William Ware Bush is listed as an executive officer and promoter on 11 SEC Form D filings by 4 issuers between May 2009 and May 2013: Aspen Diversified Fund LLC (Atlanta, GA — pooled investment fund — 2009–2013; $193.9M reported sold to 2,051 investors), Aspen Commodity Long/Short Fund LLC (Atlanta, GA — pooled investment fund — 2011–2013; $44.2M reported sold to 110 investors), Aspen Balanced Equity Fund LLC (Atlanta, Georgia (as filed: 2Q) — pooled investment fund — 2009–2010; $28.3M reported sold to 31 investors) and Aspen Balanced Equity Fund LTD (Atlanta, GA — pooled investment fund — 2009; $6.77M reported sold to 6 investors).
What this means A repeat sponsor — 4 separate companies raised money with this person listed as executive officer and promoter, over about 4 years. Across those companies the filings report $273.2M sold in total.
Listed alongside Bryan R. Fisher (11 shared filings), Kenneth E. Banwart (11 shared filings), Adam Langley (8 shared filings), Deborah H. Terry (7 shared filings), Paul R. Morin (4 shared filings) and 3 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.
The issuers belong to 2 sponsor groups: Aspen Balanced (2 issuers, $35.1M reported sold, 2009–2010) and Aspen (2 issuers, $238.1M reported sold, 2009–2013).
What this means This person is listed across more than one sponsor team; each group page shows that team's full track record.
Public records searched: federal courts (CourtListener / RECAP), SEC enforcement releases, state securities regulators (AR, AZ, CA, CT, DE, FINRA, GA, HI, ID, LA, ME, MO, MS, MT, NASAA, NC, NH, NM, OR, RI, TX, WA) — 6 bankruptcy cases matching the name listed in Key records below.
What this means 6 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 11 public filings for William Ware Bush and found 9 differences, 2 worth asking the sponsor about: Investor count went down between filings; 6 Form Ds were filed more than 15 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.