Kevin S. Barnes

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.

Metric Asset Management LP (MAM) is a Canadian investment management firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded by Bimal Morjaria and is a subsidiary of Metric Asset Management Ltd. MAM provides investment advice to individuals and institutional investors. They manage the multi-strategy fund, Diversified Alpha Fund.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

Founded in 2007, GMP Investment Management LP is an SEC-registered investment advisor located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of GMP Capital, Inc. (GMP: Toronto). The firm provides investment management services to investment for high net-worth individuals and institutional clients.