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The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolio for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

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.

ONEX Canada Asset Management, Inc. (Investment Management) (OCAM-IM) is the investment management division of ONEX Canada Asset Management, Inc., an investment company headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Formerly known as Gluskin Sheff + Associates, Inc., the firm was founded by Ira Gluskin and Gerald Sheff in 1984 and is a subsidiary of ONEX Corp. (TSX: ONEX). OCAM-IM provides private and liquid market investment solutions to wealth advisors and their clients.

Riverside Partners LLC /New York/ (Riverside Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1988 by Bela Szigethy. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts with additional offices across the globe.

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.

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.

Louisbourg Investments, Inc. is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Moncton, New Brunswick. The firm was founded in 1991 and is part of the Assumption Life Group of Companies. Louisbourg Investments strategically manages assets on behalf of institutions, foundations and private clients. They offer access to high quality investment management and advisory services.

BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada.

Chrysalix Energy Management, Inc. (Chrysalix Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2001 by Michael J. Brown and Wal van Lierop. The firm is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

CAI Capital Management Co. (Canada) (CAI) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Commerce Bancshares, Inc. (Missouri) founded in 1959 by David M. Culver. Capital For Business, Inc. The firm is headquartered in St. Louis.

The Public Sector Pension Investment Board (PSP Investments), locally known as Office d'investissement des régimes de pensions du secteur public, is a government-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm was founded by the Public Sector Pension Investment Board Act in 1999. PSP Investments invest funds for the pension plans of the federal public service, the Canadian Armed Forces, the Royal Canadian Mounted Police and the Reserve Force.

ACM Advisors Ltd. is a Canadian Alternative Asset Manager headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1992 by Gordon Allan and Allan Collings. They were acquired by EQB, Inc. EQB, Inc. (TSE: EQB) in 2023. The firm creates, structures, and manages pooled Canadian commercial mortgage funds. ACM Advisors is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Nicola Wealth Management Ltd. (Nicola Wealth) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded by John M. Nicola in 1994 as John Nicola Financial Group Ltd. They are a subsidiary of NWM Holdings Ltd., which is ultimately owned by Cementir Holding NV (BIT: CEM) in Italy. They provide bespoke wealth management and asset management services to affluent individuals, families, and institutions across Canada and the US. Nicola Wealth is a signatory of the United Nations? Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Olympic Industries, Inc. operates as a forest products trading firm. Its departments include export, wholesale trading, distribution, and manufacturing of forest products. The company is headquartered in North Vancouver, Canada.

Searchlight Capital Partners LP (Searchlight Capital Partners) is a private equity investment firm founded in 2010 by Eric Zinterhofer, Erol Uzumeri, and Oliver Haarmann. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London and Toronto.

Part of KPMG International Cooperative, KPMG Corporate Finance, Inc. provides audit, tax & advisory services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Winners Merchants International LP operates a network of off-price retail stores for apparel and home products. The company was founded by David Margolis and Neil Rosenberg in 1982 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Altas Partners LP (Altas Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2012 by Andrew Dunn and Andrew Sheiner. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an additional office in New York.

Part of Equity Research Associates, ERA Forest Products Research is a Canadian independent financial research company that focuses exclusively on the paper and forest products sector, covering all companies in the industry, both domestic and international, equity and debt. The company, based in Gibsons, Canada, was founded in 1994, and Kevin Mason has been the CEO since 1997. ERA's team of analysts uses its proprietary models, data sources, and extensive industry network to identify turning points in commodity price cycles. The company provides forward-looking commodity research, pricing forecasts, investment recommendations, and price trend analysis for all major commodities within the forest products sector. ERA's services are presented in a user-friendly chart-focused format and are available to clients worldwide, including institutional investors managing over $5 trillion in assets.

Canalyst Financial Modeling Corp. operates as an online library that provides financial models on public equity. It offers portfolio management, investment advisory services, sell side analysis, and investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

tenx Ventures Inc (tenx Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Peter McCullagh. The firm headquartered in British Columbia, Canada.

Part of Third Bridge Group Ltd., Third Bridge (Hong Kong) Ltd. is a Chinese company that provides investment research. The company is based in Hong Kong, Hong Kong and was founded in 2012.

Alphabridge Group, Inc. is an independent corporate finance consultancy that provides financial modeling and project finance modeling services. The private company is based in an undisclosed location and has a focus on three sectors\: mining, renewable energy, and infrastructure. Alphabridge helps companies understand what drives value so they can make sound decisions for stakeholders. The Canadian company was founded in 2016 by Vasant Jain, who has been the CEO since its inception.

Applied Impact Robotics, Inc. is an American company that specializes in developing automated robotic solutions for the oil and gas industry. The company won the Chrysalix Petronas Incentive Challenge to develop a safe and economically viable solution to inspect the tank bottoms of aboveground storage tanks (ASTs) without any interruption in service and requiring no human entry. The company is developing innovative ways to reduce the viscosity of sludge and sediment in order to maneuver robotic solutions through the complex and challenging environments found within ASTs. The company was founded in 2019 by Jade West Garrett and is headquartered in Washington D.C.

Brookfield Technology Partners (Brookfield Technology Partners) is a private equity subsidiary of Brookfield Specialty Funds/Private Capital/ founded in 1997. The firm is headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Morumbi, Sydney and New York.

Slate Asset Management LP /Private Equity/ (Slate Asset Management /Private Equity/) is a real estate investment firm, which was founded in 2005 by Blair Welch and Brady Welch. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.