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Mackenzie Financial Corp. (dba Mackenzie Investments) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1967 and is a direct subsidiary of Mackenzie, Inc., ultimately held by Power Corp. of Canada (TSE: POW). Mackenzie Investments provides discretionary investment advisory services to Canadian mutual funds, such as exchange-traded funds, Separately Managed Accounts, and one closed-end fund listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange.

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

BVF, Inc. manages engages in investment business and manages biotech focused hedge funds. The firm manages Biotechnology Value Fund LP and Biotechnology Value Fund II LP. The company was founded by Mark Nathan Lampert on September 14, 1993 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

Smith College opened in 1875 with 14 students. Today, Smith is among the largest women’s colleges in Northampton, MA, with students from 48 states and 72 countries. The college remains strongly committed to the education of women at the undergraduate level, but Smith admits both men and women as graduate students.

Onex Partners (Onex Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of ONEX Corp. founded in 1984 by Gerald W. Schwartz. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Cadian Capital Management LP (Cadian Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Eric Bannasch in 2007. Cadian Capital serves as the investment manager of private funds, specifically the Cadian flagship funds and the Cadian opportunities funds.

Founded in 2007, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is a broker located in Toronto with additional offices located in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital Markets North America Ltd. and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. (OTC: MQBKF.PK). Macquarie Capital Markets Canada follows the following sectors: mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure, consumer, technology, financials and real estate. The firm focuses primarily on Canadian-based stocks.

Canoe Financial LP (Canoe) is an independent, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. The firm was founded by Michael Chernoff in 2008. Canoe offers a variety of mutual fund and closed-end investment products that are designed to build wealth for Canadian investors.

Resource Environmental Solutions LLC provides ecological offsets to local government and corporate clients. The firm offers restoration and maintenance of wetlands, streams, and habitats. It supplies species of native coastal grasses and plants, such as giant cut grass, black mangrove, seaoats, and marshlay cordgrass. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Baton Rouge, LA.

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.

Georgian Partners Growth (Georgian Partners) is a venture capital firm founded in 2008 by Justin LaFayette, Simon Chong and John Berton. The firm is headquartered in Ontario, Canada.

ONCAP Management, Inc.(ONCAP) is a private equity subsidiary of ONEX Corp founded in 1999. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with additional office in New York.

PropelR Growth (PropelR Growth) is an venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Bruce R. Croxon. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Anson Advisors, Inc. is a privately-held alternative asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2003 as M5V Advisors, Inc. Anson Advisors serves as the investment manager to privately-held onshore investment partnerships and offshore investment companies. Anson Investments Master Fund (AIMF) is their flagship fund.

Be The Earth Investments Ltd (Be The Earth Investments) is a venture capital firm founded in 2011 by Seth Tabatznik and Jacques Tredoux. The firm is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

Eight Capital is a 100% principal-owned, Canadian investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It has additional offices in Calgary, Alberta and Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2016 as Dundee Capital Partners. They offer investment banking, equity research and institutional sales & trading services to retail and institutional clients. Eight Capital provide their clients with timely market insights (with the assistance of their equity research team) across all the investment disciplines: fundamental, technical, and quantitative. Beyond the traditional market access trading provides, their traders work with clients to find unique liquidity solutions, and discreet trading solutions for large blocks of stock.

Part of PJT Partners, Inc., PJT Partners LP is a brokerage services provider. The company is based in New York, NY. The company was founded in 2014 by Paul Jeffrey Taubman. Paul Jeffrey Taubman has been the CEO since 2014.