Matthew Shalhoub

Diageo North America, Inc. produces, markets and sells alcoholic beverages. Its brands include Smirnoff, Johnnie Walker, Captain Morgan, Baileys, Jose Cuervo, Crown Royal, Tanqueray, Guinness, Chateau and Estate Wines. The company was founded on September 17, 1982 and is headquartered in Norwalk, CT.

Firmex, Inc. develops and provides cloud-based solutions for document sharing. It offers virtual data room solutions for companies. The firm’s solutions are used to share confidential documents during mergers and acquisitions due diligence, joint ventures, fundraising, and procurement and bids. The company was founded by Joel Lessem, Robert Wilder and Randy Rosenberg in 2006 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Audax Private Equity (Audax Private Equity) is a private equity subsidiary of 101 Huntington Holdings LLC founded in 1999 by Geoff S. Rehnert and Marc B. Wolpow. The firm is headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts and additional office in San Francisco, California.

Barometer Capital Management, Inc. (Barometer) is an independent investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2006 through a management buyout of Rockwater Asset Management, Inc. Barometer manages investment portfolios for high-net-worth individuals, endowments, foundations, partnerships, corporations, public funds and pension trusts throughout Canada and internationally.

Desjardins Securities, Inc. is the broker/dealer arm of the Desjardins Holding Financier, Inc., ultimately held by Le Mouvement des caisses Desjardins in Canada. Founded in 1991, the firm is headquartered in Montréal and has an additional office in Toronto. Desjardins Securities offers businesses and institutions with a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The firm is an approved participant on the Montreal Exchange and the Toronto Stock Exchange, as well as a participating member of the TSX Venture Exchange. In addition, Desjardins Securities is a member of both the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF).

Gold Corp. engages in the provision of gold, silver, and platinum products and services. Its products include collectable stamps and coins, gold and silver bullions, and jewellery. The company was founded in 1899 and is headquartered in East Perth, Australia.

Novacap Management, Inc (Novacap Management) is a Private Equity firm founded in 1981 by Marc Beauchamp. The firm is headquartered in Brossard, Quebec.

Birch Hill Equity Partners Management, Inc (Birch Hill Equity Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1994 by Steve J Dent and John B MacIntyre. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Pine Brook Road Partners LLC (Pine Brook Partners) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2006. The firm is headquartered in New York.

BDC Growth Equity Partners (BDC Growth) is a Private Equity firm, a subsidiary of Business Development Bank of Canada. The firm is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Third Eye Capital Corp. is a private debt firm that specializes in providing capital solutions to non-sponsored companies across various industries, including sustainability, natural resources, technology, financials, healthcare, media, food and hospitality, transports, and construction services. The private company is based in Toronto, Canada, and has subsidiaries in Luxembourg. Third Eye Capital actively engages with a Canadian company's key assets to bridge the gap between their perceived value and actual worth, providing access to capital and expertise that enables portfolio companies to flourish. The company was founded in 2005 and has a proven track record of nearly $5 billion in lending commitments across more than 125 portfolio investments. The CEO is Arif Nizar Bhalwani.

Public Mobile, Inc. provides wireless communication services. Its services include talk and text services, wireless voice and data services. The company was founded in 2008 and is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Research Capital Corp. is an independent, fully integrated national investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2010 as Mackie Research Capital Corp. until 2021. Research Capital offers a complete range of capital markets and wealth management services to private clients, institutions and growth companies with offices across Canada.

Fuller Landau LLP provides accountancy and business consulting services. It offers advisory services to mid-market businesses including business valuation, litigation support, forensic accounting, restructuring, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, family office and succession planning services. The company was founded in 1963 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

Conair Group, Inc. is a private company based in Abbotsford, Canada. The Canadian company specializes in manufacturing aircraft.

Part of H.I.S. Co. Ltd., Thomas Cook North America, Inc. operates as an online travel agency. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Thomas Cook North America was acquired by H.I.S-Red Label Vacations, Inc., a SUB of H.I.S. Co. Ltd. from Thomas Cook Group Plc on May 02, 2013 for $5.14 million.

Part of Man Group Plc (Jersey), Cameron Cayman Fund Ltd. is a company based in George Town, the Cayman Islands.

Eight Capital is a 100% principal-owned, Canadian investment dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. It has additional offices in Calgary, Alberta and Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 2016 as Dundee Capital Partners. They offer investment banking, equity research and institutional sales & trading services to retail and institutional clients. Eight Capital provide their clients with timely market insights (with the assistance of their equity research team) across all the investment disciplines: fundamental, technical, and quantitative. Beyond the traditional market access trading provides, their traders work with clients to find unique liquidity solutions, and discreet trading solutions for large blocks of stock.

Fengate Capital Management Ltd (Private Equity) (Fengate Capital) is a private equity subsidiary of Fengate Capital Management Ltd founded in 2017. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an office in Houston.

River Wellness, Inc. provides marijuana extraction services. It offers medical cannabis wholesale logistics, distribution and transportation. The company is headquartered in Santa Rosa, CA.

Sun Valley Gold LLC (Canada) (SVG-Canada) is the Canada-based hedge fund manager of Sun Valley Gold LLC. They are ultimately owned by Sun Valley Gold Co. in the US. Headquartered in Vancouver, SVG-Canada was founded in 1998 and offers a broad range of financial products for investors.

Pliteq, Inc. makes recycled rubber building products for commercial sound control. Its products include sound isolation clip, bracket, mounting and underlayment. The company was founded by Paul Downey and is headquartered in Vaughan, Canada.

Sagard Private Equity (Sagard) is a private equity subsidiary of Sagard Holdings ULC founded in 2021. The firm is headquartered in Canada with offices in New York and Denver.

MSP Corp. Investments, Inc. is a Canadian company that helps Managed Service Providers sell their businesses and provides resources to help them grow their teams, improve efficiency, and deliver for clients. MSP Corp. is based in Edmonton, Canada. The company offers a full suite of technologies and tools for resale to end user clients. The company was founded in 2020 by Jason Dacosta and Ravi Ramharak, with Ravi Ramharak serving as the CEO since 2020.

Cognaize Holdings, Inc. is an AI company that offers a hybrid intelligence solution to automate document processing. The company is based in New York, NY and was founded by Vahe Andonians. The company's proprietary AI capability and novel methodology empower users to automate the majority of their documents without sacrificing quality or control. Cognaize's end-to-end solution seamlessly connects data scientists with users and improves business outcomes. Alfred Eisaian has been the CEO of the company since 2022.