| Item 1. | |
| (a) | Name of issuer:
MeridianLink, Inc. |
| (b) | Address of issuer's principal executive offices:
1 Venture, Suite 235, Irvine, CA 92618 |
| Item 2. | |
| (a) | Name of person filing:
This statement is filed by the entities and persons listed below, all of whom together are referred to herein as the "Reporting Persons":
(i) Thoma Bravo UGP, LLC ("TB UGP")
(ii) Thoma Bravo Discover Fund, L.P. ("TB Discover")
(iii) Thoma Bravo Discover Fund A, L.P. ("TB Discover A")
(iv) Thoma Bravo Discover Fund II, L.P. ("TB Discover II")
(v) Thoma Bravo Discover Fund II-A, L.P. ("TB Discover II-A")
(vi) Thoma Bravo Discover Executive Fund II, L.P. ("TB Discover Exec II")
The Reporting Persons have entered into a Joint Filing Agreement, dated February 4, 2022, a copy of which is attached as Exhibit A to this Schedule 13G, pursuant to which the Reporting Persons agreed to file this Schedule 13G and any amendments thereto jointly in accordance with the provisions of Rule 13d-1(k)(1) under the Act. |
| (b) | Address or principal business office or, if none, residence:
C/O Thoma Bravo, L.P.
110 N. Wacker Drive, 32nd Floor
Chicago, IL 60606 |
| (c) | Citizenship:
See response to Item 4 on each cover page. |
| (d) | Title of class of securities:
Common Stock, par value $0.001 per share |
| (e) | CUSIP No.:
58985J105 |
| Item 3. | If this statement is filed pursuant to §§ 240.13d-1(b) or 240.13d-2(b) or (c), check whether the person filing is a: |
| (a) |  Broker or dealer registered under section 15 of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78o);
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| (b) | Bank as defined in section 3(a)(6) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (c) | Insurance company as defined in section 3(a)(19) of the Act (15 U.S.C. 78c);
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| (d) | Investment company registered under section 8 of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-8);
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| (e) | An investment adviser in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(E);
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| (f) | An employee benefit plan or endowment fund in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(F);
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| (g) | A parent holding company or control person in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(G);
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| (h) | A savings associations as defined in Section 3(b) of the Federal Deposit Insurance Act (12 U.S.C. 1813);
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| (i) | A church plan that is excluded from the definition of an investment company under section 3(c)(14) of the Investment Company Act of 1940 (15 U.S.C. 80a-3);
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| (j) | A non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J). If filing as a non-U.S. institution in accordance with § 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(J),
please specify the type of institution:
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| (k) | Group, in accordance with Rule 240.13d-1(b)(1)(ii)(K).
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| Item 4. | Ownership |
| (a) | Amount beneficially owned:
See responses to Item 9 on each cover page. |
| (b) | Percent of class:
See responses to Item 11 on each cover page. |
| (c) | Number of shares as to which the person has:
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| | (i) Sole power to vote or to direct the vote:
See responses to Item 5 on each cover page.
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| | (ii) Shared power to vote or to direct the vote:
See response to Item 6 on each cover page.
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| | (iii) Sole power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 7 on each cover page.
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| | (iv) Shared power to dispose or to direct the disposition of:
See responses to Item 8 on each cover page.
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| Item 5. | Ownership of 5 Percent or Less of a Class. |
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Ownership of 5 percent or less of a class
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| Item 6. | Ownership of more than 5 Percent on Behalf of Another Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 7. | Identification and Classification of the Subsidiary Which Acquired the Security Being Reported on by the Parent Holding Company or Control Person. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 8. | Identification and Classification of Members of the Group. |
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Not Applicable
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| Item 9. | Notice of Dissolution of Group. |
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Not Applicable
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