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Ventum Financial Corp. is a full-service Investment Dealer headquartered in Vancouver, Canada. The firm was founded by Max Meier and John Eymann in 1982 as Pacific International Securities, Inc. They became PI Financial Corp. (PI) in 2007 and changed their name to Ventum Financial Corp. in 2024 as part of the process of amalgamation between PI and Echelon Wealth Partners, Inc., previously announced in March 2023. Ventum Financial provides expertise across a variety of growth sectors and delivers a full range of capital markets services, which include equity research, investment banking, advisory, and institutional sales and trading to mid-market corporate clients in Canada. They prioritize minimal market impact during superior trade execution.

Founded in 2010 by George Gosbee, AltaCorp Capital Inc. is an institutional financial advisory and brokerage firm headquartered in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The firm offers a full spectrum of value-added financial and advisory services to corporations in across various stages of development. Their products and services include corporate mergers and acquisition advisory, equity financings, asset acquisitions and divestitures advisory, institutional sales and trading and institutional equity research. AltaCorp Capital focuses on key drivers of the Western Canadian economy that are global in scope including energy, agri-industry and diversified industries, with overlap into interdependent subsectors. The firm's research includes macro analysis, theme pieces, daily notes, corporate reviews, quarterly and annual overviews and other relevant market/sector issues. AltaCorp Capital's Institutional Sales and Trading team has expertise in both national and global trading markets and are fully integrated within an expansive network of long-standing relationships with institutional clients. They offer execution in trading securities and relevant and timely placing of new offers/issues. The firm also offers execution in institutional block trading and an industry leading technical platform. AltaCorp maintains a strategic relationship with ATB Financial, a full-service financial institution headquartered in Edmonton, Alberta.

Founded in 2007, Macquarie Capital Markets Canada Ltd. is a broker located in Toronto with additional offices located in Montreal, Vancouver and Calgary. They are a subsidiary of Macquarie Capital Markets North America Ltd. and their ultimate parent is Macquarie Group Ltd. (OTC: MQBKF.PK). Macquarie Capital Markets Canada follows the following sectors: mining, energy, utilities, infrastructure, consumer, technology, financials and real estate. The firm focuses primarily on Canadian-based stocks.

Founded in 2000 by George F.J. Gosbee, Tristone Capital, Inc. is a financial advisory firm and broker/dealer located in Calgary. They also have offices in Denver, Colorado, Houston, Texas, Buenos Aires and London. Tristone focuses on global energy markets. The firm provides services related to investment banking, acquisitions, divestitures and global equity capital markets. Their clients include exploration and production companies, oilfield services companies, midstream companies, government entities, royalty trusts and institutional investors around the world. Tristone's research department combines financial analysis, technical expertise, and industry experience to provide clients with information regarding the North American energy sector. They have performed detailed micro analysis on oil and gas producers ranging from large integrated producers to the micro-cap junior producer.

Part of Obsidian Energy Ltd., Canetic Resources Trust is a Canadian company that produces oil and natural gas. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.

Part of Nabors Industries Ltd., Enserco Energy Service Co., Inc. provides production and drilling services to the oil and gas industry. The company is based in Calgary, Canada. The Canadian company was founded in 1988 by Walter Alfred Dawson. Enserco Energy Service Co. was acquired by Nabors Industries Ltd. on April 30, 2002 for $216 million.

Prudential Steel Ltd. produces industrial tubular products used in the oil & gas, construction, agriculture, mining and manufacturing industries. Its pipe line is primarily used to connect natural gas wells to existing lines as well as to transport oil from drill sites to processing or storage facilities. The company's other products include oil country tubular goods for use in down-hole gas and oil exploration. Prudential Steel was founded in 1966 and is headquartered in Calgary, Canada.

The Petroleum Services Association of Canada is the voice of Canadian energy services, supply, and manufacturing companies and its workforce. The non-profit company is based in Calgary, Canada, and was founded by Michael Gerald Kelly. The company has been championing and empowering Canadian energy for over 40 years, finding solutions to help Canadian energy thrive and unlocking the potential for a better energy future. The company reduces energy poverty, increase energy security, and create economic growth and jobs. Gurpreet Lail has been the CEO of the company since 2021.