Network origin in Neil Bakshi first degree
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University of Calgary
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| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 126 |
Canaccord Genuity Corp.
 Canaccord Genuity Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Banks/Brokers | 87 |
Richard Ivey School of Business
25
| College/University | Other Consumer Services | 25 |
PI Financial Corp.
 PI Financial Corp. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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.
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| Subsidiary | Investment Banks/Brokers | 13 |
BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada)
 BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Canada) (BMO Capital Markets-Canada) is the Canadian brokerage arm of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service financial services provider in the US. The firm was founded in 1817 and is a subsidiary of BMO Asset Management, Inc., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. Headquartered in Toronto, BMO Capital Markets-Canada provides full-service, institutional brokerage services to corporate, institutional and government clients around the world.
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| Operating Division | Investment Banks/Brokers | 11 |
Haywood Securities, Inc.
 Haywood Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1981, Haywood Securities Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia with additional offices in Calgary and Toronto. The firm offers a full array of investment services. Their research focuses on companies in the mining, oil & gas, biotechnology, telecommunications and technology sectors. They focus on young companies that are built around innovative ideas and offer the potential for rapid growth. Haywood Securities is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange, the Montreal Exchange, the Canadian Trading and Quotation System, the Canadian Investor Protection Fund and the Investment Dealers Association of Canada. They are also registered to transact securities business in the U.S. and are a member of the NASD.
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| Private Company | Investment Banks/Brokers | 7 |
Chart of Companies connected to the second degree
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Companies connected to Neil Bakshi via their personal network
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Cormark Securities, Inc.
 Cormark Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| CANADIAN NATURAL RESOURCES LIMITED | Oil & Gas Production | Corporate Officer/Principal Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| IMPERIAL OIL LIMITED | Integrated Oil | Director/Board Member Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| MINDORO RESOURCES LTD | Other Metals/Minerals | Director/Board Member | |
| CALLITAS HEALTH INC. | Pharmaceuticals: Major | Director/Board Member | |
| CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Chief Executive Officer Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| Rotman School of Management | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree | |
ATB Capital Markets, Inc.
 ATB Capital Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
CIBC World Markets, Inc.
 CIBC World Markets, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker)
 Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker)
 National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Peters & Co. Ltd.
 Peters & Co. Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1971, Peters & Co. Ltd. is an independent, fully integrated investment firm headquartered in Calgary, Ontario. The firm specializes in investments in the Canadian oil and natural gas and oilfield services industries. They provides investment services to institutional investors and private clients. Peters & Co. employs their own trading group and performs specialized and comprehensive investment research. They are an active underwriter for, and financial advisor to, companies active in the Canadian energy industry. Peters & Co. is a member of the CIPF. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Corporate Officer/Principal | |
TD Securities, Inc.
 TD Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
RBC Dominion Securities, Inc.
 RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. Investment ManagersFinance RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients. | Investment Managers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Desjardins Securities, Inc.
 Desjardins Securities, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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). | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
Paradigm Capital, Inc.
 Paradigm Capital, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Founded in 1999, Paradigm Capital, Inc. is an independent, institutional investment dealer headquartered in Toronto with an additional office in Calgary. They offer sector-based research, a strong distribution platform and select investment banking mandates. The firm focuses their research, distribution and investment banking efforts on several areas in the Canadian equity markets: growth, mining, energy and energy services. Paradigm is a member of the CIPF. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity Institutional Sales | |
Raymond James Ltd. (Broker)
 Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) Investment Banks/BrokersFinance Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) (Raymond James-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Raymond James Ltd., a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1962 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a US-based diversified holding company. Raymond James-Broker provides a full array of investment services to corporate and institutional clients. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
UBS Securities Canada, Inc.
 UBS Securities Canada, Inc. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance UBS Securities Canada, Inc. is a Canadian investment bank and securities firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS Holding Canada Ltd. and their ultimate parent is UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in US. UBS Securities Canada provides execution services for their clients' orders. They consider factors such as price, size of the order, the potential for price improvement, the speed of execution, the certainty of execution, trading characteristics of the security, and the overall cost of the transaction when costs are passed on to clients. In addition, prevailing market conditions are taken into consideration when manually handling a client order, such as the direction of the market for the security, the depth of the posted market, the last sale price and volumes of previous trades, the size of the spread, and the liquidity of the security. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Analyst-Equity Analyst-Equity | |
| McGill University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Queen's University | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Concordia University | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Alberta | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of British Columbia | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Simon Fraser University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Toronto | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The University of Waterloo | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Western Ontario | College/University | Masters Business Admin Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Masters Business Admin Masters Business Admin | |
| McMaster University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Doctorate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| University of Manitoba | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Doctorate Degree | |
| Carleton University | College/University | Graduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| Wilfrid Laurier University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Wild Stream Exploration, Inc.
 Wild Stream Exploration, Inc. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Wild Stream Exploration, Inc. produces oil and gas. It engages in the acquisition, exploration, development, and production of crude oil and natural gas reserves. The company was founded on March 4, 2002 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Oil & Gas Production | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd.
 McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. Miscellaneous Commercial ServicesCommercial Services McDaniel & Associates Consultants Ltd. provides geological studies, reserves evaluations, resource assessments, economic evaluations and petroleum engineering studies. The firm also offers advisory services and technical studies. The company was founded by Rod McDaniel in 1955 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Miscellaneous Commercial Services | Corporate Officer/Principal | |
| The Haskayne School of Business | College/University | Corporate Officer/Principal Masters Business Admin | |
| Western University | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
| The Schulich School of Business | College/University | Undergraduate Degree Undergraduate Degree | |
Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd.
 Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. Investment Banks/BrokersFinance 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. | Investment Banks/Brokers | Corporate Officer/Principal Analyst-Equity | |
The Earnest Analytics Co.
 The Earnest Analytics Co. Packaged SoftwareTechnology Services The Earnest Analytics engages in the development of data platform. It provides restaurants, retailers, e-commerce companies, and investment clients with critical knowledge on consumer behavior to power data-driven business decisions. The company was founded by Kevin Carson in 2012 and is headquartered in New York, NY. | Packaged Software | Director/Board Member | |
Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research
 Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous The Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research operates as a health research funding agency. The non-profit company is based in Vancouver, Canada. Diane Finegood has been the CEO of the Canadian company since 2012. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member | |
Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada
 Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada Investment Trusts/Mutual FundsMiscellaneous Multiple Sclerosis Society of Canada provides funding for research and education services related to multiple sclerosis. The non-profit company is based in Toronto, Canada. The CEOs of the Canadian company are Pamela Valentine, Yves Savoie. | Investment Trusts/Mutual Funds | Director/Board Member | |
| Mayo Clinic College of Medicine & Science | College/University | Graduate Degree | |
AVAC Ltd.
 AVAC Ltd. Investment ManagersFinance Verdex Capital Ltd (Verdex Capital) is a evergreen venture capital firm founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. | Investment Managers | Private Equity Analyst | |
Teine Energy Ltd.
 Teine Energy Ltd. Oil & Gas ProductionEnergy Minerals Teine Energy Ltd. explores and develops oil and gas assets. It develops conventional oil and natural gas properties in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The company was founded in 2005 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada. | Oil & Gas Production | Corporate Officer/Principal |
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International
| Canada | 44 |
| United States | 4 |
| Philippines | 2 |
Sectoral
| Finance | 22 |
| Consumer Services | 19 |
| Energy Minerals | 5 |
| Miscellaneous | 3 |
| Non-Energy Minerals | 2 |
Operational
| Analyst-Equity | 126 |
| Undergraduate Degree | 88 |
| Corporate Officer/Principal | 85 |
| Director/Board Member | 52 |
| Masters Business Admin | 21 |
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| Jack M. Mintz | 22 |
| Dan Daviau | 13 |
| Tony Lesiak | 12 |
| James R. Dewald | 11 |
| Jerry Xie | 10 |
| Rob Davies | 10 |
| Dalton Baretto | 8 |
| Martin Roberge | 8 |
| Nick Corcoran | 8 |
| Janice Woo | 7 |
| Scott Chan | 7 |
| Robert Young | 7 |
| Kevin John Vandermeer | 7 |
| Zhen Yu Wu | 7 |
| Jason Gray | 6 |
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