Partner Solutions Joins The Merriman Capital Financial Entrepreneur Platform

SAN FRANCISCO - March 29, 2016 - Merriman Capital, Inc. ("Merriman"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: MERR), recently welcomed John Langston and Frederick M. Hanish from Partner Solutions Capital Group to their Financial Entrepreneur Platform ("FEP"). Partner Solutions Capital Group is a boutique advisory firm providing investment banking and advisory services to companies, asset managers and registered investment advisors. Merriman's FEP is a leader in providing entrepreneurial, independent investment banking teams with a compliant, flexible and highly collegial network.
 
John L. Langston, CAIA is a Managing Partner and previously served as Managing Director of Partner Solutions at Avalon Advisors, an RIA overseeing approximately $6 billion dollars in assets and a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group. John previously served as Director of Global Platform Distribution for SkyBridge Capital. Prior to joining SkyBridge, John was a Director for Salient Partners, an RIA overseeing approximately $16 billion dollars in assets and a portfolio company of Summit Partners.  John has utilized his experience and training as a Chartered Alternative Investment Advisor (CAIA) to advise the nation leading asset managers, RIA's, and family offices on the development and application of alternative investments.
 
Frederick M. Hanish is a Managing Partner and previously served as Director with Partner Solutions at Avalon Advisors, an RIA overseeing approximately $6 billion dollars in assets and a portfolio company of The Carlyle Group. Prior to joining Avalon, Fred founded H.I.P. Wealth Advisors, a Texas and Florida RIA. Fred was also a Managing Director of the U.S. Private Client Group for Russell Fund Distributors, Inc., part of the global asset management business of Russell Investment Group and was a member of the firm's executive committee.  Fred led 125 people in the firm's capital raise division, a group regularly recognized a one of the industry's best. At its peak, Fred's division raised over $5 billion dollars annually for the firm. Prior to Russell Fred worked with a large middle market M&A firm that was eventually acquired by Citigroup.
 
"We are pleased to welcome the highly accomplished professionals at Partner Solutions Capital Group. Their client audience of registered investment advisers, family offices, and asset managers is a great match with the network we have developed over the years, as well as our future goals with regard to family office services and asset management. The team has hit the ground running already and we look for great things from them," commented Jon Merriman, CEO of Merriman Holdings.
 
About Partner Solutions
Partner Solutions Capital Group is a boutique advisory firm providing investment banking and asset management services with offices in Houston, San Francisco, Austin and New York.  Partner Solutions niche is serving the Financial Services, RIA and Family Office space and their clients with private investments, M&A and capital formation.  Our team and advisors have extensive experience in private investments and in the RIA and Family Office spaces.
 
About Merriman Capital, Inc.
Merriman Capital, Inc. ("MC") is a full service investment bank and broker-dealer providing comprehensive advisory, fund raising and M&A services for fast growing public and private companies, and equity and options executions services to sophisticated investors. Founded in 2002, Merriman has completed over 500 capital market advisory assignments and equity related financings for public and private companies. The firm is a leader in providing entrepreneurial, independent investment banking teams with a compliant, flexible and highly collegial network, the Financial Entrepreneur Platform ("FEP"). Merriman Capital also facilitates capital formation through its proprietary digital network (http://www.digitalcapitalnetwork.com - the "DCN"), a private placement marketplace that enables highly targeted, diligent and compliant execution of transactions primarily targeted toward Family Offices.
 
Merriman Capital, Inc. is the wholly owned brokerage subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (OTCQB: MERR). The Digital Capital Network, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc.  All securities are offered through Merriman Capital, Inc., a registered broker-dealer and member of The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) http://www.finra.org/ and the Securities Investor Protection Corporation (SIPC) http://www.sipc.org/.
 
Note to Investors
This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and uncertainties. This release does not constitute an offer to sell or a solicitation of offers to buy any securities of any entity. Forward-looking statements in this release are based on information available to us as of the date hereof. Our actual results may differ materially from those stated or implied in such forward-looking statements, due to risks and uncertainties associated with our business, which include the risk factors disclosed in our Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2015. Forward-looking statements include statements regarding our expectations, beliefs, intentions or strategies regarding the future and can be identified by forward-looking words such as "anticipate," "believe," "could," "estimate," "expect," "intend," "may," "should," and "would" or similar words. We assume no obligation to update the information included in this press release, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise. The Form 10-K filed on March 31, 2015, together with this press release and the financial information contained herein, are available on our website, www.merrimanco.com.  Please click on "Investor Relations."
 
  

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At Merriman:
Adriana Piltz
Chief Operating Officer
(646) 292-1424
[email protected]

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