Tom Chudnovsky

Stormcrow Capital Ltd. provides investment research. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 2010, CI Capital Markets Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of CI Financial Corp. (Toronto: CIX.TO). CI Capital Markets consists of the former capital markets group of Blackmont, Inc. The firm offers independent research, specialized trading services and institutional sales. They also provide a full range of services to the investment banking sector including raising capital and providing financial advice for new or expanding ventures. CI Capital Markets' trading desk professionals provide investment ideas and trading services to institutional money managers throughout Canada and the US. They look for superior quality companies with experienced, reputable management teams and favorable risk/reward profiles. CI Capital Markets strategically prices each offering to balance the interests of the issuing company with its new retail and institutional investors. The firm's investment banking professionals focus on leading transactions for Canadian issuers in the mid-size market and they play a supporting role in transactions for larger issuers. They offer clients a complete suite of alternatives when sourcing equity for their public and private ventures, as well as advisory services related to mergers and acquisitions. CI Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: energy, metals and minerals, real estate, technology, special situations, industrials and financial services. The firm seeks opportunities that have a sustainable competitive advantage over their competition. Companies should have coherent and actionable business plans and clear strategic objectives. CI Capital Markets offers coverage for entrepreneurs and companies at every stage of development including both equity financing and financial advising. Their services include: equity financing services, private placements, bought deals, secondary sales, cross border transactions, fully-marketed offerings, IPOs, financial advisory services, takeover defense preparation, financial restructuring, formal valuations, fairness opinions, sales and divestitures advisory services, buy-side mergers & acquisitions advisory services, sell-side mergers & acquisitions advisory and structured finance vehicles. CI Capital Market's research team focuses on the following sectors: diversified Industries energy, financial services, metals/minerals, real estate and lodging and technology, media and telecommunications (TMT). Their diversified industries research focuses on infrastructure and renewable energy. They look for companies whose operating characteristics are best positioned to generate sustainable competitive advantages and rising free cash flow. Within the energy sector, CI Capital Markets targets companies involved in domestic and international oil and gas exploration and production, oil sands and alternative energy drilling and energy services. Within the financial services sector, they provide coverage on Canada's big six domestic banks and selected niche financial sector players with above-average growth potential. The firm's real estate research coverage focuses on REITs that specialize in investments in hotels, industrial, multi-residential, office, retail and senior living properties. They also follow some undercovered high growth, small-cap and mid-cap REITs and real estate companies. Within the TMT sector, CI Capital Markets focuses on a variety of high-technology sub-sectors including, but not be limited to, information technology services, mobile data, enterprise applications, e-commerce, semiconductors, Internet infrastructure services, software and telecommunications.

Blackmont Capital Securities is the broker subsidiary of Blackmont Capital, Inc. They focus on sectors such as energy, metals and minerals, biotechnology and health services, technology and special situations, business trusts and industrials, consumer staples, real estate and hospitality and financial services. Blackmont screens for emerging influences, shifts in market dynamics and changes in corporate fundamentals to identify immediate growth opportunities with the best risk-reward profile

Clarus Securities, Inc. is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. Their research team covers a wide range of sectors and companies. The theme to all their efforts is the drive to find good investment ideas among the small- to medium-sized issuers in Canada. Clarus Securities' research focuses on growth opportunities in both traditional equities and the business trust sector. They cover a variety of sectors including: alternative energy, clean tech/power infrastructure, energy services, geothermal energy, industrial products, mining, oil and gas, solar energy, special situations and technology.

Northern Securities, Inc. is an independent investment bank headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Calgary and Vancouver. They provide a full range of investment banking services including corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, retail and institutional distribution, equity research, online trading, online public offerings and online private placements. Northern Securities is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Northern Financial Corp. (TSX: NFC). They are a member of the CIPF and the IDA.

Founded in 2009, Byron Capital Markets is a broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of Byron Securities Ltd., a Toronto-based investment dealer and member of the Investment Industry Regulator Organization of Canada (IIROC). Byron Capital Markets focuses on providing superior services to small- and mid-cap companies in a variety of market segments. Historically, the firm has focused on the mining, energy, technology, biotechnology and healthcare sectors. They also provide investment banking services in the areas of alternative energy and rare earth and other non-conventional mining and exploration industries. Byron Capital Markets' Sales & Trading division offers trading access to all Canadian equity markets and alternate trading systems.