Merriman Curhan Ford Announces Expansion of MCF Services Group

Spencer Grimes Named Managing Director of MCF Services Group
SAN FRANCISCO--(Business Wire)--
Merriman Curhan Ford (NASDAQ:MERR) announced today that it has named Spencer
Grimes as managing director of its MCF Services Group. Grimes recently oversaw
the Corporate Services practice at Merriman where he specialized in advising
corporate management teams on a variety of matters, including executing complex
trades and coordinating with investment banking to assist in financing
transactions. Grimes is now charged with bringing that expertise to the firm`s
OTCQX Advisory and Institutional Marketing Services (IMS) practices within the
MCF Services Group.

MCF Services Group leverages the firm`s core capital markets capabilities to
create tailored services for undiscovered, fast-growing domestic and foreign
companies. These services include:

* Merriman Equity Research - generates thought-leading analysis in CleanTech,
Consumer/Internet/Media, Health Care, Natural Resources and Technology sectors
through industry and company-specific reports.
* Exposure to Institutional Investors - provide access to buy-side firms through
research conferences, road shows and other one-on-one investor opportunities.
* Advisory Services - counsel c-level executives on matters related to investor
relations selection, corporate structure, acquisitions, divestures and share
repurchases.

OTCQX Advisory Specific

In addition to the services offering above, the OTCQX Advisory practice of MCF
Services Group provides detailed guidance for foreign issuers to achieve an
OTCQX listing. OTCQX provides a gateway to U.S. securities markets for
international companies that are already listed on a qualified non-U.S. exchange
and provide ongoing disclosure in English to U.S. investors.

"MCF Services Group was established in 2007 with the launch of our OTCQX
Advisory practice and later expanded to include domestic companies with our IMS
offering in 2008," said Rob Ford, co-founder of Merriman Curhan Ford and
president of MCF Services Group. "Spencer has drawn upon his 12 years in
financial services to successfully define and execute capital markets programs
for corporate issuers. I now look to Spencer, and his industry and business
development skills, to help us further scale the MCF Services Group."

Ford continued: "Currently, 17 fast-growing companies, from Asia, Australia,
Canada and the United States, are gaining institutional investor interest from
the tailored capital markets services we provide them through the MCF Services
Group on a monthly subscription basis. We are also the advisor to 23% of all
OTCQX-listed companies, and 70% of OTCQX-listed companies using an investment
bank as their advisor use Merriman."

About Merriman Curhan Ford

Merriman Curhan Ford (NASDAQ: MERR) is a financial services firm focused on
fast-growing companies and the institutions that invest in them. The company
offers high-quality investment banking, equity research, institutional services
and corporate & venture services, and specializes in five growth industry
sectors: CleanTech, Consumer/Internet/Media, Health Care, Natural Resources and
Technology. For more information, please go to www.mcfco.com.

About OTCQX

OTCQX provides a gateway to U.S. securities markets for international companies
that are listed on a qualified non-U.S. exchange and provide ongoing disclosure
in English to U.S. investors. More importantly, OTCQX distinguishes the
reputable international issuers from the 8,000 over-the-counter (OTC) securities
traded in the U.S. Only leading companies that have substantial operating
businesses and provide credible disclosure to the public are eligible for
inclusion on the premium-tier OTCQX, which commenced trading on March 5, 2007.
For more about OTCQX, visit www.otcqx.com.

Note to Investors

This press release contains certain forward-looking statements based on our
current expectations, forecasts and assumptions that involve risks and
uncertainties. 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/A filed on April 30, 2009. 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," "will," 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/A filed on April 30,
2009, together with this press release and the financial information contained
herein, is available on our website by going to www.mcfco.com and clicking on
"Investor Relations."

This release is for information purposes only and should not be regarded as an
offer to sell or solicitation to buy the securities or other instruments of the
companies mentioned.

Merriman Curhan Ford
Matthew Ord, 415-262-1382
Vice President
Marketing Communications
mord@mcfco.com

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