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Cormark Securities Inc. (Cormark) is an independent investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Calgary. The firm was founded in 1981 as Sprott Securities, Inc. Cormark Securities provides execution and comprehensive coverage of Canadian listed companies to domestic and international institutional investors. They focus on Canadian-listed, mid-cap and emerging growth companies.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Scotia Capital (USA), Inc. (SCUSA) is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm is a subsidiary of Scotia Holdings (USA) LLC, which is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS; TSE: BNS) in Canada. They provide debt research coverage on US investment grade and high yield debt markets. SCUSA focuses on 6 industries which includes automotive, financial services, healthcare, media and communications, REGAL - real estate/gaming and leisure and technology. They also focus on 4 main global sectors such as power, mining, infrastructure and oil & gas/energy.

CI Investments, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1965 as CI Mutual Funds, Inc. and adopted the name CI Investments in June 2005 to reflect its diverse line-up of investment options, including mutual funds, segregated funds, asset allocation programs, structured products and other alternative investments. They are a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (TSX: CIX). CI Investments manages money on behalf of Canadian investors and provide them with an increasingly comprehensive Canadian, global and industry funds.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

Ventum Financial Corp. is a full-service Investment Dealer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Max Meier and John Eymann in 1982 as Pacific International Securities, Inc. They became PI Financial Corp. (PI) in 2007 and changed their name to Ventum Financial Corp. in 2024 as part of the process of amalgamation between PI and Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc., previously announced in March 2023. Ventum Financial provides expertise across a variety of growth sectors and delivers a full range of capital markets services, which include equity research, investment banking, advisory, and institutional sales and trading to mid-market corporate clients in Canada. They prioritize minimal market impact during superior trade execution.

BC Investment Management Corp. (BCI) is an independent, Canadian investment advisor headquartered in Victoria, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1999 and is also known as British Columbia Investment Management Corp. BCI provides investment management services to British Columbia's public sector clients, which includes public sector pension plans, insurance funds, and various special purpose funds.

Founded in 1988, Beacon Securities Ltd. is an independent investment dealer located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The firm specializes in research, underwriting, trading and sales. Their research focuses on companies with a connection to Atlantic Canada and with income trusts, both in Atlantic Canada and throughout Canada. Beacon's fixed-income team is involved in underwriting, origination, trading and sales. They have significant expertise in the Canadian fixed-income market with a focus on Eastern Canadian provincial, municipal and corporate debt.

Citigroup Global Markets Canada, Inc. (CGMCI) is an investment bank and broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Citigroup Global Markets Canada Holdings Co. and their ultimate parent is Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C). They were formerly known as Salomon Smith Barney Canada, Inc. CGMCI offers trading and execution services to corporate and institutional clients.

Ernst & Young SL provides financial accounting and auditing services. Its service portfolio includes assurance, tax, legal, accounting compliance and reporting, advisory, and transaction advisory services. The company was founded on December 20, 1988 and is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

Richardson Wealth (USA) Ltd. is an independent Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It was founded by Andrew Marsh as Richardson GMP Ltd. The firm provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to corporate and institutional clients.

Canaccord Genuity Corp. (CGC) is the broker/dealer subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Group, Inc., (TSE: CF; OTCMKTS: CCORF) in Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 and is locally known as Financière Canaccord ltée. Headquartered in Vancouver, CGC offers corporate and institutional clients with versatile and responsive sales and execution services that range from Institutional Equities and International Equities to Electronic Trading and Fixed Income. Their sales & trading team execution capabilities encompass a wide range of products and services such as Equities, ADR’s, OTC, ETF’s, Fixed Income, Options, Preferreds, Investment Companies.

Sherpa Capital Entidad Gestora SGEIC SA (Sherpa Capital Entidad Gestora) is a private equity subsidiary of Quartex Investments SL founded in 2010 by Eduardo Navarro Zamora and Alfredo Bru Tabernero. The firm is headquartered in Madrid, Spain.

EIG Global Energy Partners LLC (EIG Global Energy Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Washington, District of Columbia.

Manulife Investment Management Ltd. (MIML) is the global asset management arm of Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Ltd., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 1949 and formerly known as MFC Global Investment Management and as Manulife Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in Toronto, MIML and their affiliates provide comprehensive asset management solutions for pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and other institutional investors worldwide, as well as for Manulife and John Hancock's wealth management and retirement products.

Letko, Brosseau & Associates Inc. (LetkoBrosseau) is an independent Canadian investment manager headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1987 by Peter Letko and Daniel Brosseau. LetkoBrosseau manages funds for both institutional investors and private clients.

Instar Asset Management, Inc (Instar Asset Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Green Investment Group Management Ltd. (Green Investment) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of UK Green Investment Bank Ltd. founded in 2012. The firm is headquartered in Edinburgh, United Kingdom.

Red Cloud Securities, Inc. (Red Cloud) is an independent Canadian broker-dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Chad Williams in 2011 as Red Cloud Klondike Strike, Inc. and changed its name to Red Cloud Securities to better reflect their expanded service offerings. Red Cloud offers issuer trading services on all equity market sectors.

Tacita Capital, Inc. is a private and independent family office and investment counsel firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Michael Nairne in 2005. Tacita Capital provides advanced, tax-optimized and customized portfolio and wealth management to Canadian families of affluence.

Macquarie Group Ltd. provides banking, financial, advisory, investment and funds management services. The company was founded on October 02, 2017 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Manulife Investment Management Ltd. (Broker) (MIML-Broker) is the securities brokerage division of Manulife Investment Management Ltd., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE; TSE: MFC) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, MIML-Broker offers security brokerage services to institutional investors.

Part of Talent Venture Group AB, Nova Talent AB is a talent network that offers packages to partners for access to the market's most demanded talent. Nova Talent's exclusive network, by-invitation-only, connects the top 3%% of talent to develop and accelerate their careers. The Swedish company aims to save partners time by providing quality candidates that meet their requirements. The company was founded by Anna Kinberg Batra.

Atrium Research Corp. is an independent investment research firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Nicholas Cortellucci and Ben Piriein 2022. Atrium Research provides institutional quality issuer paid research on public equities in North America. Their investment philosophy takes a long-term fundamental view (3-5+ years) on equities that are currently being overlooked by the market. Atrium Research’s research process emphasizes understanding the key performance metrics for each specific company, trustworthy management teams, unit economics, and an in-depth valuation analysis.

Foremost Financial Corp. is a Canadian company with 35 years of experience in managing pooled mortgage funds for investors. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada. The company offers an open-ended equity fund called Foremost.RE that invests across various real estate asset classes and geographies.