Merriman Capital Selected by Plus8 Global Ventures as its Exclusive Advisor
SAN FRANCISCO - September 27, 2013 - Merriman Capital, Inc. ("Merriman"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (MERR), announced today that it has been engaged as the exclusive Financial Advisor to Plus8 Global Ventures, Ltd. (CNSX:PGT), ("Plus8" or the "Company").
Merriman Capital, a full service registered investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, CA has leveraged its strong network of investors, including family offices, high net worth individuals and focused institutional investment firms to successfully complete several billion dollars of investment banking transactions over the past decade. Merriman Capital will be advising Plus8 Global Ventures on its capital markets strategies and effective investor development opportunities.
"As the role of social collaboration has become an increasingly powerful force in investing, we feel there is an enormous opportunity to consolidate and innovate," said the Company`s founder and CEO, David Elias. "Merriman will be a strong partner as we execute our strategy of growth via expansion and acquisition in order to become a leading firm in the social investing space."
Plus8`s efforts are led by Mr. Elias, who began his career on the floors of the COMEX and CBOT before trading derivatives at Bear Stearns. He then went on to start one of the first social marketing agencies, which was later acquired by the UK`s largest privately-owned communications group.
About Plus8 Global Ventures, Ltd.
Plus8 Global creates financial technologies that provide market tools and social connectivity to investors. The company`s Trader|OS platform allows independent traders to exchange and validate ideas instantly while offering revenue generating solutions for premium content publishers. For more information, please go to www.plus8global.com.
About Merriman Capital, Inc.
Merriman Capital, Inc. is a corporate advisory-focused registered investment bank that provides equity and options execution services and differentiated research for high growth companies. The firm also provides capital formation, advisory, and M&A services. Merriman Capital, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. and is the leading investment banking firm for unique high-growth companies. For more information, please go to http://www.merrimanco.com.
Merriman Capital, Inc. is 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/.
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