On August 1, 2011, Merlin Securities, a prime brokerage services and technology provider offering integrated solutions to the alternative investment industry, announced that it has hired Brian V.S. McKenna as a Partner in the Merlin Institutional Group. For more on Merlin Securities, see “Eight Refinements of the Traditional ‘2 and 20’ Hedge Fund Fee Structure That Can Powerfully Impact Manager Compensation and Investor Returns,” Hedge Fund Law Report, Vol. 4, No. 17 (May 20, 2011).