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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.

BrightSphere, Inc. provides asset management services. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Equifin Capital Partners Ltd (Equifin Capital Partners) is a private equity/venture capital firm founded in 1998 by Mani Sadeghi and Joseph Tomei. The firm is headquartered in Madison, New Jersey.

GE Consumer Finance provides mortgages, credit cards and personal loans. The company is headquartered in Holladay, UT.

Brightsphere Investment Group Plc engages in the provision investment management services and products. It offers its services to institutional investors, in asset classes that include equities, fixed income, real estate, and timber. The company was founded in May 2014 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Part of HNA Group Co., Ltd., HNA Capital International is an investment holding company. The company is based in New York, NY.

BrightSphere Intermediary (BHMS) LLC operates as an investment holding firm. The company is headquartered in United States.

Part of BrightSphere Investment Group, Inc., Brightsphere Holdings Ltd. functions as an investment holding British company. The company is based in Altrincham, UK and was founded in 2015.