Shivani Khurana

In 1915 Charles Edward Merrill founded Merrill Lynch & Co. (NYSE: MER) with Edmund C. Lynch in Baltimore, Maryland. The modern Merrill Lynch was formed in 1940 through mergers with E.A. Pierce & Cassatt and, soon after, Fenner & Beane. In 1973, Merrill Lynch adopted a holding company format, with Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. as the parent and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith as the operating subsidiary. Merrill Lynch Asset Management, Inc. (MLAM) was created as an integral business unit in the Merrill Lynch family in 1976. Fund Asset Management, doing business as Mercury Asset Management, was acquired in December 1997. In 2000, MLAM and Mercury were combined under the name Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. MLAM manages the Merrill Lynch family of mutual funds, as and acts as sub-advisor to other mutual funds.

MVC Capital, Inc is private Equity fund invest in equity and debt investment capital to fund growth, acquisitions, and recapitalizations of small and middle-market companies located in the United States. company operates through the MVC and MVCFS segments. The MVC segment consists of MVC Cayman and MVC Turf. The MVCFS segment refers to its subsidiary which provides advisory, administrative, and other services to the company and its portfolio companies. It participates in senior and subordinated loans, common and preferred stock, and warrants or rights to acquire equity interests, or convertible securities requirements.

Wachovia Securities LLC offered equity, fixed income, and structured products. It was founded in 2001 and was headquartered in St. Louis, MO.

The Tokarz Group Advisers LLC (Tokarz Group Advisers) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Michael Theodore Tokarz. The firm is headquartered in Purchase, New York.

Al-Ahlia Holding Co. KSCC operates as a holding company with interest in providing investment services. Its services include portfolio and fund management, instruments, guarantees, securities, lending, brokerage and trading. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Safat, Kuwait.

Energy Services Providers, Inc. supplies electricity and natural gas. It also supplies energy cost savings services such as lighting, heating, ventilation and air conditioning, compressors, and controls. The company was founded by Franklin Colby Lewis and Mitchell M. Barack in 2002 and is headquartered in Pittsfield, MA.

PPC Enterprises LLC (PPC Enterprises) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Perry Golkin and Michael Tokarz. The firm is headquartered in New York.