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1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

RBC Global Asset Management, Inc. (RBC GAM) is an investment advisor and mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are an indirect, wholly-owned subsidiary of the Royal Bank of Canada (TSX, NYSE: RY). The firm was founded in 2008 following the merger of RBC Asset Management and Phillips, Hager & North Investment Management in Canada, together with the US-based institutional asset management company, RBC Global Asset Management (US). RBC GAM provides global investment management services and solutions to institutional, high-net-worth and individual investors through separate accounts, pooled funds, mutual funds, hedge funds, exchange-traded funds and specialty investment strategies.

Founded in 1989, ScotiaMcLeod, Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TOR: BNS). Scotia McLeod offers a full array of investment services bond including stock and money market trading, corporate and government finance, mergers and acquisitions, commodities and futures, personal investment services and mutual funds.

Amundi Ireland Ltd. is an asset management firm headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The firm was founded in 1994 and formerly known as Pioneer Investment Management Ltd. They are a subsidiary of Amundi Asset Management SA, ultimately held by SAS Rue la Boétie’s Credit Agricole SA (EPA: ACA, ADR: CRARY) in France. Amundi Ireland develops financial solutions and services for its corporate and institutional clients worldwide.

Sprucegrove Investment Management Ltd. (Sprucegrove) is an independent, Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1993 by three individuals (Peter Clark, Ian Fyfe and John Watson), who had worked together for 15 years in investment operations at Confederation Life Insurance Co. (Confed). Sprucegrove provides discretionary advisory services to private investment funds and to separately managed accounts, which includes in the capacity as sub-adviser to third party funds.

BMO Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, they were known as Jones Heward Investment Counsel and prior to that as RMN Investment Counsel. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSE, NYSE: BMO). BMO Asset Management provides investment management, retirement and trust and custody services to institutional, retail and high-net-worth investors around the world.

ESB Energy International Ltd. provides engineering, consulting, contracting and investment services in the energy sector. It operates 5000MW of generating capacity in Ireland. ESB generating stations include gas-fired conventional and combined cycle, coal fired, oil fired, peat fired, as well as wind, biomass and hydro / pumped storage. The company was founded in 1973 and is located in Dublin, Ireland.

WesBev LLC operates as a holding company. The company is headquartered in Pasadena, CA.

The Richland Fund LLC provides investment services. The private company is based in Pasadena, CA.

Part of Steen River Oil & Gas, Inc., JED Oil (USA), Inc. is a company based in Cheyenne, Canada.

Splash Beverage Group, Inc. manufactures healthy drinks. Its brands include TapouT and Salt Tequila. The company is headquartered in Fort Lauderdale, FL.

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.

RBC Life Insurance Co. is an insurance management headquartered in Mississauga, Ontario, Canada. They are a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSX: RY). The firm offers a wide range of life, health, home, auto, travel, wealth and reinsurance advice and solutions, as well as creditor and business insurance services to individual, business and group clients.

Founded in 2000 by Vito Maida and Domenic Rinaldi, Patient Capital Management, Inc. is an investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm provides discretionary investment management services to individuals, pension funds and charitable foundations.

UBS Americas, Inc. provides investment advice services. It offers wealth, asset management and investment banking services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Stamford, CT.

Vaughan Nelson Investment Management LP (Vaughan Nelson) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Houston, Texas. The firm was founded in 1970 and formerly known as Vaughan, Nelson, Scarborough & McCullough LP. They are wholly-owned by Natixis Investment Managers LLC, which is ultimately owned by BPCE SA, a banking group in France. Vaughan Nelson provides investment management services for equity and fixed income portfolios to taxable and tax-free clients such as foundations, endowments, corporations, pensions, public entities, insurance companies, mutual funds and high net-worth individuals.

Galibier Capital Management Ltd. (Galibier) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2012 by F. Joseph Sirdevan, Graham Anderson and John Ackerl. Galibier offers investment products that are suitable for both institutional and individual investors.

Energy Advantage, Inc. provides comprehensive energy and environmental management solutions. It offers program implementation, information management, and assessment services. The company is headquartered in Burlington, Canada.

Founded in 1926, Investors Group, Inc. is an investment advisor headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of IGM Financial, Inc. (Toronto: IGM.TO), one of Canada’s premier personal financial services companies and one of the country's largest managers and distributors of mutual funds and other managed asset products. Their ultimate parent is Power Corp. of Canada (TSX: POW), a diversified management and holding company that has interests, directly or indirectly, in companies in the financial services sector in Canada, the United States and Europe. Investors Group provides financial solutions to Canadians through a network of consultants located throughout Canada. They offer a range of insurance, securities, mortgage and banking services.

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.