SHAWN JORDAN

Charlesbank Capital Partners LLC (Charlesbank Capital Partners) is a private equity firm co-founded in 1997 by Michael Eisenson, Kim Davis, Tim Palmer, Michael Thonis, Mark Rosen and Brandon White. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts.

Tocqueville Asset Management LP (Tocqueville) is a registered investment advisor firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1985, the firm’s business and affairs are managed by Tocqueville Management Corp., its General Partner, which owns 80% of the firm. Tocqueville manages investments for high net worth individuals and families, institutions, family offices and through the various Tocqueville mutual funds.

Russell Investment Management LLC (RIM) is a SEC-registered mutual fund manager headquartered in Seattle, Washington. They are a holding firm of Russell Investments US Retail Holdco, Inc., ultimately owned by Russell Investments Group Ltd. The firm was founded in 1936 and was formerly known as Frank Russell Investment Co. RIM provides investment advisory services to affiliated pooled investment vehicles, pension and profit-sharing plans, government entities, insurance companies, foreign official institutions, financial intermediaries, and wrap-fee program clients of third-party financial intermediaries.

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.

Viventia Biotech, Inc. discovers, develops, manufactures, and commercializes monoclonal antibody products. Its products are used to treat head, neck, and bladder cancers. The company was founded by Albert D. Friesen in 1995 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

General Catalyst LLC (General Catalyst) is a venture capital firm founded in 2000 by Joel Cutler, David Fialkow, Bill Fitzgerald, David Orfao and John Simon. The firm is headquartered in Cambridge, Massachusetts.

Bain & Co., Inc. provides management consulting services. It offers advisory services to the companies on their critical issues and opportunities: strategy, marketing, organization, operations, technology and mergers and acquisitions, across all industries and geographies. The company was founded in 1973 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

Wind Point Advisors LLC (Wind Point Advisors) is a private equity firm founded in 1984 by Rich Kracum and Bob Cummings. The firm is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.

Fitch Ratings, Inc. is a global rating agency and investment research firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by John Knowles in 1913 as Fitch Publishing Co. They are a subsidiary of Fitch Group, Inc., ultimately owned by The Hearst Family Trust. Fitch Ratings seeks to provide independent and prospective credit opinions, research and data to the world's credit markets. Their approach is based on a foundation of local market experience that covers capital markets in over 150 countries. The firm's ratings analysis and rating decisions are based on established criteria, methodologies and ratings definitions which they apply in a consistent manner. Fitch Ratings provides coverage of the following markets: Economics, Banks, Insurance, Sovereigns, Corporates, Structured Finance, Public Finance – International, Public Finance – US, Infrastructure & Project, and Finance.

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Cardinal Capital Management, Inc. (Cardinal) is a privately-held, Canadian wealth management firm headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The firm was founded by Timothy Burt in 1992 and manages assets for a broad range of individual and institutional investors. Cardinal is a signatory to the United Nations Principles of Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

The Civil Service Superannuation Board (CSSB CSSB) is a Canadian pension fund manager headquartered in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The Board was founded in 1939 and is a division of the government-owned Manitoba Department of Finance. CSSB administers the Civil Service Superannuation Fund, the Public Service Group Insurance Fund, and any other plans under their direction in accordance with the various acts and insurance policies and provides efficient services and equal treatment to all their members.

National Basketball Association (NBA) operates a professional basketball league. The firm is recognized as the national governing body for basketball in the United States. It also operates the Women’s National Basketball Association and the NBA Development League. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

Citigroup Private Bank is the private banking subsidiary of Citigroup, Inc. (NYSE: C) in the US. Headquartered in New York City, the firm serves worldly and wealthy individuals and their families with a customized private banking service that crosses borders. They also provide services to professional investors, family offices, and lawyers and law firms.

Lombard Life Sciences (Lombard Life Sciences) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002. The firm is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

Lee Equity Partners LLC (Lee Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 by Thomas Haskell Lee and Mark K. Gormley. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Midwest Research University Network, Inc. provides technology services. The company was founded by Allen Dines in 2002 and is headquartered in Evanston, IL.

Founded in 2005, Value Partners Investments, Inc. is a mutual fund manager located in Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Value Partners Group, Inc.

HelloPrivacy LLC provides online reputation management services. It offers software and services to help businesses and individuals out-rank negative search results with own content and websites. The company was founded by Evan McGowan-Watson, Pete Kistler, Trace A. Cohen and Patrick Ambron in 2009 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

City National Rochdale LLC (CNR) is the SEC-registered investment management subsidiary of CNR Holdings LLC, ultimately held by Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. The firm was founded when Rochdale Investment Management LLC was combined with City National Asset Management, Inc. and City National Bank's investment management group, City National Asset Management. Headquartered in New York City, CNR provides portfolio management services to high net-worth individual investors as well as to registered investment companies and institutions.

BCV Asset Management, Inc. (BCV) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada. The firm was founded by Tony Demarin in 2007. BCV provides discretionary asset management services using separately managed accounts.

Solalta Advisors Ltd. provides business consulting services. The private company is based in Winnipeg.

Part of EpicQuest Education Group International Ltd., Ameri-Can Education Group Corp. provides career-training educational services. The company is based in Maumee, OH. Ameri-Can Education Group was acquired by EpicQuest Education Group International Ltd. on November 26, 2021 for $4.53 million.

HV Startup Capital LLC (HV Startup Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2015. The firm is headquartered in Rhinebeck, New York.