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Gate Strategic's Automaton II sells $4.5M PE offering

The SEC filing names TGSO Advisor as a related person and classifies the issuer as a private equity fund.

$4.5MOffering amount sold in full at filing

At a glance

  1. The fund recorded its first sale on Oct. 21 for the full $4.5 million offering.
  2. The Form D does not disclose fees, strategy or minimums; allocators will have to obtain those terms from the issuer.
  3. A separate Form D filed the same day showed AP Maverick's co-invest fund reporting $13.2 million sold and an Oct. 21 first sale, with no total offering amount stated.

Automaton II, a series of The Gate Strategic Opportunities LLC, sold its entire $4.5 million private equity offering, according to a Form D filed with the SEC on Oct. 23.

The fund recorded its first sale on Oct. 21 for the full $4.5 million offering. LLC TGSO Advisor is named as a related person. The issuer is listed in the pooled investment fund industry group and classified as a private equity fund.

The Form D does not disclose fees, strategy or minimums; allocators will have to obtain those terms from the issuer.

A separate Form D filed the same day showed AP Maverick's co-invest fund reporting $13.2 million sold and an Oct. 21 first sale, with no total offering amount stated. The Automaton II series is the smaller by roughly two-thirds on the amounts disclosed.

Reported by the Private Equity desk from SEC EDGAR Form D. Published . Updated Oct 24, 2026 · 7:37 p.m. ET. Corrections

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