → Apr 24, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William Blaine Smith — NY, 2 issuers, Aug 30, 2010 → Dec 30, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • WILLIAM B. SMITH — CT, 2 issuers, Jun 16, 2017 → Mar 31, 2023 · no shared issuer
  • William Smith — FL, Ontario, Canada (as filed: A6), 2 issuers, Oct 31, 2017 → Sep 4, 2025 · no shared issuer
  • William S. Smith, III — MS, 2 issuers, Jun 7, 2013 → Jun 7, 2013 · no shared issuer
  • William C Smith — SC, 1 issuer, May 14, 2009 → May 14, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • William R Smith — OH, 1 issuer, May 14, 2009 → May 14, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • William Henry Smith — Switzerland (as filed: V8), 1 issuer, Sep 18, 2009 → Sep 18, 2009 · no shared issuer
  • William W. Smith Jr. — PA, CA, 1 issuer, Apr 21, 2021 → Jun 30, 2026 · no shared issuer
  • William Smith — Alberta, Canada (as filed: A0), 1 issuer, Mar 26, 2010 → Mar 26, 2010 · no shared issuer
  • William Smith — NJ, 1 issuer, Feb 24, 2011 → Feb 24, 2011 · no shared issuer
  • William J Smith — NC, 1 issuer, May 6, 2013 → Mar 19, 2014 · no shared issuer
  • William M. Smith — MA, 1 issuer, Sep 23, 2013 → Jan 14, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • William Smith — LA, 1 issuer, Mar 11, 2016 → Mar 11, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • William J Smith — CO, 1 issuer, Aug 30, 2016 → Aug 30, 2016 · no shared issuer
  • William D. Smith Jr. — GA, 1 issuer, Jul 12, 2017 → Jul 12, 2017 · no shared issuer

People around William 0

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

No other person or management entity is named on the same filings.

The team behind the deals

Same business address

2 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 Smith 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 Smith is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Flowhunter Alpha Fund LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #53,588 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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