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Fonds de placement HEC (FPHEC) is an independent mutual fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Québec, Canada. Founded in 1994, FPHEC manages HEC Montreal's student-led investment fund.

The Québec Bar Association is a professional organization that oversees the practice of over 29,000 lawyers in all areas of law. The organization is based in Montréal, Canada. and has subsidiaries in Canada. The mission of the association is to ensure the protection of the public, contribute to accessible and quality justice, and defend the rule of law.

Golden Equator Capital Pte Ltd (Golden Equator Capital) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2012 by Shirley Crystal Chua. The firm is headquartered in Singapore.

Part of Merck & Co., Inc., Merck Frosst Co. is a Canadian pharmaceutical company committed to scientific excellence and providing products and therapies to address some of the world's biggest health challenges. The company is based in Kirkland, Canada and has been inventing medicines and vaccines for over 130 years to save and improve lives. Merck Canada is also working to help improve the lives of people with cancer through innovative research and corporate responsibility.

Part of Equity Research Associates, ERA Forest Products Research is a Canadian independent financial research company that focuses exclusively on the paper and forest products sector, covering all companies in the industry, both domestic and international, equity and debt. The company, based in Gibsons, Canada, was founded in 1994, and Kevin Mason has been the CEO since 1997. ERA's team of analysts uses its proprietary models, data sources, and extensive industry network to identify turning points in commodity price cycles. The company provides forward-looking commodity research, pricing forecasts, investment recommendations, and price trend analysis for all major commodities within the forest products sector. ERA's services are presented in a user-friendly chart-focused format and are available to clients worldwide, including institutional investors managing over $5 trillion in assets.

BMO Asset Management, Inc. is a Canadian mutual fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. Previously, they were known as Jones Heward Investment Counsel and prior to that as RMN Investment Counsel. The firm was founded in 1982 and is a subsidiary of Bank of Montreal (TSE, NYSE: BMO). BMO Asset Management provides investment management, retirement and trust and custody services to institutional, retail and high-net-worth investors around the world.

1832 Asset Management LP (1832 AM) is a Canadian asset management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm does business as Scotia Global Asset Management and is a subsidiary of Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSX: BNS). In 2013, another BNS subsidiary, GCIC Ltd. underwent an internal consolidation and transferred its asset management business to 1832 AM. In 2008, through a reorganization by the Bank of Nova Scotia, Scotia Asset Management came to encompass the Scotia Funds, the asset management programs that had been run by the bank's brokerage arm Scotia McLeod and Scotia Cassels Investment Counsel Ltd. 1832 AM offers a broad range of investment solutions to meet the diverse needs of clients across all levels of wealth in Canada and around the world.

Innocap Investment Management, Inc. (Innocap) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Quebéc. The firm was founded in 1996 and is owned by France-based BNP Paribas SA (EPA: BNP) (50 percent), CDP Investissements Inc. (30 percent), a wholly-owned subsidiary of la Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) and Innocap’s management, via 10313157 Canada Inc. (20 percent). Innocap provides investment management and advisory services to financial institutions, pension funds, pooled investment vehicles, and other accredited investors. They also offer non-discretionary advisory services to Innocap Global Investment Management (Ireland) Ltd. (IGIM) and acts as investment manager and/or investment fund manager to the Innocap Funds.

Teachers' Venture Growth (Teachers' Venture Growth) is a venture capital subsidiary of Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board founded in 2019. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Nest Management Ltd (Nest Management) is a venture capital firm founded in 2010 by Lawrence Morgan, Simon Squibb. The firm is headquartered in Sheung Wan, Hong Kong, with additional offices in Nairobi, Bangkok and Bahrain.

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).

Goldman Sachs & Co. LLC (GS&Co.) is a securities brokerage firm headquartered in New York City. Founded in 1927, the firm is a subsidiary of The Goldman Sachs Group, Inc. (NYSE: GS). GS&Co. provides services to help hedge funds manage risk, monitor portfolios, maintain liquidity and build their businesses. They offer clients access to global equity and derivatives markets, as well as foreign exchange, commodities, European Lefts, rates and credit across the Americas, Europe and Asia. The firm proactively monitors capital markets, searching for pockets of liquidity and news that may require changes to those strategies. Integration with the Goldman Sachs network gives clients access to the firm's sectored block trades and their insights into price discovery. Their electronic trading program provides clients with tools to manage their trades from pre-trade analytics to post-trade analysis.

OMERS Private Equity, Inc (OMERS Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp. founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an additional offices in Singapore, London and New York.

Part of Gowling WLG International Ltd., Gowling WLG LLP is a Canadian company that provides legal services. The company is based in Vancouver, Canada.

Borden Ladner Gervais LLP provides legal services. It offers services in the areas of business law, litigation, and intellectual property. The company has offices in Calgary, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver and Waterloo Regions. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Axium Infrastructure, Inc. (Canada) (Axium Infrastructure) is a private equity firm founded in 2009 by Pierre Anctil. The firm is headquartered in Toronto with additional office in New York.

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.

Ontario Ministry of Economic Development & Trade promotes economic growth, trade and entrepreneurship. The company supports research and business development funding, provides advisory services to help small and medium sized businesses, and sponsors education programs. It is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Heartbeat Ai Technologies, Inc. is a Canadian company that offers a platform for analyzing unstructured text data from sources such as customer, employee, and patient feedback, consumer survey comments, call center and chat bot transcripts, and online product reviews. The platform uses machine learning tools to recognize emotions and themes in qualitative text data, providing insights into the "deep why" behind human behavior. These emotion insights can be applied to an array of business problems, helping customers become more human-centric, anticipate pain-points, understand needs, and deliver exceptional human experience. The private company's platform is user-friendly, making it easy to extract actionable insights, essential data-points, and significant trends.

Hike Ventures LLC (Hike Ventures) is a venture capital firm founded in 2017 by Taka Shoji and Mikihiro Yasuda. The firm is headquartered in San Francisco, California.

CGNPC Uranium Resources Co., Ltd. explores and mines for uranium. The Chinese company is ultimately controlled by the Government of China.

Fondaction Le Fonds De Développement De La Csn Pour La Co(Fondaction) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 1996.The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

FirePower Capital /Private Equity/ is the private equity arm of FirePower Capital Corp, founded in 2012 by Ilan Jacobson. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Intellectual Property Institute of Canada operates as a professional association of patent agents, trademark agents, and lawyers practicing in all areas of intellectual property (IP) law. The company was founded in 1926 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Gestion Univalor LP Provides research services. Its services include researcher services, and industry and investors services. The company was founded in 2001 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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.