Ed Peplinski

Sun-Times Media Group, Inc. engages in the business of publishing, printing and distribution of newspapers and magazines in the United States and Canada. It also operates various related Internet websites under the Sun-Times News Group operating segment in the greater Chicago. It operates through one segment: the Sun-Times News Group. It includes the Chicago Sun-Times, Post-Tribune, Daily Southtown and other city and sub urban newspapers and associated websites in the Chicago metropolitan area. It has two administrative segments: the Canadian Administrative Group and Corporate Expenses Group, which perform various administrative and corporate functions. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

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.

Invesco Canada Ltd. is a Canadian mutual fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1981 and formerly known as Invesco Trimark Ltd. and as AIM Funds Management, Inc. They are a subsidiary of Invesco Ltd. (NYSE: IVZ) in the US. Invesco Canada primarily provides investment advice to the Canadian Funds. In addition, the firm provides investment advice to investment companies, charitable organizations, pension plans, endowments, charities and corporations, banks, pooled investment vehicles, provincial or municipal government entities and insurance companies.

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.

ClubLink Corp. engages in golf club and resort operations. It caters event such as golf tournament, weddings, meeting and conferences, and other celebrations. The company was founded by Bruce Simmonds on December 31, 1993 and is headquartered in King City, Canada.

The Group's principal activities are to provide investment, financing, advisory, insurance and related products and services on a global basis. The Group's services includes securities brokerage, trading, insurance, record keeping and underwriting through its broker, dealer, banking, insurance and other financial services subsidiaries. The Group operates in three business segments: Global Markets and Investment Banking group, Global Private Client, and Merrill Lynch Investment Managers. The principal subsidiary of the Group is Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Inc., which provides securities brokerage, option contracts, commodity and financial futures contracts, selected insurance products, options, corporate and municipal securities, investment banking and business advisory services. The Group operates in Europe, Middle East, and Africa, Pacific Rim, Canada and Latin America. In 2005, the Group acquired Pax Clearing Corp, the advest Group and Amvescap Plc.

Harvard University engages in the provision of teaching and research. It has twelve degree-granting Schools in addition to the Radcliffe Institute for Advanced Study, offering a global education. The university was founded in 1636 and is headquartered in Cambridge, MA.

Mondiale Asset Management Ltd. is an independent, Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in North Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm was founded in 1998 by Vince Grdina and they offer quantitative managed futures trading for institutional clients.

RBC Capital Partners Ltd. is a Venture Capital firm, a subsidiary of RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. founded in 1900. RBC Capital Partners Ltd. is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with offices across the globe.

HSBC Securities (Canada), Inc. is a full service broker/dealer located in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of HSBC Holdings Plc (NYSE: HCS, NasdaqGS: HSBA). They are a member of the TMX Group, the Investment Industry Regulatory Organization of Canada (IIROC) and the Canadian Investor Protection Fund (CIPF). The firm offers their clients advisory and execution products and services in the following areas: M&A advisory, equity and debt capital markets, leveraged and acquisition financing, foreign exchange, fixed-income, derivatives and structured products. HSBC Securities specializes in 4 global sectors: financial institutions, consumer/retail Resources, energy and diversified Industries.

Part of JPMorgan Chase & Co., The Chase Manhattan Bank of Canada provides banking services. The company is based in Toronto, Canada.

Veritas Investment Research Corp. (Veritas) is an independent equity research firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 2000 by Michael Palmer and Anthony Scilipoti. Veritas provides in-depth analysis of Canadian and international companies, identifying upside and downside catalysts. Their unique forensic accounting-based research approach has proven that a careful understanding of financial information is the key to a secure investment decision.

NewEdge Gold Corp. explores gold mines.

Stark Investments (Canada) Corp. (Stark Investments) is a Canadian hedge fund manager headquartered in Oakville, Ontario. Founded in 1992, the firm is a subsidiary of Stark & Roth LLC, which is owned by Stark & Roth Holdings, Inc. in the US. Stark Investments manages assets of individual and institutional clients.

Picton Mahoney Asset Management is a hedge fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by David Picton, Michael Kuan and Michael Kimmel in 2004 and provides investment solutions to institutional, retail and high net-worth investors in Canada and around the world.

Hydra Capital Partners, Inc. provides capital markets services to public and private companies. It offers financing to companies at various stages of its growth plans. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

MyCo Sciences Ltd. engages in the development of solubilized copper zinc ammonium complex that kills pathogenic fungi in plants. The company was founded on May 27, 2014 and is headquartered in Aylesbury, the United Kingdom.