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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is the SEC-registered broker/dealer subsidiary of Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc., ultimately held by Charlotte-based Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm was founded in 1958 and is headquartered in New York City. In 2010, Banc of America Securities LLC merged with MLPFS and the firm uses the trade name Bank of America Merrill Lynch. MLPFS's global strategy and economics team serves institutional and individual investors using a wide range of macroeconomic disciplines. Their analysis of global issues provides clients with investment ideas, market forecasts, macro overviews and specific sector recommendations across asset classes, regions and disciplines. Their equity research team conducts fundamental analysis on companies globally and provides institutional and retail clients with industry-specific and in-depth research and analysis on numerous industries. The firm's global fixed-income and equity-linked research focuses on fixed-income and equity derivatives, fixed-income strategy, convertibles, commodities, high-yield, mortgages, municipals and global foreign exchange.

STG Partners LLC (STG Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2002 by Romesh Wadhwani, Robert L. Evans and William F. Chisholm. The firm is headquartered in Palo Alto, California with an additional offices in Milan and Bangalore.

Accelerated Technology Laboratories, Inc. engages in the provision of laboratory information management systems (LIMS) and laboratory automation solutions. Its product portfolio includes Titan LIMS, sample master LIMS, result point, Titan iMobile, sample master LIMS iMobile, and validation tools. The firm serves the agriculture and farming, biotechnology, cannabis, chemical, energy, environmental, food and beverage, industrial hygiene, forensics, manufacturing, materials testing, and water and wastewater industries. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in West End, NC.

Softdocs, Inc. provides enterprise content management, workflow and electronic forms. It offers implementation consulting, training, data migration, e-form design, record digitization and tax form processing for students, local government and commercial use. The company was founded by Michael Murphy in 1998 and is headquartered in Columbia, SC.

Service Management Group, Inc. provides research and consulting services. Its solutions include customer experience measurement, employee engagement, OmniView feedback, solutions overview, social monitoring, publishing and brand research. The company was founded by Andy Fromm and Bill fromm in 1991 and is headquartered in Kansas City, MO.

Ridgemont Partners Management LLC (Ridgemont Partners Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1993 by Travis Hain, George E. Morgan, and Walker L. Poole. The firm is headquartered in Charlotte, North Carolina.

Unite Private Networks LLC provides bandwidth, fiber based communications network services. It serves for schools, governments, carriers, data centers, hospitals and enterprise business customers. The firm’s services include dark and lit fiber, private line, optical Ethernet, Internet access, data center services, and other customized solutions. The company was founded by Kevin Anderson in 1998 and is headquartered in Liberty, MO.

Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith, Inc. (MLPFS) is a global investment banking firm, SEC-registered investment advisor, broker-dealer, and futures commission merchant headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of BAC North America Holding Co., ultimately held by Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). MLPFS provide investment advisory services to individuals, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, banks, insurance companies, thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, corporations and other types of business.

Simpleview Holdings LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Delaware.