1Founder, executive and shareholder
analysisSarris founded Linqto’s earlier financial-technology software business in 2010. The petition-date statement reports a 7% Parent interest and lists him as director and former Liquidshares CEO. Those are dated company disclosures, not a complete ultimate-beneficial-ownership finding; founder status does not establish continued executive authority. 1 2
analysisLeadership descriptions differ. Contemporary February and April 2024 announcements name Endoso CEO and Sarris executive chairman, while later restructuring accounts describe Sarris’s succession by Siciliano on January 2, 2025. The retained record does not resolve who exercised ultimate authority throughout the overlapping period. The January 2025 appointment record does not independently establish later continuation. 3 4 1
analysisThe proposed April 2024 BCSA combination used a $700 million implied enterprise value, not cash proceeds or an achieved market valuation. That proposed transaction was terminated September 26, 2024; it should not be treated as a completed acquisition or public listing. 3 5
sources in this section
- Court record source · s-d144 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d18 identified by category only · Court record
- Linqto employee FAQ on the proposed BCSA combination, April 9, 2024 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
- Company statement source · s-d24 identified by category only · Company statement
- BCSA Form 8-K: termination of Linqto combination, September 26, 2024 U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission EDGAR
2Bankruptcy objections and responses
analysisIn January 2026 Sarris challenged the bankruptcy narrative, sought relief involving sealed materials and raised Nikkl conflict and customer-ownership theories. These were his litigation positions, rather than findings that the petitions were invalid or that disclosed interests caused misconduct. The committee defended the General Committee’s authorization and rejected the theory that the plan transferred assets to management. 1 2 3 4
analysisThe committee also disputed his reliance on a true-sale opinion: it said the opinion assumed a sale and distinguished sale from pledge, without establishing actual transfers to valid series. The record establishes exploration of a Nikkl acquisition, not completion. These January objections preceded the separate September criminal indictment. 1 4 5
sources in this section
- Court record source · s-d200 identified by category only · Court record
- SDNY announcement of charges against Sarris and Endoso's plea, September 2, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice, Southern District of New York
- Media source · s-d194 identified by category only · Media
- Court record source · s-d8 identified by category only · Court record
- Court record source · s-d6 identified by category only · Court record
3Separate criminal and civil status
analysisFederal prosecutors announced Sarris’s criminal charges September 2, 2026. He is presumed innocent. His lawyer Tim Treanor said he would fight the charges and attributed recovery uncertainty to the later bankruptcy; that causal explanation is a defense position. Endoso’s August guilty plea concerns Endoso and does not establish Sarris’s guilt. 1 2
analysisThe November 17, 2025 amended customer complaint names Sarris among its defendants. The retained A.O.H. Driedijk Holding v. Sarris docket, 1:25-cv-05643, has a last known filing date of October 2, 2026. Naming a defendant and a docket date do not establish liability or a merits outcome. The shared case does not establish business association among the defendants. 3
sources in this section
- SDNY announcement of charges against Sarris and Endoso's plea, September 2, 2026 U.S. Department of Justice, Southern District of New York
- Media source · s-d194 identified by category only · Media
- Court record source · s-d146 identified by category only · Court record
Recorded connections
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Directordocumented · Record reference date 2025-07-07; precise tenure not established · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Former CEO under restructuring narrative; tenure disputed for 2024documented · Ended 2025-01-02 in later account; 2024 CEO chronology disputed · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Founder in 2010documented · Founding act in 2010 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Shareholder and director identified by committeereported · January 2026 committee account; petition-date director and shareholder roles represented separately · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto Liquidshares, LLCAlleged direction of customer-share tenderreported · 2024-12 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Shareholder objecting to planreported · Record reference date 2026-01-30; precise tenure not established · current or historical not established
- Joseph Endoso to William SarrisFormer second-in-command to Sarris at Linqto, according to prosecution accountsdocumented · Former role; August–September 2026 prosecution accounts do not establish exact tenure · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.7% shareholder and director at petition datedocumented · Record reference date 2025-07-07; precise tenure not established · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Beneficiary of debtor tax paymentdocumented · 2024-03-01 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto Liquidshares, LLCFormer chief executive officerdocumented · Record reference date 2025-08-11; precise tenure not established · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Founder and alleged controlling executivereported · 2020–2025 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Alleged substantial shareholder and restricted-unit recipientreported · 2023-10 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Allegedly directed tender of customer-allocated sharesreported · Record reference date 2025-01-03; precise tenure not established · historical
- Joseph Endoso and William SarrisAlleged coconspirator; Endoso pleaded guiltyreported · Record reference date 2021-10; precise tenure not established · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Executive chairman announced after CEO tenurereported · 2024-02-23 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Cofounder, CEO and executive chairman in complaintreported · Record reference date 2024-10-07; precise tenure not established · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Former executive charged in alleged customer scheme; charges contestedreported · Record reference date 2026-09-02; precise tenure not established · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.CEO named in January 2021 company announcementdocumented · As announced January 12, 2021 · historical
- John Deaton to William SarrisPlaintiffs' lawyer opposing Sarris in original civil case; withdrew by October 31, 2025reported · July 2025–October 31, 2025 · historical
- William Sarris to A.O.H. Driedijk Holding B.V.Civil defendant opposite named lead plaintiff A.O.H. Driedijkdocumented · February 13, 2026 confirmation order · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Jaimin BhattCivil defendant opposite named lead plaintiff Jaimin Bhattdocumented · February 13, 2026 confirmation order · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Joseph EndosoCo-defendant with Endoso in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and David PaulCo-defendant with Paul in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Brian M. MoranCo-defendant with Moran in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Karim NuraniCo-defendant with Nurani in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Margaret SlemmerCo-defendant with Slemmer in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Victor JiangCo-defendant with Jiang in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Alison DavisCo-defendant with Davis in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Norman ReedCo-defendant with Reed in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Adam T. HendersonCo-defendant with Henderson in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris and Rainmaker SecuritiesCo-defendant with Rainmaker in November 2025 Linqto civil complaint; procedural link onlyreported · November 17, 2025 amended complaint · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto Texas, LLCInterested party seeking reconsideration/unsealing in Linqto bankruptcy, January 2026documented · January 23, 2026 motion · historical
- William Sarris to Lori MaxwellDefendant to original plaintiff Lori Maxwell in July 2025 civil actiondocumented · July 9, 2025 original civil complaint · historical
- William Sarris to Anthony DeLucciaDefendant to original plaintiff Anthony DeLuccia in July 2025 civil actiondocumented · July 9, 2025 original civil complaint · historical
- William Sarris to John DeatonMoving party seeking disqualification of Deaton; denied as moot after withdrawaldocumented · July 2025–October 31, 2025 · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Shareholder objector to debtor's planreported · Period not specified in retained source · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Francis Daniel SicilianoAccused Siciliano of defamatory statements; contested allegationreported · Period not specified in retained source · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto Texas, LLCObjector challenging plan and restrictions on exhibitsdocumented · Period not specified in retained source · historical
- William Sarris to Scott+Scott Attorneys at Law LLPDefendant in case where firm represents lead plaintiffsreported · Period not specified in retained source · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to John DeatonDefendant in case formerly involving Deaton as plaintiffs' lawyerreported · Period not specified in retained source · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.CEO; recipient of October 2024 memorandumreported · Period not specified in retained source · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.CEO in 2014 profilereported · 2014 or 2016 profile observation; actual tenure boundaries unspecified · historical
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.Former CEO replaced by Sicilianoreported · Period not specified in retained source · historical
- William Sarris to Keiretsu ForumPossible Keiretsu chapter-president identity; name match unconfirmedhypothesis · Period not specified in retained source · current or historical not established
- Linqto, Inc. and William SarrisCo-defendants in Zawrotny action; no business role inferred by litigationreported · Period not specified in retained source · current or historical not established
- William Sarris to Linqto, Inc.CEO; board chair in 2016 profilereported · Period not specified in retained source · historical
- William Sarris to Gene ZawrotnyCo-defendant against employment claimantdocumented · 2024 action; June 2025 arbitration order · current or historical not established