Fundraisers / Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

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Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated

FINRA 7691 · placing rounds since Jan 2016

21company rounds placed

2in the last two years, last Dec 2025

$95.9Bsold in the rounds they placed

3.9%typical commission; the median firm takes 4.9%

Named on 324 Form D filings as paid to sell the offering: 21 for operating companies, 302 for funds, 1 for real estate. 14 registered agents named.

Quarter by quarter

Company rounds they placed in each quarter, from the filings.

123Q3123Q4124Q4125Q4

What they place

Insurance63%
Other11%
Other Banking and Financial Services9%
Electric Utilities6%
Other Energy6%
Other Health Care3%
Telecommunications3%

How big the rounds are

Under $1M4
$1M to $5M2
$5M to $20M2
$20M to $100M5
$100M+17

Where the companies are

IN11OH6MO3NC3NE2MA2PA1CA1

Rounds they placed

Company rounds Everything, funds and real estate too

FiledIssuerIndustrySold

Mar 2026Harbinger Sports Partners Fund I-A, LPPooled Investment Fund-

Mar 2026HarbourVest Venture XIII Access Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$175M

Mar 2026HarbourVest Venture XIII Access Fund (Offshore), L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$52M

Feb 2026CastleKnight Access Fund Ltd.Pooled Investment Fund$5.0M

Dec 2025Harbinger Sports Partners Fund I, LPPooled Investment Fund-

Dec 2025NB Secondary Opportunities VI Access Fund (Offshore), L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$46M

Dec 2025NB Secondary Opportunities VI Access Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$447M

Dec 2025Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account ZAgents: Andrew P. Kraus, John M. Nash, Maurice StorchInsurance$2.7B

Nov 2025Blue Owl Digital Infrastructure TrustAgents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedREITS and Finance-

Sept 2025Blackstone Life Sciences VI Access Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$296M

Sept 2025Blackstone Life Sciences VI Access Fund (Offshore), L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$89M

Sept 2025BAM Atlas Enhanced Access Fund LtdPooled Investment Fund$15M

Sept 2025Janus Henderson Biotech Innovation Fund II Access LLCPooled Investment Fund$3.2M

Sept 2025BAM Atlas Enhanced Access Fund LLCPooled Investment Fund$45M

Sept 2025CastleKnight Access Fund LLCPooled Investment Fund$19M

Aug 2025Macquarie Next Gen Energy Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$21M

Jun 2025Vista Foundation Access Fund V, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$415M

May 2025TPG Private Equity Opportunities, L.P.Agents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedPooled Investment Fund-

May 2025TPG Private Equity Opportunities (TE), L.P.Agents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedPooled Investment Fund-

Apr 2025TPG Rise Climate Access Fund II, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$33M

Apr 2025Star Mountain Strategic Credit Income Access Fund V, LPPooled Investment Fund$59M

Apr 2025KKR North America Buyout Access Fund XIV, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$101M

Mar 2025Graham Global Investment Fund Ii Spc LtdAgents: MultiplePooled Investment Fund$15.0B

Mar 2025Graham Alternative Investment Fund I LLCAgents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncPooled Investment Fund$402M

Mar 2025Graham Global Investment Fund I Spc LtdAgents: MultiplePooled Investment Fund$10.8B

Mar 2025Graham Alternative Investment Fund Ii LLCAgents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncPooled Investment Fund$243M

Feb 2025Lexington Co-Investment Partners VI Access Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$346M

Dec 2024Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies L.P.Agents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedPooled Investment Fund-

Dec 2024Blackstone Infrastructure Strategies (TE) L.P.Agents: Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith IncorporatedPooled Investment Fund-

Dec 2024Millennium Access Fund II, LLCPooled Investment Fund$406M

Dec 2024Ardian Secondaries Access Fund IX, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$213M

Dec 2024Lincoln Life Flexible Premium Variable Life Account ZAgents: Andrew P. Kraus, John M. Nash, Maurice StorchInsurance$2.6B

Dec 2024Hawk Ridge Partners II, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$2.1B

Dec 2024Hawk Ridge Partners Offshore Ltd.Pooled Investment Fund$1.1B

Oct 2024Centerbridge Capital Partners V Access Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$39M

Oct 2024Blue Owl GP Stakes Access Fund VI, LPPooled Investment Fund$622M

Aug 2024Exchange Place: All Cap II LPPooled Investment Fund$1.1B

Aug 2024TPG Growth VI Access Fund, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund$243M

Jul 2024Stars Access Fund II, L.P.Pooled Investment Fund-

Apr 2024CV QOZ Partners Series G, LPPooled Investment Fund$1.3M

From the SEC's Form D data sets: the issuer named this firm as paid to sell the offering. The latest 40 shown.

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Other fundraisers named on the same filings: the firms they syndicate with.

Newport Group Securities, Inc.19 rounds together M Holdings Securities Inc.17 rounds together Valmark Securities, Inc.15 rounds together Lion Street Financial15 rounds together Kestra Investment Services LLC15 rounds together Morgan Stanley Smith Barney, LLC12 rounds together

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