Jim Pratt-Heaney

Coastal Bridge Advisors LLC (CBA) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Westport, Connecticut. The firm was founded by its Founding Partners in 2008 as LLBH Private Wealth Management LLC. They are a subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC and their ultimate parent is Focus Financial Partners LLC (NASDAQ: FOCS). CBA provides financial planning, consulting, and investment management services to individuals, however, they may also provide services to pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, charitable organizations, corporations and business entities.

Merrill Lynch & Co., Inc. provided wealth management, securities trading and sales, corporate finance and investment banking services. Merrill Lynch was a global trader and underwriter of securities and derivatives across a range of asset classes and serve as a strategic advisor to governments, institutions and individuals worldwide. The company was founded in 1913 and was headquartered in Charlotte, NC.