Timothy Wood-Dow

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.

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).

RCF Management LLC (RCF Management) is a private equity firm founded in 1998 by Henderson Gilbert Tuten and James and James Timothy McClements. The firm is headquartered in Denver, Colorado.

Riskmetrics Group LLC provides financial risk management services. The firm provides financial analytics and wealth management solutions to different financial institutions, corporations and central banks. It consists of three primary business units–risk management, governance services and financial research. The company was founded by Ethan M. Berman in 1994 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

Eurasian Natural Resources Corp Ltd. explores and mines for ferrous minerals, chrome, manganese, processes bauxite and produces electricity and aluminum. The company was founded in 1994 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

BlueBay Asset Management LLP (dba RBC BlueBay) is the Great Britain-based asset management subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (NYSE, TSE: RY) in Canada. Headquartered in London, the firm was established in 2001 and manages hedge funds and segregated mandates for institutional clients and high-net worth individuals. RBC BlueBay is a socially responsible investor and signatory of the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Part of Woodbridge Co. Ltd. /New/, GFMS Ltd. provides research and consultancy services on precious metals. The company is based in London, UK. GFMS was acquired by Thomson Reuters Corp. on August 05, 2011.

Jefferies International Ltd. (JIL) is a brokerage firm headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded in 1986 and is a subsidiary of Jefferies Holdings II Ltd., ultimately held by Jefferies Financial Group, Inc. (NYSE: JEF) in the US. JIL provides broking services to various investors.

Alufer Mining Ltd. operates as a mineral exploration company specializes in the development of bauxite assets. The company was founded by Adonis Pouroulis in June 2010 and is headquartered in Guernsey, the United Kingdom.

La Mancha Resource Capital LLP (La Mancha) is an independent investment adviser headquartered in London, UK. The firm was founded by Karim Nasr in 2011 and formerly known as Digital World Capital LLP and as La Mancha Capital Advisory LLP. La Mancha advises the Luxembourg-based La Mancha Resource Fund SCSp – a special opportunities, open-ended alternative investment fund, with a long-term investment strategy focused on the precious metals and energy transition metals sectors.

Founded in 2014, Columbia Threadneedle (Europe) Ltd. is a part of Ameriprise Financial, Inc. that provides investment and asset management services. The company is based in London, UK.

Renaissance Capital Ltd. (Broker) is the Egypt-based brokerage arm of Renaissance Capital Ltd., which is owned by Gazprom PJSC (MCX: GAZP) in Russia. Headquartered in Cairo, the firm provides primes brokerage services to institutional investors, corporates, family offices and high net-worth individuals.

Credit Suisse AG (London Branch) provides investment banking services. The company was founded on January 1, 1993 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.