Patrick Hirtle-Lewis

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

Desjardins Capital de risque, Inc. is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Fédération des caisses Desjardins du Québec founded in 1974. Desjardins Capital de risque, Inc. is headquartered in Montréal.

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. (Sectoral) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jérôme G. Pfund and Michael J. Sjöström. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management Holding Ltd. in Hong Kong. Sectoral manages public and private equity healthcare strategies for investors around the world. Their clients include sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and family offices. In addition, they have long-standing sub-advisory relationships with institutional investors in Europe and Asia.

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.

Dorchester Wealth Management Co. (Dorchester) is a Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm's history dates back to 1928 when they were founded as Hodgson Roberton & Company. The firm was reorganized in 1986 as Dorchester Investment Management. In April 2015, they became a subsidiary of Focus Canada Holdings LLC, which is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Focus Operating LLC, and their advisory business was rebranded as Dorchester Wealth Management Co. Their ultimate parent is Focus Financial Partners, Inc. (NASDAQ: FOCS) in the US. Dorchester provides investment counsel to clients across North America and overseas.

Charterhouse Capital Partners LLP (Charterhouse Cap Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Charterhouse Development Capital Ltd /Bonnyman/ founded in 1934 by Stuart Douglas Simpson. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom.

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).

KPMG International Cooperative focuses on the promotion of the economic interests of its members. It engages in the protection, promotion, improvement, and expansion of the KPMG Group. The company was founded on February 8, 1988 and is headquartered in Zug, Switzerland.

Brightspark Capital Partners, Inc (Brightspark) is a venture capital firm founded in 1999 by Tony Davis and Mark Skapinker. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

Addenda Capital, Inc. is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of Co-operators Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by The Co-Operators Group Ltd. Addenda Capital provides solutions to its institutional and private high net worth clients.

Founded in 1949 by Hamilton Bolton, BCA Research is an independent global investment research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm provides comprehensive coverage of all major financial asset classes on a global basis. They employ a consistent approach across all areas of their services by utilizing economic, liquidity, performance and valuation trends. BCA Research's methodology is based on an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and the identification of key investment themes. BCA Research provides global coverage of equities, currencies, commodities/energy, fixed-income, asset allocation and unique trading ideas.

The Bank of Canada provides banking and financial services. Its services include mortgage and payment processing, loan application, credit card application, accounting solutions, tax preparation, financial analysis, insurance, and payroll processing services to its clients. The company was founded in 1934 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

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.

Pembroke American Growth Fund, Inc. is an open-end investment fund. The company distributes earnings to unit holders as income, dividends or capital gains. It holds interest in pursing long-term growth through capital appreciation by investing in smaller U.S. companies to have above-average growth potential or to be undervalued. The company was founded on October 1, 1988 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Part of Ernst & Young Global Ltd., Ernst & Young, Inc. is a professional services firm based in Toronto, Canada. The Canadian company provides a range of services and solutions to help clients transform, grow, and operate. The company's services include strategy consulting, analytics consulting, people advisory services, transactions and corporate finance, assurance, tax planning, and legal services. The company also offers advanced technology, audit technology, tax technology, and managed services. Ernst & Young is committed to creating long-term value for all stakeholders and building a better working world. The CEO of the company is Jad Shimaly.

White Star Capital Investments UK Ltd (White Star Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2007 by Eric Martineau-Fortin, Jean-François Marcoux and Christian Hernandez Gallardo. The firm is headquartered in London, United Kingdom .

DNA Capital is an alternative investment manager. The private company is based in West Montrea, Canada.

Walter Capital Partners (WCP) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Montreal.

Residence Ventures LLC (Residence Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015 by Yannick Folla. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Spatial Systems, Inc. develops software applications for augmented reality. It creates new user interfaces for augmented reality & virtual reality environments. The company was founded by Anand Agarawala and Jinha Lee in 2016 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Purpose Built Ventures LLC (Purpose Built Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2018 by Miles Lasater. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

Studio Wayne McGregor Ltd. operates as a search engine for choreographic enquiry. The private company is based in London, UK. The British company was founded in 1992 by Wayne McGregor.

FirePower Capital /Private Equity/ is the private equity arm of FirePower Capital Corp, founded in 2012 by Ilan Jacobson. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Figment Networks, Inc. provides transparent and compliant token staking services. The company was founded by Andrew Cronk, Ami Harrop and Lorien Gabel and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Boreal Ventures (Boreal Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Lighthouse Meta Technologies Inc provides software design and consulting services. The company is based in Montréal, Canada.

Innocap Investment Management, Inc. (Innocap) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebéc. The firm was founded in 1996 and is owned by France-based BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) (50 percent), CDP Investissements Inc. (30 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Innocap’s management, via 10313157 Canada Inc. (20 percent). Innocap provides investment management and advisory services to financial institutions, pension funds, pooled investment vehicles, and other accredited investors. They also offer non-discretionary advisory services to Innocap Global Investment Management (Ireland) Ltd. (IGIM) and acts as investment manager and/or investment fund manager to the Innocap Funds.

Walter Financial, Inc. is a privately-held investment management firm headquartered in Westmount, Quebec, Canada. The firm manages the assets of individual and institutional clients.