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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.

Pembroke Management Ltd. (Pembroke) is an independent Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1968 by Angus Taylor. Pembroke provides investment advisory services to individually managed accounts for institutional investors such as, but not limited to, corporate and public pension funds, endowments and foundations, private investment funds, as well as to mutual funds, and wealthy individuals.

Order of Canada is an organization based in Ottawa, Canada. The organization is affiliated with the governor general of Canada, La gouverneure générale du.

The Fraser Institute operates as a non-partisan research and educational organization. It produces research about government actions in areas such as taxation, health care, aboriginal issues, education, economic freedom, energy, natural resources, and the environment. The company was founded by T. Patrick Boyle and Michael A. Walker in 1974 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Cycle Capital Management, Inc (Cycle Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 2003 by Andree-Lise Methot. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Fiera Comox Private Equity(Fiera Comox Partners), a subsidiary of Hillhouse Capital Group Ltd. is a private equity firm founded in 2016. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Global Alpha Capital Management Ltd. (Global Alpha) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2004 and is wholly-owned by Global Alpha Capital Management Partnership, which is owned by the firm's management team and Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group Ltd. Global Alpha provides investment advice and management on a discretionary basis to pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts and endowments, financial institutions, charitable organizations, corporations, or business entities as well as to various comingled investment vehicles. Global Alpha is a signatory to the United Nations-supported Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Richardson Wealth (USA) Ltd. (Investment Management) (Richardson Wealth-IM) is the wealth management division of Richardson Wealth (USA) Ltd., a broker/dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Andrew Marsh in 2010 and is owned directly by RF Capital Group, Inc. (TSX: RCG). Richardson Wealth-IM provides wealth management solutions to individuals, trusts, estates, corporations and business entities.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

Raymond James Ltd. (Broker) (Raymond James-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of Raymond James Ltd., a diversified financial services firm headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1962 and is ultimately owned by Raymond James Financial, Inc. (NYSE: RJF), a US-based diversified holding company. Raymond James-Broker provides a full array of investment services to corporate and institutional clients.

IA Private Wealth, Inc. (Broker) (IA Private Wealth-Broker) is the brokerage division of IA Private Wealth, Inc., wealth management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., which is owned by iA Financial Corp., Inc. (TSE: IAG). IA Private Wealth-Broker offers brokerage services in stocks, bonds and mutual funds to individuals and institutions.

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.

Jefferies LLC is a global investment bank and institutional securities firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1962 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Group LLC, ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF). Jefferies provides corporate clients with research and execution services in equity, fixed income, and foreign exchange markets, as well as a full range of investment banking services such as underwriting, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring and recapitalization, and other advisory services, with all businesses operating in the Americas, Europe and Asia.

Part of RF Capital Group, Inc., Richardson Wealth provides wealth management services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1949 by Hamilton Bolton, BCA Research is an independent global investment research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm provides comprehensive coverage of all major financial asset classes on a global basis. They employ a consistent approach across all areas of their services by utilizing economic, liquidity, performance and valuation trends. BCA Research's methodology is based on an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and the identification of key investment themes. BCA Research provides global coverage of equities, currencies, commodities/energy, fixed-income, asset allocation and unique trading ideas.

Industrifonden is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of Government of Sweden founded in 1979. The firm is headquartered in Stockholm.

Gesynta Pharma AB develops and manufactures novel oral treatments for patients with chronic inflammatory conditions. The company was founded by Gunilla Anders Ekström, Charlotte Elisabet Edenius, Urban Paulsson, Ralf Morgenstern, Per-Johan Göte Jakobsson and Patric Stenberg in 2017 and is headquartered in Solna, Sweden.

Minervax ApS provides vaccine against streptococci. It utilizes fusion protein, which has proved to elicit good protective immunity. Its vaccine provides protective immunity against many clinically relevant GBS strains. The firm is engages in biotechnology, scientific and technical activities, and research and development. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Piper Sandler & Co. (Broker) (PSC-Broker) is the full-service brokerage division of Piper Sandler & Co., a financial service firm headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. They are a subsidiary of Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR). The firm was founded in 1969 and previously known as Piper Jaffray & Co. They became Piper Sandler & Co. when Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill & Partners, L.P. merged to become Piper Sandler Companies in 2020. PSC-Broker provides brokerage and investment banking services to financial institutions, corporations and other financial investors. Their core focus sectors are Agriculture, renewables & cannabis, Business services, Chemicals & Materials, Consumer, Diversified industrials & services, Energy, Financial services, financial sponsors, Healthcare, and Technology.

National Bank Financial, Inc. (Broker) (NBF-Broker) is the broker/dealer division of National Bank Financial, Inc., a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1902 and is a direct subsidiary of National Bank Acquisition Holding, Inc., ultimately owned by National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). NBF-Broker provides retail advisory and brokerage services with institutional brokerage, investment banking, corporate finance and securities clearing services for third parties. The firm has a substantial presence in all regions of Canada, as well as operations in the US and Europe.

Montrusco Bolton Investments, Inc. (Montrusco Bolton) is an independent asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. Founded in 1946, Montrusco Bolton provides investment management services to individuals, including high net-worth individuals, banks or thrift institutions, pension and profit-sharing plans, trusts, estates, or charitable organizations, corporations or other business entities and to several private investment funds.

Founded in 2001 by Hubert Marleau and Charles Marleau, Palos Management, Inc. is in investment advisor located in Montreal, Quebec.

Mirabaud Canada, Inc. (MCI) is a Canadian investment manager headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1985 and is a subsidiary of Mirabaud & Cie SA, ultimately owned by Mirabaud Partners & Cie SCS in Switzerland. MCI provides a clientele of private and institutional investors, companies and finance professionals with highly customized investment advice, private banking and asset management services.

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

AbitibiBowater Canada, Inc. engages in the manufacture, sale, and distribution of newsprint, uncoated specialty paper, coated groundwood paper, market pulp, lumber and timber. It operates in four divisions: Newsprint, Canadian Forest Products, Coated and Specialty Papers, and Pulp. Its products are marketed primarily in the United States, Canada, Korea, the United Kingdom, Mexico, Italy, Brazil and Japan. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Live Nation Entertainment, Inc., Marquee Group, Inc. is a company that provides management and consulting services for the entertainment industry. The company is based in New York, NY. Marquee Group was acquired by SFX Entertainment, Inc. on March 17, 1999 for $88.53 million.

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.