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Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. (JFL) is a Canadian investment counsel firm headquartered Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Stephen Jarislowsky in 1955 and was acquired in 2018 by The Bank of Nova Scoatia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). JFL manages pension funds, endowment funds, corporate and private portfolios for clients in North America and overseas. They manage investments on behalf of governments, corporations, universities, labor unions, and high net worth individuals.

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.

Anchorage Capital Group LLC is a SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Kevin Ulrich in 2003 as Anchorage Advisors LLC. They are a subsidiary of Anchorage Advisors Management LLC. Anchorage Capital Group provides investment advisory services to private investment funds and structured credit vehicles.

Zest Labs, Inc. provides on-demand, data visibility solutions for the cold supply chain and asset management. Its XC3 Technology RFID products and ZEST Data Services platform provides solutions for monitoring the cold supply chain for retail grocers, fresh and frozen food providers and pharmaceutical companies as well as asset tracking, personnel monitoring and other applications. The company was founded by David I. Bostwick, Ashish Asthana, Larry Clopp and Naresh Batra in 2003 and is headquartered in San Jose, CA.

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.

Brookfield Asset Management PIC Adviser Credit LLC (BAM PIC Credit) is a registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2014 and is a subsidiary of BPEG Capital Holdings US LLC, ultimately held by Brookfield Corp. (NYSE: BAM). BAM PIC Credit provides investment advisory services to certain private investment funds generally structured as limited partnerships, publicly listed operating partnerships and joint ventures. Investors in Brookfield Accounts generally include public and corporate pensions, sovereign wealth funds, insurance companies, financial institutions, corporations and high net worth individuals.

Sequoia Capital is a venture capital arm of Sequoia Capital Operations LLC, founded in 1972 by Don Valentine. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.

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.

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.

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.

Founded in 1989 by Wayne Wachell and Leslie Cliff, Genus Capital Management, Inc. is a registered investment advisor located in Vancouver, British Columbia with an additional office in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm manages assets for to individuals, families, foundations, pension funds, governments and First Nations.

Energy Capital Partners Management LP (ECP) is a private equity firm founded in 2005 by Doug Kimmelman. The firm is headquartered in Summit, New Jersey with an additional office in San Diego, Fort Lauderdale, New York City, Houston and Seoul .

Founded in 2003, Fundamental Research Corp. is an independent equity research firm located in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm provides fundamental research on small-cap and micro-cap companies from a value-based perspective. They focus on the biotechnology, healthcare, mining, energy and special situations/industrials sectors. Fundamental Research Corp. provides equity research services through interactive valuation models, access to analysts and industry experts, research reports on public and private companies and fundamental analysis. The firm's clients include individual and institutional investors.

Northwestern University is a private institution founded in 1851 to serve the Northwest Territory, an area that now includes the states of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan, Wisconsin and parts of Minnesota. Northwestern has three campuses

Founded in 1988, Beacon Securities Ltd. is an independent investment dealer located in Halifax, Nova Scotia. The firm specializes in research, underwriting, trading and sales. Their research focuses on companies with a connection to Atlantic Canada and with income trusts, both in Atlantic Canada and throughout Canada. Beacon's fixed-income team is involved in underwriting, origination, trading and sales. They have significant expertise in the Canadian fixed-income market with a focus on Eastern Canadian provincial, municipal and corporate debt.

Founded in 1999, Next47, Inc. is a venture capital firm headquartered in Palo Alto, California. The firm is the U.S. investment division of Siemens Venture Capital GmbH. Their ultimate parent is Siemens AG (NYSE: SI).

National Venture Capital Association provides business association services. It facilitates networking opportunities and provides research data to its members. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

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.

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).

General Motors Ventures (GM Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010. The firm is headquartered in Warren, Michigan.

Part of Barrick Gold Corp., Barrick Cortez LLC is a company that engages in mining activities. The company is based in Elko, NV and was founded in 1996.

Diameter Capital Partners LP (DCP) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was co-founded by Scott Goodwin and Jonathan Lewinsohn in 2017. DCP provides investment advisory services on a discretionary basis to pooled investment vehicles intended for sophisticated investors that are able to bear the risk of loss.

Part of Sandpiper Group, Inc., Sandpiper Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian company that provides investment advice. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The company was founded by Samir A. Manji. Samir A. Manji has been the CEO since incorporation.

CBRE Caledon Capital Management Inc (CBRE Caledon Capital) is a private equity arm of CBRE Investment Management founded in 2007 by David Rogers. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Forte Ventures LLC (Forte Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Tom Hawkins. The firm is headquartered in Atlanta, Georgia.

CarIQ Technologies Pvt Ltd. provides automobile support services. It offers connected vehicle solutions to OEMs, fleet owners, and insurance companies. The company was founded by Sagar Apte, Deepak Thomas, Vinu Kanakasabhapathy, Rajendrakumar Rajguru, and Hrishikesh Nene on January 11, 2013 and is headquartered in Pune, India.

Hony Horizon Fund Management Co. Ltd. (Hony Horizon Fund) is the mutual fund management subsidiary of Hony Capital (Beijing) Co., Ltd., which Is owned by Legend Holdings Corp. (HKG: 3396) in China., The firm was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Shanghai. Hony Horizon Fund manages high-quality domestic and overseas funds, and provides customers with a variety of investment products. The investors include national pension reserve funds, sovereign wealth funds, university endowments, regional or industry pension funds, insurance companies, family foundations, and individual investors.

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.