Alliance BioEnergy Plus, Inc. announced that on February 23, 2016 its board of directors had approved a plan to merge AMG Energy Solutions, Inc. into the company's wholly-owned subsidiary, AMG Renewables and to acquire all remaining outstanding ownership interest (comprising approximately 6% ownership interest) of AMG Energy Group, LLC. Pursuant to the transaction, the company's board of directors appointed Joseph Walsh as a member of the company's board of directors to serve effective from March 17, 2016. Joseph J. Walsh, Sr. has been a principal of United States Regional Economic Development Authority since its founding in February 2009.

In the late 1990s and early 2000s, Mr. Walsh founded several startup computer and graphics firms, and served as President and CEO for each company as he brought them to the public markets.