Natalie M. Adams

Chesley, Taft & Associates LLC (CTA) is an independent wealth management firm and registered investment advisor headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by Faris Chesley and A. Richard Taft in 2021. CTA provides portfolio management services to high-net-worth individuals and their related entities. Related entities include personal trust, IRA, and retirement accounts. The firm also manages family limited partnerships, family foundations and employee benefit plans related to a client’s business. Trust accounts include revocable trusts, irrevocable trusts, estates and guardianships.

Part of Wintrust Financial Corp., The Chicago Trust Co. NA provides investment advice. The company is based in Chicago, IL. The company was founded in 1991. Robert J. Mayo has been the CEO of the company since 2003.

Goldman Sachs Hedge Fund Strategies LLC (HFS) is a manager of funds-of-hedge funds and SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1969 and is wholly-owned by GSAM Holdings LLC, ultimately owned by The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). The Goldman Sachs Group acquired HFS, formerly known as Commodities Corporation, in 1997. HFS acts as an adviser to AIMS program funds and other advisory accounts that invest primarily in underlying funds or other accounts utilizing hedge fund or related strategies on either a discretionary or non-discretionary basis.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

Founded in 2004, TD Securities (USA) LLC is a broker/dealer located in New York City with additional offices in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, Vancouver, London, Singapore, Tokyo and Sydney. The firm is a subsidiary of Toronto Dominion Holdings (USA), Inc. and their ultimate parent is Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD). TD Securities (USA) provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients in five areas of finance including: investment banking, debt capital markets, institutional equities, foreign exchange and money markets. Their services 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 equity group provides research coverage of media and communications, technology, financial services, oil and gas, mining and metals, industrial products, forest products, technology, utilities and power, real estate, biotechnology, consumer products and merchandising and quantitative analysis strategy. The fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, U.S. and European debt issuers and investors.

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

3G Capital Partners LP (3G Capital) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 2005 by Founding Partners Jorge Paulo Lemann, Marcel Telles, Carlos Alberto Sicupira, Roberto Thompson, and Alex Behring. 3G Capital provides investment advisory services to private investment funds that are, generally, offered to high-net-worth financially sophisticated individuals and institutional investors.

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.

DLJ Real Estate Capital Partners LLC is an independent global real estate private equity firm which was founded in 1995. Formerly a subsidiary of Credit Suisse First Boston Private Equity, Inc., the firm was spun off as an independent entity in 2011. The firm is headquartered in New York City with additional offices in Los Angeles, London, Hong Kong and Tokyo.

Sectoral Asset Management, Inc. (Sectoral) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Jérôme G. Pfund and Michael J. Sjöström. They are a wholly-owned subsidiary of Sectoral Asset Management Holding Ltd. in Hong Kong. Sectoral manages public and private equity healthcare strategies for investors around the world. Their clients include sovereign wealth funds, private banks, and family offices. In addition, they have long-standing sub-advisory relationships with institutional investors in Europe and Asia.

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.

Odlum Brown USA Investment Management Ltd. (OB USA) is an independent, full-service investment firm headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded in 2005 and is wholly owned by Odlum Brown Ltd. OB USA provides disciplined investment advice and objective value-based research to individuals, estates, trusts, corporations and similar entities.

Leerink Partners LLC is a full-service brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded by Jeffrey Leerink in 1995 and formerly known as SVB Securities LLC. They rebranded as Leerink Partners in 2023. The firm is a subsidiary of SVB Securities LLC. Leerink Partners provides institutional sales, equity research, institutional trading, and corporate finance and asset management services to the healthcare and technology industries. They offer superior execution capabilities in common stock, convertibles and derivatives with a singular focus on healthcare and a knowledge-led approach.

Part of TELUS Corp., Fastvibe Corp. is a Canadian company that provides web streaming solutions. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Fastvibe was acquired by TELUS Corp. on January 30, 2008. The company was founded by Rajiv Rai.

Polar Asset Management Partners, Inc. (Polar) is Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by J. Paul Sabourin in 1991 and is a subsidiary of Polar Financial Corp. Polar provides discretionary investment advice and management services to private investment funds, which may be organized as onshore or offshore limited partnerships or corporations, as well as separately managed accounts.

LaBarge Weinstein LLP provides legal services. It provides services in the areas of corporate law, taxation, securities, mergers and acquisitions, technology and commercial transactions. It serves the biotechnology, pharmaceuticals, commercial real estate, computing and networking technology, e-commerce, investment banking, photonics, security applications, semiconductor, software, and telecommunications industry clients. The company was founded by Paul C. Labarge, Randy Taylor, Deborah L. Weinstein & Lawrence Weinstein in 1997 and is headquartered in Kanata, Canada.

Amports, Inc. operates port facilities used for vehicle processing. Its solutions include marine survey, vehicle washing services, protective coatings, vehicle storage, reconditioning, and parts handling. The company is headquartered in Jacksonville, FL.

The Québec Bar Association is a professional organization that oversees the practice of over 29,000 lawyers in all areas of law. The organization is based in Montréal, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The mission of the association is to ensure the protection of the public, contribute to accessible and quality justice, and defend the rule of law.

Sheldon Huxtable Professional Corp. provides legal services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada.

3G Capital Partners Ltd. (Private Equity) (3G Capital Partners) is a private equity division firm founded in 2004 by Alex Behring, Jorge Paulo Lemann, Carlos Alberto Sicupira, and Marcel Herrmann Telles. The firm is headquartered in New York.

Middle East Venture Partners(MEVP) is a venture capital firm headquartered in Dubai. The firm founded in 2010 by Walid Hanna.

Part of Norton Rose Fulbright LLP, Norton Rose Fulbright Canada LLP provides legal services. The company is based in Québec, Canada.

Bornite Capital Management LP (Bornite ) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded by Daniel A. Dreyfus in 2019. Bornite serves as the investment adviser, with discretionary trading authority, to private, pooled investment vehicles, the securities of which are generally open to, among others, institutions, pension plans, endowments, high net-worth individuals, financially sophisticated individuals, and other sophisticated investors.

Nuqul Group engages in producing paper products and aluminum plates. It also manufacture tissues, tissue paper rolls, wet wipes, and hygienic products. The company was founded in 1952 and is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

e2e Integrated Solutions LLC provides energy efficiency solutions. It offers solutions addressing the needs of the energy, water, and environment markets. The company is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

Smart Automation Energy LLC provides turnkey solutions for facilities. The firm offers energy management consultancy services, implementation services and advanced building analytics services. Its solutions include heating, ventilation and air conditioning controls, power monitoring management, lighting and integrated automation. The company is headquartered in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.

Dash Ventures Ltd (Dash Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded by Mohammed Ali Khaldoun Al-Husry and Omar J. Sati in 2011. The firm is headquartered in Amman, Jordan.

Saudi Railway Co. was founded in 1981 and operates railway lines. The company is based in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.