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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.

Formula Growth Ltd. (FG) is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded by John Dobson in 1960 and is a subsidiary of Formula Growth International Ltd. FG manages equity portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, family offices and institutional investors.

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.

Jarislowsky Fraser Ltd. (JFL) is a Canadian investment counsel firm headquartered Montréal, Quebec. The firm was founded by Stephen Jarislowsky in 1955 and was acquired in 2018 by The Bank of Nova Scoatia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). JFL manages pension funds, endowment funds, corporate and private portfolios for clients in North America and overseas. They manage investments on behalf of governments, corporations, universities, labor unions, and high net worth individuals.

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.

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.

BNP Paribas (London Branch) is the Great Britain-based brokerage division of BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) in France. The firm is headquartered in London and was founded in 1986. BNP Paribas (London Branch) offers a wide range of products and services to corporate, institutional, commodities, market making and broking clients.

Van Berkom & Associates, Inc. (Van Berkom) is a specialized investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Canada. The firm was founded by J. Sebastian van Berkom in 1991 and is owned by JSVB Investments, Inc. They manage stock portfolios for large North American pension funds, corporations, foundations, and endowment funds. Van Berkom is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

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.

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.

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.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also 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 firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

BDC Venture Capital (BDC Venture Capital) is a venture capital firm founded in 1975. The firm is headquartered in Québec, Canada.

Laurentian Bank Securities is an independent broker/dealer located in Montreal. They are a subsidiary of Laurentian Bank of Canada (TOR:LB). The firm provides a full array of trading and execution services for their clients. They do not provide any internal research.

Invest AD /Private Equity/ (Invest AD PE) is the private equity division of AD Asset Management PJSC, itself a subsidiary of State-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Council headquartered in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. The firm was founded in 1994.

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.

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.

Invest AD Asset Management PJSC (Invest AD) is the sovereign wealth manager of government-owned Abu Dhabi Investment Council. The firm was founded in 1977 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi. Invest AD provides asset management services to international high-net worth individuals and institutions.

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).

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.

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.

Jadwa Investment Co/Private equity/ (Jadwa Investment) is a private equity division of Jadwa Investment Co. founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

Fiera Capital Corp. (Investment Management) (FCC-IM) is the investment management division of Fiera Capital Corp. (TSE: FSZ), a publicly listed asset management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2010 through a merger with Sceptre Investment Counsel Ltd. FCC-IM offers customized multi-asset solutions across traditional and alternative asset classes to institutional, retail, and private wealth clients across North America, Europe, and key markets in Asia.

Statera Spine, Inc. operates as a software and technology company, focused on spine imaging informatics and committed to the idea that spine alignment and motion matters. The company is headquartered in Austin, TX.

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.

BrainBox AI, Inc. engages in the development of autonomous building artificial intelligence (AI) technology. It offers an autonomous AI HVAC (heating, ventilation, and air conditioning) application. It supports real estate clients in office buildings, airports, hotels, grocery stores, and large commercial retail sectors. The company was founded by Sean Neely and Jean-Simon Venne in 2017 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

RealTerm Energy Corp (RealTerm) is a private equity subsidiary of Realterm Global LLC founded in 2013. The firm is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

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

Diagram Ventures GP, Inc (Diagram Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2016 by Francois Lafortune and Paul Desmaris. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Québec.

Massar Solutions PJSC provides fleet management, vehicle rental and supply chain solutions business segments to government, semi-government and private sector clients operating in the industrial and commercial sectors. The company was founded on March 1, 1998 and is headquartered in Abu Dhabi, the United Arab Emirates.

Albawardi Group is a merchant house that operates ethically and strives to be the best in every area of business. The private company is based in Dammam, Saudi Arabia, and has subsidiaries in Saudi Arabia. The group has a branch network covering GCC countries and employs professional staff whose skills and abilities are fundamental to its success. Albawardi invests significantly in their development, using the latest systems to ensure that its human resources are effectively developed and that they are empowered to fulfill their career aspirations. The group has four main areas of activity\: trading, industry, services, and investment. Albawardi's subsidiaries have been recognized through numerous awards and citations from international brand principals, industry groups, and governmental bodies. Musaed Abdul Rahman Saad Albawardi has been the CEO of the Saudi Arabian company since 1984.

Abu Dhabi Investment Council (Investment Management) (Abu Dhabi Investment Council-IM) is the investment management division of the Government of Abu Dhabi's Abu Dhabi Investment Council in UAE. Founded in 2007, Abu Dhabi Investment Council-IM is headquartered in Abu Dhabi and is responsible for investing part of the government's surplus financial resources through a globally diversified investment strategy, targeting positive capital returns through a portfolio of highly diversified asset classes and active investment management strategies.