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William Speacht

Named as an officer, director or promoter on SEC Form D filings · PA · Aug 24, 2023 → Aug 28, 2024

3deals (issuers)
$485Mreported sold
218investors
4Form D filings
2023–2024years on file

Data last updated Oct 23, 2026, 5:45 PM ET · Courts (RECAP) last checked: Oct 24, 2026, 2:54 AM ET · SEC enforcement last checked: covered by the index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET

The short version

William Speacht is listed as an executive officer on 4 SEC Form D filings by 3 issuers between Aug 2023 and Aug 2024: Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC (Philadelphia, PA — pooled investment fund — 2023; $267.7M reported sold to 48 investors), Macquarie Multi-Cap Growth Fund, LP (Philadelphia, PA — pooled investment fund — 2023; $217.3M reported sold to 170 investors) and Macquarie Emerging Markets Debt Select Opportunities Fund, LLC (Philadelphia, PA — pooled investment fund — 2023–2024).

What this means A repeat sponsor — 3 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer. Across those companies the filings report $485M sold in total.

Listed alongside David F. Connor (4 shared filings), Michael F. Capuzzi (4 shared filings), Richard Salus (4 shared filings), Shawn K. Lytle (4 shared filings), Stephen Hoban (4 shared filings) and 5 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.

All 3 issuers belong to the sponsor group Central Park (51 issuers, $6.81B reported sold, 2009–2026).

What this means A sponsor group is one team that sets up a new company for each deal. Central Park has 51 companies on file and $6.81B 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 (AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA) — 1 court case matching the name listed in Key records below.

What this means 1 record 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 Speacht and found 5 differences: No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open; Address moved from Overland Park, KS to Philadelphia, PA; 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 Speacht has not run yet — it is joining a line of 4,623 names; searches run around the clock at the hosts' allowed rate. Searched so far: 27 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

SPEACHT v. WAL-MART STORES EAST, L.P dismissed
District Court, E.D. Pennsylvania · No. 5:10-cv-00241 · Filed Jan 20, 2010 · Closed Jul 26, 2010 · Nature of suit: 890 Other statutory actions
Role of SPEACHT: Plaintiff · Outcome: Terminated 2010-07-26 — FJC Integrated Database disposition: Dismissed: settled Docket on CourtListener ↗
same rare surname (1 person in Form D filings, 3 federal dockets); surname only in the caption; court in the person's filing state (PA)
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, 2:54 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

None found in sources searched — SEC enforcement releases (index scan as of Oct 24, 2026, 2:50 AM ET) · state securities regulators: AZ, CA, DE, TX, WA (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 Speacht..

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

None found in sources searched — federal bankruptcy courts (CourtListener / RECAP), checked Oct 24, 2026

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, 2:54 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.

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 Speacht (compared 4 filings on Oct 24, 2026)

Note · May 3, 1999 – Nov 15, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC (latest filing Nov 15, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Nov 15, 2023 (first sale May 3, 1999). It reports $267,702,563 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Jan 1, 1994 – Sep 15, 2023

No amendment in the last 12 months on an offering that may still be open — Macquarie Multi-Cap Growth Fund, LP (latest filing Sep 15, 2023)

The latest filing for this offering is dated Sep 15, 2023 (first sale Jan 1, 1994). It reports $25,623,129 sold of an indefinite amount 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 · Nov 15, 2021 – Nov 15, 2022

Address moved from Overland Park, KS to Philadelphia, PA — Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC

The people listed on the Nov 15, 2021 filing give Overland Park, KS; on the Nov 15, 2022 filing they give Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Sources
Note · Feb 12, 2013 – Jun 8, 2017

Address moved from New York, NY to Philadelphia, PA — Macquarie Multi-Cap Growth Fund, LP

The people listed on the Feb 12, 2013 filing give New York, NY; on the Jun 8, 2017 filing they give Philadelphia, PA.

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.

Sources
Note · Nov 15, 2022 – Nov 15, 2023

Minimum investment changed between filings — Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC

The Nov 15, 2022 filing lists a minimum of $0; the Nov 15, 2023 Form D/A lists $2,000,000.

What this means A different minimum usually means the offering terms changed. Check which terms apply to you.

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

1 of 3 offerings reports sales commissions totalling $603,778; 0 report finder's fees; 0 report proceeds to related persons. (includes amounts the issuer reported as estimates)

Offering (latest filing)Sales commissionsFinder's feesTo insidersPaid to sell itSource
Aug 28, 2024 D/A
Macquarie Emerging Markets Debt Select Opportunities Fund, LLC
File 021-411005
$0$0$0Delaware Distributors, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 14232 ↗EDGAR ↗
Nov 15, 2023 D/A
Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC
File 021-134203
$603,778 (est.)$0$0Waddell & Reed, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 866 ↗
via D. Lynne Goodwin (CRD 2104110 ↗)

Waddell & Reed, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 866 ↗
via Nikki Farentino Newton (CRD 2999738 ↗)

Waddell & Reed, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 866 ↗
via Thomas Clayton Johnston (CRD 1562035 ↗)

Waddell & Reed, Inc. BrokerCheck CRD 866 ↗
via Brian Thomas Sullivan (CRD 2766571 ↗)
EDGAR ↗
Sep 15, 2023 D/A
Macquarie Multi-Cap Growth Fund, LP
File 021-84560
$0$0$0Delaware Distributors, L.P. BrokerCheck CRD 14232 ↗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 3

Every issuer that named William Speacht 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: Central Park

Macquarie Emerging Markets Debt Select Opportunities Fund, LLC

Philadelphia, PA · Aug 24, 2023 → Aug 28, 2024 · 2 filings
  • Aug 28, 2024 · D/A · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗
  • Aug 24, 2023 · D/A · $0 sold of Indefinite · 0 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

No sales reported yet 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: 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: Central Park

Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC

Philadelphia, PA · Nov 15, 2023
  • Nov 15, 2023 · D/A · $267,702,563 sold of Indefinite · 47 investors · min. $2,000,000 · role: Executive Officer (Chief Compliance Officer of the Manager of the Issuer) EDGAR ↗

Raised $267.7M from 48 investors as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer.

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: Central Park

Macquarie Multi-Cap Growth Fund, LP

Philadelphia, PA · Sep 15, 2023
  • Sep 15, 2023 · D/A · $25,623,129 sold of Indefinite · 14 investors · min. $1,000,000 · role: Executive Officer EDGAR ↗

Raised $217.3M from 170 investors as of the latest filing. William is listed as executive officer.

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 William 10

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

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David F. Connor

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 13 other issuers

David F. Connor is on 16 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

RS
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Person

Richard Salus

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 8 other issuers

Richard Salus is on 11 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SL
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Shawn K. Lytle

Executive Officer, Director · 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 9 other issuers

Shawn K. Lytle is on 12 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

MC
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Person

Michael F. Capuzzi

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 4 other issuers

Michael F. Capuzzi is on 7 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

SH
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Stephen Hoban

Executive Officer · 4 shared filings (3 issuers) · also on 5 other issuers

Stephen Hoban is on 8 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

BW
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Brett D. Wright

Executive Officer, Director · 3 shared filings (2 issuers) · also on 3 other issuers

Brett D. Wright is on 5 issuers in total — a repeat sponsor. Their page lists every one.

DS
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Person

Daniel Ganteanme Schermann

Executive Officer · 1 shared filing (1 issuer)

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

The team behind the deals

Sponsor group

Central Park

51 issuers · 264 filings · $6.81B reported sold · 2009–2026

One team, 51 deal companies. William Speacht is listed on 3 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 Speacht.

Same business address

5 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 3 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 Speacht 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 3 issuers this person is listed on — nothing matched.

Public profiles and social

Websites and social links of the issuers William Speacht is listed on: none on file. No website or social profile named in Waddell & Reed Small Co Growth Fund, LLC's SEC filings (Form C, Reg A, Form ADV; checked Oct 24, 2026). Web search for this name: #113,415 of 374,652 in line (14 issuers searched so far). One-tap searches: Look further ↓

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