Michael David Jones

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

Cowen & Co. LLC is a SEC-registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Cowen Holdings, Inc., ultimately owned by The Toronto-Dominion Bank (TSE: TD) in Canada. Cowen & Co. offers industry-focused investment banking for growth-oriented companies, domain knowledge-driven research and a sales and trading platform for institutional investors. Their institutional sales and trading business serves both equity and fixed-income clients. Sales and trading execution platform is structured around the following key verticals: (1) healthcare (2) technology, telecommunications and media (TMT) (3) REITs and financials (4) aerospace and defense (5) consumer and (6) alternative energy.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Founded in 1995, Acumen Capital Finance Partners Ltd. is an independent boutique investment dealer headquartered in Calgary. The firm is a Participating Organization of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX), a Member Firm of the TSX Venture Exchange, a Member Firm of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and a Member in the Canadian Investor Protection Fund. Acumen's research efforts focus on small-cap companies Canadian and US companies.

Mawer Investment Management Ltd. (Mawer) is a privately-owned, Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Calgary, Alberta. It has additional office in Toronto, Ontario, and a subsidiary with an office in Singapore. The firm was founded as a partnership in 1974 by Charles Mawer. They provide discretionary portfolio management services in certain jurisdictions in Canada for individuals, corporations, trusts, estates, institutions, pension funds, and not-for-profit organizations. Mawer also provides discretionary portfolio management services for US-based corporations and institutions, as well as certain US residents. The firm also provides sub-advisory services to certain institutional public mutual funds, non-public pooled funds, separately managed accounts, or wrap-fee programs that are managed and operated by other non-affiliated portfolio managers or investment managers.

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.

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.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

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.

Founded in 1971, Peters & Co. Ltd. is an independent, fully integrated investment firm headquartered in Calgary, Ontario. The firm specializes in investments in the Canadian oil and natural gas and oilfield services industries. They provides investment services to institutional investors and private clients. Peters & Co. employs their own trading group and performs specialized and comprehensive investment research. They are an active underwriter for, and financial advisor to, companies active in the Canadian energy industry. Peters & Co. is a member of the CIPF.

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.

Direct Energy Services LLC explores oil and gas. It offers heating, ventilation, air conditioning services, energy retrofits, installation, maintenance programs and energy management software services. The company was founded in 2000 and is headquartered in Toronto, Cnada.

Blake, Cassels & Graydon LLP provides legal advisory services. Its areas of practice include mergers and acquisitions, alternative dispute resolution, aviation, communications, competition, construction, and e-commerce law. The firm offers legal advisory services in areas such as pension and employee benefits, products liability, restructuring and insolvency, sports, taxation, structured finance, outsourcing, and securities law. The company was founded in 1856 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Credit Suisse Securities (Canada) Inc. is a broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with offices worldwide. The firm is a subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group (NYSE: CS). Their equity research equity group engages in a broad range of activities for investors including sales, trading, financing, prime brokerage and market-making in U.S. and international equity and equity related securities, options, futures, risk management and hedging products. Their activities cover both exchange-traded and over-the-counter traded securities, including American depositary receipts, restricted stocks, equity repurchases, block trade executions, program trading executions, equity derivatives and convertible securities. The fixed-income franchise operates as a single, unified platform that handles all fixed-income cash and derivative products. Products and services range from securitization and liability management transactions to sales and trading and superior research.

KPMG LLP engages in the provision of accounting, tax preparation, and advisory services. It also offers auditing, internal audit, regulatory and compliance, corporate recovery, and forensic accounting, and risk management services. The company was founded in 1869 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Alberta Investment Management Corp. (AIMCo) is the investment management subsidiary of State-owned Her Majesty the Queen in Right of Alberta. The firm was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta. AIMCo manages investments on behalf of public sector pension, endowment and special purpose funds as designated by the Alberta Ministry of Finance and Enterprise.

The Canadian Bar Association operates as a professional organization. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada.

Association of Professional Engineers & Geoscientists of AB is a non profit organization that regulates the practices of engineering and geoscience in Alberta. Its function is licensing individuals and companies that want to practice engineering and geoscience in Alberta. The applicants and companies that meet APEGA’s standards for ethical, professional, and technical competency earn the right to practice and use reserved titles and designations. The company was founded in 1920 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Law Society of Alberta regulates the legal profession in the public interest by promoting and enforcing a high standard of professional and ethical conduct by Alberta lawyers. The company was founded in 1907 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

Algolux, Inc. develops image signal processing pipeline for next-generation cameras. It specializes in computational imaging, the intersection of photography, image processing, computer vision and graphics. The company was founded by Paul Green, Patrick Arbez, Jonathan Assouline and Daniel Nahmias-Leonard in 2013 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Fulcra Asset Management, Inc. (Fulcra) is an independent investment firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Matthew Shandro in 2009. Fulcra invests for Canadian clients.

ATCO Gas Ltd. engages in the distribution of natural gas products. The firm offers its services to homeowners and renters, commercial and small business, builders and contractors, industrial, retailers, and services improvements. Its delivers natural gas to homes, farms, and businesses. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Edmonton, Canada.

Dexterra Canada Ltd. provides operations and maintenance solutions of built assets and infrastructure. It offers facilities management & operations and remote workforce accommodations services. The firm also offers forestry services related to the tree planting, vegetation management and type-2 firefighting services. The company is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

The Federation of Canadian Municipalities is an organization that focuses on finding solutions for struggling communities in Canada. The non-profit company is based in Ottawa, Canada. The Canadian company's Western Economic Solutions Taskforce brings together municipal leaders from the western region of the country to address these issues and ensure that their voices are heard. The CEO of the company is Brock Carlton.

Ascribe Capital LLC (Ascribe Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2006 and headquartered in New York, USA. The firm is a subsidiary of American Securities LLC.

Constitution Capital Partners LLC (Constitution Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Daniel Michael Cahill and John Joseph Guinee. The firm is headquartered in Andover, Massachusetts.