Steve R. Burns

Founded in 2008, NCP Northland Capital Partners, Inc., formerly Sandfire Securities, Inc., (NCP) is an employee-owned broker/dealer and securities firm located in Toronto, Ontario. Northland Bancorp, a Toronto-based private equity firm that focuses primarily on real estate acquired Sandfire Securities, Inc. in 2010. NCP Capital Partners is a member of the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada. The firm provides services for a diverse group of portfolio managers of hedge funds, mutual funds, pension funds, insurance funds, investment counselors and high net-worth individuals. Their research coverage includes: special situations, technology, clean technology, telecommunications, new media, metals & mining, life sciences, industrials and infrastructure.

Wellington West Capital Markets is an institutional equities firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario with an additional office in Calgary. The firm is a subsidiary Wellington West Capital, Inc., a full-service brokerage, financial planning, asset management and capital markets services firm. Wellington West Capital Markets focuses on providing value-added equity research ideas combined with strong execution in trading and corporate finance. Wellington West focuses on the mining, energy, technology and gaming sectors as well as a broad range of business trust and special situations. They are a member of the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC), the Toronto Stock Exchange, the TSX Venture Exchange and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund.

Part of Virtu Financial, Inc., Virtu Canada Corp. is a Canadian company that provides stock broking services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. The CEO of the company is Etienne Phaneuf.

Loewen, Ondaatje, McCutcheon Ltd. (LOM) is an independent Canadian broker/dealer firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 1970, the firm combines objective research and value-added financing ideas with institutional sales, trading and investment banking. They are a provider of value-added North American research. LOM focuses exclusively on advising small and mid-cap companies, with a strong focus on select emerging growth companies in industries that include Technology, Healthcare, and Mining.