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Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

State Street Bank & Trust Co. (SSBT) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Boston, Massachusetts. The firm was founded in 1792 and is owned by State Street Corp. (NYSE: STT). SSBT serves as the administrator, fund accountant and transfer agent for the WisdomTree Bitcoin Fund, an exchange-traded fund.

CIBC Asset Management, Inc. (CIBC AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1972 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (NYSE, TSE: CM), a publicly traded Canadian chartered bank. CIBC AM manages assets on behalf of institutional, high-net-worth clients and underlying investors in their retail sponsored products.

TD Asset Management, Inc. (TDAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE: TD), a Canadian chartered bank regulated by the Office of the Superintendent of Financial Institutions. Founded in 1987, TDAM provides discretionary investment management services to corporations, investment companies, pension funds/plans, endowments and foundations.

Founded in 1999, Credit Suisse Asset Management LLC (CSAM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in New York City. The firm is an indirect wholly-owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse Group AG (NYSE: CS), a publicly owned foreign bank holding company based in Switzerland.

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.

Segal Advisors, Inc. provides investment consulting services. The firm offers asset allocation and investment strategies, assets-liability modeling, performance measurement, retire fund, model portfolios, defined contribution consulting and fiduciary services. It provides consulting advice and outsourcing solutions to plan sponsors. The firm offers investment programs through a broad range of customized solutions designed to assist clients at every stage of the investment process. The company is headquartered in New York, NY.

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.

Roynat Capital, Inc. is a Private Equity/Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of The Bank of Nova Scotia founded in 1962. Roynat Capital, Inc. is headquartered in Toronto.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

HSBC Bank USA NA engages in the provision of banking services. Its lines of business are Retail Banking and Wealth Management, Commercial Banking, Global Banking and Markets, and Private Bank. The company is headquartered in McLean, VA.

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).

Barclays Capital, Inc. is a registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1997 and is a subsidiary of Barclays Group US, Inc., ultimately owned by Barclays plc (LON: BARC) in Great Britain. Barclays Capital provides large corporate, government and institutional clients a full spectrum of prime brokerage services which includes equities and fixed income financing, OTC Clearing, Futures and Foreign Exchange Prime Brokerage and access to industry insights and analytics from their Strategic Consulting team.

Dundee Securities Ltd. provides investment dealership services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, CA.

Ordre des comptables professionnels agréés du Québec provides financial services. It offers services related to assurance, financial & management accounting, and taxation. The company was founded in 2012 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Founded in 1949 by Hamilton Bolton, BCA Research is an independent global investment research firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm provides comprehensive coverage of all major financial asset classes on a global basis. They employ a consistent approach across all areas of their services by utilizing economic, liquidity, performance and valuation trends. BCA Research's methodology is based on an understanding of the macroeconomic environment and the identification of key investment themes. BCA Research provides global coverage of equities, currencies, commodities/energy, fixed-income, asset allocation and unique trading ideas.

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.

Addenda Capital, Inc. is an investment management firm headquartered in Montréal, Quebec, Canada. The firm was founded in 1996 and is a subsidiary of Co-operators Financial Services Ltd., which is owned by The Co-Operators Group Ltd. Addenda Capital provides solutions to its institutional and private high net worth clients.

CN Investment Division (the Division) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1968 and is owned by Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) (NYSE: CNI; TSE: CNR). CNID manages the pension fund of CNR. The Division also manages the assets of the CN Pension Plan for Senior Management and the BC Rail Pension Plan.

KLH Capital Partners LP (KLH Capital) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2005 by John F. Kirtley, Jeff Leck and Mark J. Hunter. The firm is headquartered in Tampa.

Manulife Investment Management Ltd. (MIML) is the global asset management arm of Manulife Investment Management Holdings (Canada) Ltd., ultimately held by Manulife Financial Corp. (NYSE, TSE: MFC) in Canada. The firm was founded in 1949 and formerly known as MFC Global Investment Management and as Manulife Asset Management Ltd. Headquartered in Toronto, MIML and their affiliates provide comprehensive asset management solutions for pension plans, foundations, endowments, financial institutions and other institutional investors worldwide, as well as for Manulife and John Hancock's wealth management and retirement products.

CRISIL Irevna Argentina SA (CRISIL Argentina) is the Argentina-based investment research subsidiary of CRISIL Ltd. (NSE: CRISIL) in India. They are ultimately owned by S&P Global, Inc. (NYSE: SPGI) in the US., The firm was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Buenos Aires. CRISIL Argentina provides high-end research and analytics services to global commercial and investment banks, private equity players, asset management firms and corporates. It offers equity and fixed income research, valuations, pricing complex derivatives, structured finance, risk management, actuarial analysis, data analytics and business intelligence.

MDS Aero Support Corp. supplies engine test facilities and test systems. It provides testing solutions in the areas that include aviation, industrial and marine, component and special test. The firm offers products that include proDAS, AeroAcoustics Products, Thrust Measurement 150K, Load Absorption, Quick Connect Systems, engine handling, engine adapters, driveline systems, mechanical support systems, throttle systems, trim balance and vibration conditioning, exhaust collector and diffusers and turbulence control. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

T. Rowe Price Investment Management, Inc. (Price IM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor headquartered in Baltimore, Maryland. The firm is a wholly-owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Associates, Inc., which itself is a wholly owned subsidiary of T. Rowe Price Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TROW). Price IM provides discretionary investment advisory services to institutional and individual investors worldwide. The firm also serves as investment subadvisor to mutual funds sponsored by insurance companies, banks, and other third-party financial institutions.

Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2001. Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology is headquartered in Ottawa.

Morningstar Research, Inc. Canada is Canada's leading investment fund research firm. They were formed in 1999 as the result of the acquisition of Portfolio Analytics and BellCharts Inc. by Chicago-based Morningstar Inc., the global investment firm in the US. They market the two most popular mutual fund software products, PALTrak and BellCharts and operate the Morningstar.ca web site. In addition, Morningstar Canada provides analysis and consulting services for investment management, fund performance evaluation and pension plan governance. They are located in Toronto.

National Retail Federation operates membership organizations. Its channels of distribution include department, specialty, discount, catalog, Internet and independent stores. The company is headquartered in Washington, DC.

3AM Enterprises, Inc. is engaged in manufacturing of cables and printed circuit boards. The company is headquartered in Richmond Hill, Canada.

Felicis Ventures Management Co. LLC (Felicis Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2005 by Aydin Senkut. The firm is headquartered in Menlo Park, California.