Martin G. Byrne

The Bank of New York is an investment management division of the Bank of New York Mellon (NYSE: BK)

Managed Account Advisors LLC (MAA) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Jersey City, New Jersey. The firm was founded in 2007 and is a subsidiary of Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPF&S), ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MAA provides investment advisory services to clients primarily through managed account programs sponsored by their Affiliates, which includes MLPF&S. The firm also provides discretionary advisory services to Bank of America, N.A., in connection with investment management and trust services offered by the Bank to the Bank’s fiduciary account clients.

MLP & Strategic Equity Fund, Inc. is a closed in diversified, closed-end management investment company. Its investment objective is to provide a high level of after-tax total return by investing in a portfolio of publicly traded master limited partnerships operating in the energy infrastructure sector of the market. The fund was founded on June 29, 2007 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.