SEC v. Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd., No. 1:25-cv-09507-AS, Southern District of New York (Feb. 19, 2026) — Complaint
raw: against Defendant Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. (“Bluesky”) and alleges as follows:
against Defendant Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. (“Bluesky”) and alleges as follows:, No. 1:25-cv-09507-AS (S.D.N.Y. Feb. 19, 2026)
Exhibit of Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
Classified investment-adviser-fraud(confidence 97%). EDGAR detection: forms ADV/ADV-E/ADV-W/Form D· recall 33% / precision 13%. detection rule →
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15 U.S.C. § 80b-209(e)15 U.S.C. § 80b-1415 U.S.C. § 80b-4(a)15 U.S.C. § 80b-715 U.S.C. § 80b-9(e)Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers ActSections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act
Parties
Securities and Exchange CommissionBluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
Keywords
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Extracted insights
Dollar amounts 3
- $150.00M $150 million $100M–$1B
- $100.00M $100 million $100M–$1B
- $10.00M $10 million $10M–$100M
Entities 10
- company a private fund named bluesky eagle capital management ltd.
- company bluesky eagle capital management ltd.
- company civil money penalty against bluesky eagle capital management ltd.
- company complaint against bluesky eagle capital management ltd.
- company information about the purported private fund
- person joshua troy hunt
- company permanent injunction against bluesky eagle capital management ltd.
- agency Securities and Exchange Commission
- person separate registered investment adviser
- court united states district court
Triples 14
- Securities And Exchange Commission files Complaint against Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
- Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. made material misrepresentations on December 12, 2023
- Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. represented it is a public company operating out of 140 Broadway
- Joshua Troy Hunt serves as Chief Executive Officer and Chief Operating Officer of Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
- Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. manages $10 million in assets in the United States
- Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. advises a private fund named Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
- Real estate manager of 140 Broadway has no knowledge of Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. or its purported CEO/COO
- Separate registered investment adviser has not reported information about the purported private fund
- Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. failed to respond to request by Commission attorneys to provide records
- Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. violated Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940
- Securities And Exchange Commission seeks permanent injunction against Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
- Securities And Exchange Commission seeks civil money penalty against Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.
- United States District Court has jurisdiction over this action under Section 214 of the Advisers Act
- Venue is proper in Southern District of New York
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ___________________________________________ ) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ) COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) ) BLUESKY EAGLE CAPITAL ) MANAGEMENT LTD., ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________________ ) COMPLAINT Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”) files this Complaint against Defendant Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. (“Bluesky”) and alleges as follows: SUMMARY 1. This case concerns material misrepresentations and statements that could not be substantiated made by Bluesky, a purported investment adviser, in a form filed with the Commission and made available to the public on December 12, 2023, about Bluesky’s organization, office location, assets under management, and clients. 2. Specifically, Bluesky represented in its Form ADV (a form used by investment advisers to register with both the Commission and state securities regulators) that it is a public company operating out of office space on the 52nd floor of 140 Broadway, New York, New York 10005 (“140 Broadway”); that Joshua Troy Hunt serves as both its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”); that it manages $10 million in assets in the United States; that it advises a private fund (with the same name as the defendant: Bluesky 25-cv-9507 2 Eagle Capital Management Ltd.); and that a separate registered investment adviser (“RIA”) reports information about this private fund to the Commission on its own Form ADV. 3. Contrary to Bluesky’s representations, the current real estate manager of 140 Broadway has no knowledge of Bluesky or its purported CEO/COO, and the separate RIA has not reported information about the purported private fund. Moreover, the Commission has not found any reporting of information about the private fund on other filings made with the Commission, and a search of the Commission’s public company database yields no information on Bluesky. 4. In addition, Bluesky failed to respond to a request by Commission attorneys to provide records to substantiate the information on the Form ADV, including the amount of private fund assets under management in the United States. 5. By engaging in the conduct described in this Complaint, Bluesky violated, and unless enjoined will continue to violate, Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-4(a), 80b-7]. NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND RELIEF SOUGHT 6. The Commission brings this action under enforcement authority conferred by Sections 209(d) and 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-9(d) and 80b-9(e)]. 7. The Commission seeks a final judgment: (a) permanently enjoining Bluesky from violating the federal securities laws this Complaint alleges it has violated; (b) permanently enjoining Bluesky, its owners, and its executive officers, from filing a Form ADV as an exempt reporting adviser; (c) ordering Bluesky to pay a civil money penalty under Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-209(e)]; and (d) ordering any other and further relief the Court may deem just and proper. 3 JURISDICTION AND VENUE 8. This Court has jurisdiction over this action under Section 214 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-14]. 9. Defendant, directly or indirectly, made use of the means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce or of the mails in connection with the transactions, acts, practices, and course of business alleged. 10. Venue is proper in the Southern District of New York under Section 214 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-14]. Certain of the acts, practices, transactions, and courses of business alleged in this Complaint occurred within this District. Specifically, Bluesky represented on corporate filings with both the Commission and the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, that its primary business address is 140 Broadway, which is located in the District. DEFENDANT 11. Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. claims that it is a New York corporation with a principal place of business at 140 Broadway. On December 5, 2023, Bluesky filed a certificate of incorporation with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, in which it used the name “Joshua Troy Hunt” as the filer and incorporator, and listed 140 Broadway as Hunt’s address. The certificate of incorporation designated the Secretary of State of New York as the agent of the corporation upon whom process may be served. FACTS I. Investment Adviser Registration and Commission Form ADV 12. The Commission regulates investment advisers, primarily under the Advisers Act and the rules adopted under that statute. One of the central elements of the regulatory program is the requirement that an “investment adviser” under the Advisers Act register with the 4 Commission, unless exempt or prohibited from registration. Generally, only larger advisers that have $100 million or more of regulatory assets under management, or that provide advice to investment company clients, are permitted to register with the Commission. Smaller advisers register under state law with state securities authorities. 13. Exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) are a category of investment advisers who would otherwise be required to register with the Commission under the Advisers Act but for the specific exemptions outlined in Section 203 of the Advisers Act. ERAs include an adviser to private funds with less than $150 million in assets under management in the United States. The registration exemption for such private fund advisers is Section 203(m) of the Advisers Act and Rule 203(m)-1 thereunder. 14. While ERAs are exempt from the registration requirements, any books or records they do maintain are subject to examination by the Commission under Section 204(a) of the Advisers Act. 15. Form ADV is the form used by investment advisers to register with the Commission and with state securities authorities. It consists of two parts, both of which are required to be filed with the Commission, and both of which are publicly available once filed: Form ADV Part 1 and Form ADV Part 2. 16. ERAs, while exempt from registration, are still required to file certain items in Form ADV Part 1. ERAs do not complete Part 2. 17. Part 1 asks for information about, among other things, an adviser’s business, amount of assets under management, ownership, and clients. 18. Form ADV is filed electronically with the Commission through the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (“IARD”), a secure Internet based filing system that collects and maintains the registration, reporting, and disclosure information for investment advisers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), under contract with the Commission, 5 is the developer and operator of the IARD system. Once filed, the Form ADV is available to the public through the Commission’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure database, located at https://adviserinfo.sec.gov. II. Bluesky Made Material Misstatements and Statements in its Form ADV Filed with the Commission That Could Not Be Substantiated. 19. On December 12, 2023, Bluesky filed its Form ADV with the Commission as an ERA. In that filing, Bluesky claims that it qualifies for a registration exemption because it acts solely as an adviser to private funds and has assets under management in the United States of less than $150 million. 20. In the Form ADV, Bluesky lists the 52nd floor of 140 Broadway as its principal office and place of business, and states that Joshua Troy Hunt serves as both its CEO and COO. Bluesky also provides a telephone number with a (205) area code as the main number for its New York office, even though (205) is the area code for the Birmingham, Alabama area. 21. In the Form ADV section titled “Direct Owners and Executive Officers,” Bluesky identifies its “Executive Officers” and its direct owner as itself (that is, Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.). Bluesky also (i) states that it is a public reporting company (often referred to as a “public company”), meaning that it must file certain disclosure reports, including annual, quarterly, and current reports, with the Commission on an ongoing basis, and (ii) provides two Central Index Key (“CIK”) numbers, which are numbers that the Commission assigns to a public reporting company and that can be searched on the Commission’s computer systems to identify corporations and individuals required to file disclosure information. 22. The Form ADV represents that the amount of Bluesky’s private fund assets under management in the United States is $10 million. 23. In addition, the Form ADV represents that Bluesky advises a private fund, also named “Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.,” and lists a private fund identification 6 number. The private fund identification number is a unique identification number assigned to a private fund. 24. Bluesky further states in its Form ADV that a separate RIA “provides information” about Bluesky’s private fund on its own Form ADV filing. 25. Contrary to Bluesky’s representations in the Form ADV: a. the individual who has served as the real estate manager of 140 Broadway for the last 12 years has no knowledge of Bluesky or Joshua Troy Hunt as building tenants, subtenants, or otherwise. Moreover, 140 Broadway is a 51-story building. The 52nd floor does not house tenants, as it is used solely for mechanical purposes; b. the third-party RIA has not reported the Bluesky private fund on its Form ADV filings. Further, the Commission has not found reporting of the private fund or the associated identification number on other filings; and c. a search for either Bluesky or its purported CIK numbers on the Commission’s public reporting company database yields no information. III. Bluesky Failed to Produce Records for Examination. 26. Section 204(a) of the Advisers Act provides that all records of investment advisers are “subject at any time, or from time to time, to such reasonable periodic, special, or other examinations by representatives of the Commission as the Commission deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.” 15 U.S.C. § 80b-4(a). 27. Although ERAs are exempt from the registration requirements, any books and records they do maintain are subject to examination under Section 204(a). 28. Since November 13, 2024, Commission attorneys have attempted to obtain books and records from Bluesky that it is required to produce under the Advisers Act. 29. On November 13, 2024 and December 4, 2024, a Commission attorney emailed Bluesky a letter requesting production of books and records regarding the information on the 7 Form ADV, including its organizational information and the private fund assets under management in the United States. Although the Form ADV itself does not contain an email address for Bluesky, the Commission attorney used email addresses that Bluesky provided to (i) FINRA in connection with the Form ADV filing process and (ii) the New York Department of State in connection with filing its incorporation documents. 30. On November 21, 2024, Commission attorneys called telephone numbers that Bluesky provided on the Form ADV and to FINRA in connection with the Form ADV filing process. The calls went to busy tones unanswered. 31. On April 15, 2025, a Commission attorney again emailed Bluesky at the same addresses that Bluesky provided to FINRA and the New York Department of State. To date, Bluesky has not responded to any emails. 32. In sum, the Form ADV materially misrepresented information about Bluesky’s primary business location, status as a public reporting company, and reporting of private fund clients; and it provided information about its CEO/COO and the amount of private fund assets under management in the United States that (1) could not be substantiated, (2) Bluesky failed to provide information about when requested, and (3) is likely false. Further, Bluesky failed to respond to Commission requests to produce books and records subject to examination. 33. Given the above facts, a reasonable investor would have considered it important in making their decision to invest with Bluesky to know complete and accurate information about its organizational structure and management personnel, office location, amount of assets under management in the United States, and private fund clients. FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF Violation of Advisers Act Section 204(a) 34. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference here the allegations in paragraphs 1 through 33. 8 35. Bluesky failed to make its books and records available to Commission attorneys for examination. 36. By reason of the foregoing, Bluesky has violated and, unless enjoined, will again violate Section 204(a) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-4(a)]. SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF Violation of Advisers Act Section 207 37. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference here the allegations in paragraphs 1 through 33. 38. Bluesky, by use of the mails, and the means and instruments of interstate commerce, directly and indirectly, willfully made untrue statements of material fact in, and omitted to state material facts required to be stated in, reports filed with the Commission. 39. By reason of the foregoing, Bluesky, directly or indirectly, has violated and, unless enjoined, will again violate Section 207 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-7]. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, the Commission requests that this Court enter a Final Judgment: I. Permanently restraining and enjoining Bluesky and its agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them from violating, directly or indirectly, Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-4(a); 80b- 7]. II. Permanently restraining and enjoining Bluesky, its owners, and its executive officers, from filing a Form ADV as an ERA. 9 III. Ordering Bluesky to pay a civil monetary penalty under Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9(e)]. IV. Granting any other and further relief this Court may deem just and proper. JURY DEMAND Under Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff demands that this case be tried to a jury. Dated: November 13, 2025 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Amy Harman Burkart Amy Harman Burkart (Attorney Bar Code No. 4090262) *David H. London (Mass. Bar No. 638789) *Alexandra Lavin (Mass. Bar No. 687785) *Xinyue Angela Lin (Mass. Bar. No. 672786) *Sarah McAteer (Mass. Bar No. 706403) *Dahlia Rin (Mass. Bar No. 674137) Attorneys for Plaintiff U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Boston Regional Office 33 Arch Street, 24th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Phone: 617-573-8997 (London) Email: [email protected] *Not admitted in the S.D.N.Y.
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UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF NEW YORK ___________________________________________ ) SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE ) COMMISSION, ) ) Plaintiff, ) ) Civil Action No. v. ) ) BLUESKY EAGLE CAPITAL ) MANAGEMENT LTD., ) ) Defendant. ) ___________________________________________ ) COMPLAINT Plaintiff Securities and Exchange Commission (“the Commission”) files this Complaint against Defendant Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. (“Bluesky”) and alleges as follows: SUMMARY 1. This case concerns material misrepresentations and statements that could not be substantiated made by Bluesky, a purported investment adviser, in a form filed with the Commission and made available to the public on December 12, 2023, about Bluesky’s organization, office location, assets under management, and clients. 2. Specifically, Bluesky represented in its Form ADV (a form used by investment advisers to register with both the Commission and state securities regulators) that it is a public company operating out of office space on the 52nd floor of 140 Broadway, New York, New York 10005 (“140 Broadway”); that Joshua Troy Hunt serves as both its Chief Executive Officer (“CEO”) and Chief Operating Officer (“COO”); that it manages $10 million in assets in the United States; that it advises a private fund (with the same name as the defendant: Bluesky 25-cv-9507 Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 1 of 9 2 Eagle Capital Management Ltd.); and that a separate registered investment adviser (“RIA”) reports information about this private fund to the Commission on its own Form ADV. 3. Contrary to Bluesky’s representations, the current real estate manager of 140 Broadway has no knowledge of Bluesky or its purported CEO/COO, and the separate RIA has not reported information about the purported private fund. Moreover, the Commission has not found any reporting of information about the private fund on other filings made with the Commission, and a search of the Commission’s public company database yields no information on Bluesky. 4. In addition, Bluesky failed to respond to a request by Commission attorneys to provide records to substantiate the information on the Form ADV, including the amount of private fund assets under management in the United States. 5. By engaging in the conduct described in this Complaint, Bluesky violated, and unless enjoined will continue to violate, Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Investment Advisers Act of 1940 (the “Advisers Act”) [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-4(a), 80b-7]. NATURE OF THE PROCEEDINGS AND RELIEF SOUGHT 6. The Commission brings this action under enforcement authority conferred by Sections 209(d) and 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-9(d) and 80b-9(e)]. 7. The Commission seeks a final judgment: (a) permanently enjoining Bluesky from violating the federal securities laws this Complaint alleges it has violated; (b) permanently enjoining Bluesky, its owners, and its executive officers, from filing a Form ADV as an exempt reporting adviser; (c) ordering Bluesky to pay a civil money penalty under Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-209(e)]; and (d) ordering any other and further relief the Court may deem just and proper. Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 2 of 9 3 JURISDICTION AND VENUE 8. This Court has jurisdiction over this action under Section 214 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-14]. 9. Defendant, directly or indirectly, made use of the means or instrumentalities of interstate commerce or of the mails in connection with the transactions, acts, practices, and course of business alleged. 10. Venue is proper in the Southern District of New York under Section 214 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-14]. Certain of the acts, practices, transactions, and courses of business alleged in this Complaint occurred within this District. Specifically, Bluesky represented on corporate filings with both the Commission and the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, that its primary business address is 140 Broadway, which is located in the District. DEFENDANT 11. Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd. claims that it is a New York corporation with a principal place of business at 140 Broadway. On December 5, 2023, Bluesky filed a certificate of incorporation with the New York Department of State, Division of Corporations, in which it used the name “Joshua Troy Hunt” as the filer and incorporator, and listed 140 Broadway as Hunt’s address. The certificate of incorporation designated the Secretary of State of New York as the agent of the corporation upon whom process may be served. FACTS I. Investment Adviser Registration and Commission Form ADV 12. The Commission regulates investment advisers, primarily under the Advisers Act and the rules adopted under that statute. One of the central elements of the regulatory program is the requirement that an “investment adviser” under the Advisers Act register with the Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 3 of 9 4 Commission, unless exempt or prohibited from registration. Generally, only larger advisers that have $100 million or more of regulatory assets under management, or that provide advice to investment company clients, are permitted to register with the Commission. Smaller advisers register under state law with state securities authorities. 13. Exempt reporting advisers (“ERAs”) are a category of investment advisers who would otherwise be required to register with the Commission under the Advisers Act but for the specific exemptions outlined in Section 203 of the Advisers Act. ERAs include an adviser to private funds with less than $150 million in assets under management in the United States. The registration exemption for such private fund advisers is Section 203(m) of the Advisers Act and Rule 203(m)-1 thereunder. 14. While ERAs are exempt from the registration requirements, any books or records they do maintain are subject to examination by the Commission under Section 204(a) of the Advisers Act. 15. Form ADV is the form used by investment advisers to register with the Commission and with state securities authorities. It consists of two parts, both of which are required to be filed with the Commission, and both of which are publicly available once filed: Form ADV Part 1 and Form ADV Part 2. 16. ERAs, while exempt from registration, are still required to file certain items in Form ADV Part 1. ERAs do not complete Part 2. 17. Part 1 asks for information about, among other things, an adviser’s business, amount of assets under management, ownership, and clients. 18. Form ADV is filed electronically with the Commission through the Investment Adviser Registration Depository (“IARD”), a secure Internet based filing system that collects and maintains the registration, reporting, and disclosure information for investment advisers. The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (“FINRA”), under contract with the Commission, Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 4 of 9 5 is the developer and operator of the IARD system. Once filed, the Form ADV is available to the public through the Commission’s Investment Adviser Public Disclosure database, located at https://adviserinfo.sec.gov. II. Bluesky Made Material Misstatements and Statements in its Form ADV Filed with the Commission That Could Not Be Substantiated. 19. On December 12, 2023, Bluesky filed its Form ADV with the Commission as an ERA. In that filing, Bluesky claims that it qualifies for a registration exemption because it acts solely as an adviser to private funds and has assets under management in the United States of less than $150 million. 20. In the Form ADV, Bluesky lists the 52nd floor of 140 Broadway as its principal office and place of business, and states that Joshua Troy Hunt serves as both its CEO and COO. Bluesky also provides a telephone number with a (205) area code as the main number for its New York office, even though (205) is the area code for the Birmingham, Alabama area. 21. In the Form ADV section titled “Direct Owners and Executive Officers,” Bluesky identifies its “Executive Officers” and its direct owner as itself (that is, Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.). Bluesky also (i) states that it is a public reporting company (often referred to as a “public company”), meaning that it must file certain disclosure reports, including annual, quarterly, and current reports, with the Commission on an ongoing basis, and (ii) provides two Central Index Key (“CIK”) numbers, which are numbers that the Commission assigns to a public reporting company and that can be searched on the Commission’s computer systems to identify corporations and individuals required to file disclosure information. 22. The Form ADV represents that the amount of Bluesky’s private fund assets under management in the United States is $10 million. 23. In addition, the Form ADV represents that Bluesky advises a private fund, also named “Bluesky Eagle Capital Management Ltd.,” and lists a private fund identification Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 5 of 9 6 number. The private fund identification number is a unique identification number assigned to a private fund. 24. Bluesky further states in its Form ADV that a separate RIA “provides information” about Bluesky’s private fund on its own Form ADV filing. 25. Contrary to Bluesky’s representations in the Form ADV: a. the individual who has served as the real estate manager of 140 Broadway for the last 12 years has no knowledge of Bluesky or Joshua Troy Hunt as building tenants, subtenants, or otherwise. Moreover, 140 Broadway is a 51-story building. The 52nd floor does not house tenants, as it is used solely for mechanical purposes; b. the third-party RIA has not reported the Bluesky private fund on its Form ADV filings. Further, the Commission has not found reporting of the private fund or the associated identification number on other filings; and c. a search for either Bluesky or its purported CIK numbers on the Commission’s public reporting company database yields no information. III. Bluesky Failed to Produce Records for Examination. 26. Section 204(a) of the Advisers Act provides that all records of investment advisers are “subject at any time, or from time to time, to such reasonable periodic, special, or other examinations by representatives of the Commission as the Commission deems necessary or appropriate in the public interest or for the protection of investors.” 15 U.S.C. § 80b-4(a). 27. Although ERAs are exempt from the registration requirements, any books and records they do maintain are subject to examination under Section 204(a). 28. Since November 13, 2024, Commission attorneys have attempted to obtain books and records from Bluesky that it is required to produce under the Advisers Act. 29. On November 13, 2024 and December 4, 2024, a Commission attorney emailed Bluesky a letter requesting production of books and records regarding the information on the Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 6 of 9 7 Form ADV, including its organizational information and the private fund assets under management in the United States. Although the Form ADV itself does not contain an email address for Bluesky, the Commission attorney used email addresses that Bluesky provided to (i) FINRA in connection with the Form ADV filing process and (ii) the New York Department of State in connection with filing its incorporation documents. 30. On November 21, 2024, Commission attorneys called telephone numbers that Bluesky provided on the Form ADV and to FINRA in connection with the Form ADV filing process. The calls went to busy tones unanswered. 31. On April 15, 2025, a Commission attorney again emailed Bluesky at the same addresses that Bluesky provided to FINRA and the New York Department of State. To date, Bluesky has not responded to any emails. 32. In sum, the Form ADV materially misrepresented information about Bluesky’s primary business location, status as a public reporting company, and reporting of private fund clients; and it provided information about its CEO/COO and the amount of private fund assets under management in the United States that (1) could not be substantiated, (2) Bluesky failed to provide information about when requested, and (3) is likely false. Further, Bluesky failed to respond to Commission requests to produce books and records subject to examination. 33. Given the above facts, a reasonable investor would have considered it important in making their decision to invest with Bluesky to know complete and accurate information about its organizational structure and management personnel, office location, amount of assets under management in the United States, and private fund clients. FIRST CLAIM FOR RELIEF Violation of Advisers Act Section 204(a) 34. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference here the allegations in paragraphs 1 through 33. Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 7 of 9 8 35. Bluesky failed to make its books and records available to Commission attorneys for examination. 36. By reason of the foregoing, Bluesky has violated and, unless enjoined, will again violate Section 204(a) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-4(a)]. SECOND CLAIM FOR RELIEF Violation of Advisers Act Section 207 37. The Commission realleges and incorporates by reference here the allegations in paragraphs 1 through 33. 38. Bluesky, by use of the mails, and the means and instruments of interstate commerce, directly and indirectly, willfully made untrue statements of material fact in, and omitted to state material facts required to be stated in, reports filed with the Commission. 39. By reason of the foregoing, Bluesky, directly or indirectly, has violated and, unless enjoined, will again violate Section 207 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-7]. PRAYER FOR RELIEF WHEREFORE, the Commission requests that this Court enter a Final Judgment: I. Permanently restraining and enjoining Bluesky and its agents, servants, employees and attorneys and all persons in active concert or participation with any of them from violating, directly or indirectly, Sections 204(a) and 207 of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. §§ 80b-4(a); 80b- 7]. II. Permanently restraining and enjoining Bluesky, its owners, and its executive officers, from filing a Form ADV as an ERA. Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 8 of 9 9 III. Ordering Bluesky to pay a civil monetary penalty under Section 209(e) of the Advisers Act [15 U.S.C. § 80b-9(e)]. IV. Granting any other and further relief this Court may deem just and proper. JURY DEMAND Under Rule 38 of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure, Plaintiff demands that this case be tried to a jury. Dated: November 13, 2025 Respectfully submitted, /s/ Amy Harman Burkart Amy Harman Burkart (Attorney Bar Code No. 4090262) *David H. London (Mass. Bar No. 638789) *Alexandra Lavin (Mass. Bar No. 687785) *Xinyue Angela Lin (Mass. Bar. No. 672786) *Sarah McAteer (Mass. Bar No. 706403) *Dahlia Rin (Mass. Bar No. 674137) Attorneys for Plaintiff U.S. SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Boston Regional Office 33 Arch Street, 24th Floor Boston, MA 02110 Phone: 617-573-8997 (London) Email: [email protected] *Not admitted in the S.D.N.Y. Case 1:25-cv-09507 Document 1 Filed 11/13/25 Page 9 of 9