Merriman Adds Jeffrey Soinski to its Advisory Board

SAN FRANCISCO - May 19, 2016 - Merriman Capital, Inc. ("Merriman"), a wholly owned subsidiary of Merriman Holdings, Inc. (MERR), recently announced the addition of former Board of Directors member, Jeffrey M. Soinski, to its Advisory Board.
 
"Jeff has been a longstanding board member who was enormously helpful to us during a tumultuous period in the brokerage industry. We look forward to his continued contribution as a member of the advisory board - his experience in managing, growing and exiting fast growing public companies will be invaluable," said Jon Merriman, CEO of Merriman Holdings.
 
Jeffrey M. Soinski has been the Chief Executive Officer of Avinger, Inc. (AVGR: NASDAQ) as well as a member of its Board of Directors since December 2014. Prior to Avinger, Mr. Soinski served as Chief Executive Officer of Medical Imaging Holdings and its primary operating company Unisyn Medical Technologies from its formation in 2009 until the acquisition of its Unisyn business by GE Healthcare in 2013. Mr. Soinski remains a Director of Medical Imaging Holdings and its remaining operating company Consensys Imaging Service. From 2008 to 2013, Mr. Soinski served periodically as a Special Venture Partner for Galen Partners, a leading healthcare-focused private equity firm. From 2001 until its acquisition by C.R. Bard in 2008, Mr. Soinski was President and CEO of Specialized Health Products International, a publicly-traded manufacturer and marketer of proprietary safety medical products. He served on the board of directors of Merriman Holdings, parent of Merriman Capital, from August 2008 until March 2016. Mr. Soinski holds a B.A. degree from Dartmouth College.
 
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. (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:
Becky Popoff
Managing director
(415) 568-3925
[email protected]

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