Brian Tobin

Persona Communications, Inc. provides cable television, internet access and telecommunications services to more than 1,200 communities in over seven canadian provinces. The company has residential and commercial customers in British Columbia, Alberta, Saskatchewan, Manitoba, Ontario, Quebec and Newfoundland. Persona Communications was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Marport Canada, Inc. designs and manufactures catch control and net monitoring sensors and echo sounders. The company was founded by Karl Kenny and Anthony V. Paul in 1996 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Cliff Quebec Iron Mining Ltd. explores and develops mineral properties. The company was founded in 2006 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

New Flyer Industries Canada ULC designs and manufactures heavy-duty transit buses. It offers drive systems powered by clean diesel, liquefied natural gas, compressed natural gas and electric trolley as well as diesel-electric hybrid vehicles. The company was founded in 1930 and is headquartered in Winnipeg, Canada.

CommerceTel provides telecommunication services. It facilitates audience interaction with television, radio, print, web, and outdoor advertising services. It also provides a proprietary IVR and Short Message Service hosted services platform that facilitates mobile marketing campaigns. The company was founded by Dennis Becker in 2005 and is headquartered in San Diego, CA

Part of NFI Group, Inc., New Flyer Holdings, Inc. is an American company that provides transportation solutions. The private company's subsidiary, Alexander Dennis Limited, is the largest bus and coach manufacturer in the UK, offering single and double deck vehicles under the brands of Alexander Dennis and Plaxton. With over 31,000 vehicles in service in various countries, Alexander Dennis is a leader in the design and manufacture of double deck buses. More information about Alexander Dennis can be found on their website.

Magna Entertainment Corp. owns and operates horse racetracks. It supplies live racing content to the inter-track, off-track, and account wagering markets. The company was founded n March 4, 1999 and is headquartered in Aurora, Canada.

Newfoundland & Labrador Federation of Labour advances the rights of working people. It advocates on issues, such as occupational health and safety and workers compensation, as worker and human rights. The firm also advocates for a public sector, improved public services, along with public policy and laws that support principles of social and economic justice. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in St. John''s, Canada.

Marport Deep Sea Technologies, Inc. develops and manufactures software defined sonar technology and products for underwater sensing and communication applications. The company was founded by Anthony V. Paul in 1996 and is headquartered in St. John's, Canada.

Calvista Gold Corp. engages in the acquisition, exploration and development of mineral properties. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Cline Mining Corp. engages in the business of acquiring, exploring and developing mine and mineral resource properties in Canada, the United States and overseas. It explores for coal, gold and iron-ore. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The Group's principal activity is that of an open-ended trust created to hold, through the Fund's investment in Newport Partners Commercial Trust, interests in Newport Private Yield LP. The Fund provides investors with a simple way to access private equity investments through ownership of a professionally managed diversified portfolio of Canadian private businesses that offer income, growth, diversification, and liquidity. Its core business is asset management. The investment philosophy of the Fund is to make long-term equity investments in established, profitable, well-managed private businesses in Canada.