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First Eagle Investment Management LLC (FEIM) is a SEC-registered investment advisor and holding firm headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1864 and formerly known as Arnhold & S. Bleichroeder Advisers, Inc. FEIM provides investment advisory services primarily to mutual funds, private funds, collective investment trusts and institutional separately managed accounts (SMAs), as well as to a registered, closed-end interval fund. The firm serves as the investment adviser to the First Eagle Funds, First Eagle Variable Funds and to the First Eagle Credit Opportunities Fund, which are registered investment companies.

Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. is an investment banking company, which engages in the provision of investment banking, brokerage, equity research, and asset management services. Its services include brokerage services, tax and estate planning strategies, investment management consulting, alternate investments, and corporate client services. The company was founded by Thomas W. Weisel in 1999 and is headquartered in San Francisco, CA.

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.

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.

TD Securities, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of The Toronto-Dominion Bank (NYSE, TSE: TD). TD Securities provides a wide range of capital market products and services to corporate, government and institutional clients. Their services also include the underwriting and distribution of new debt and equity issues, providing advice on strategic acquisitions and divestitures and executing daily trading and investment needs. The firm’s equity group provides research coverage of various sectors. Their fixed-income group provides a full range of underwriting sales and trading products for Canadian, US and European debt issuers and investors.

The Boston Consulting Group, Inc. engages in the provision of management consulting services. It specializes in automotive and mobility; biopharmaceuticals; consumer products; education; oil and gas; power and utilities; engineered products and infrastructure; financial institutions; and health care payers, providers, and services. It offers big data and advanced analytics; change management; client learning and enablement; and corporate development and financial services. The company was founded by Bruce Doolin Henderson in 1963 and is headquartered in Boston, MA.

McCarthy Tetrault LLP provides legal services. Its services include integrated business law, litigation services, taxation, real property, and labour and employment law. The company was founded in 1855 and is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Southampton Football Club Ltd. operates a professional football club. It provides scope for any event or occasion and is ideal for conferences, dinners, Christmas parties, weddings, cocktail receptions, exhibitions, product launches and fashion shows. The company was founded in 1885 and is headquartered in Southampton, the United Kingdom.

RBC Capital Markets LLC is a full-service brokerage and financial services firm headquartered in New York City. They are a direct subsidiary of RBC USA Holdco Corp. and a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). Founded in 2010, the firm is comprised of 3 major business lines: the Private Client Group, the Fixed-Income Group and the Clearing and Execution Services Group. The Private Client Group serves individual investors, while the Fixed-Income Group provides services to institutions, municipalities and non-profit organizations. The Clearing and Execution Services Group is a provider of clearing and execution services to independent brokers/dealers throughout the US. RBC Capital Markets focuses on the following sectors: communications, media, consumer/retail, diversified industries, energy, financial institutions, forest products, healthcare, infrastructure finance, mining & metals, real estate, social infrastructure, technology and the US municipal markets.

Founded in 1997, Connor, Clark & Lunn Private Capital Ltd., a subsidiary of Connor, Clark & Lunn Financial Group, is an investment advisor headquartered in Vancouver, British Columbia. The firm manages assets for individuals, foundations and first nations

Founded in 1987, National Bank Investments, Inc. is a subsidiary of National Bank of Canada (TSX: NA). The firm manages and promotes National Bank Mutual Funds. They are located in Montreal, Quebec.

Vision 7 International ULC operates as a marketing communications company. It has two operating divisions: Cossette, a fully integrated agency which occupies a leadership position in Canada, and EDC, a group of discipline-specific marketing agencies. The firm’s communications services include strategic planning and research, advertising, media buying and channel planning, sales promotion, direct response, database and direct marketing, customer relationship management, interactive marketing and technology solutions, organizational communications and change management, sponsorship and alliance marketing, branding and design, ethnic marketing, business-to-business communications, and print and video production. The company was founded in 2010 and is headquartered in Quebec, Canada.

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.

The Law Society of Upper Canada engages in the provision of legal services. The company was founded in 1797 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Ordre des Ingénieurs du Québec operates as a self-regulatory body that governs Quebec's professional engineers. The firm specifically admits and supports its members, monitors and improves engineering practice and implements a disciplinary framework. It also conducts specific activities to promote prevention, raise the profile of the profession, improve and maintain competencies and ensure that engineers fulfill their ethical and professional obligations in their professional practice. The company was founded in February 14, 1920 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Plus Company Americas, Inc. is a network of over 20 creative agencies founded in 2021 that collaborate to deliver creativity fueled by an innate understanding of culture, technology, and data. Plus Company is based in Quebec, CA, and has subsidiaries in the United States and Canada. The Canadian company has subsidiaries in 15 countries across North America, South America, and Europe. Plus Company's agency brands include We Are Social, All Inclusive Marketing, Citizen Relations, Cossette, and more. The private company has more than 3,000 employees across 22 offices. The CEO of the company is Brett D. Marchand.

EDC Communications Ltd. provides digital marketing services. Its brands include Dare, Citizen, Elvis Communications, and Jungle Media. The company was founded on July 13, 2004 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

BMO Capital Markets Corp. (Broker) is the broker/dealer division of BMO Capital Markets Corp., a full-service North American financial services provider headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of BMO Financial Corp., which is owned by Bank of Montreal (NYSE, TSX: BMO) in Canada. BMO Capital Markets offers corporate, institutional and government clients access to a variety of products and services including equity and debt underwriting, corporate lending and project financing, merger and acquisitions advisory services, merchant banking, securitization, treasury and market risk management, debt and equity research and institutional sales and trading.

American Concrete Institute operates as an institute for the development of consensus-based standards, technical resources, educational and training programs and certification programs. The company was founded in 1904 and is headquartered in Farmington Hills, MI.

Vision 7 International, Inc. is a Canadian marketing communications company that operates in the industry. The CEO of the private company is Brett D. Marchand.

Ontario Science Centre operates as a science museum center. It offers hands-on experiences and engagement with science of local, national and global relevance. The company was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

The TELUS Fund engages in financing the creation of exceptional health and wellness TV programming and digital media that promote the health and well-being of Canadians. The company was founded in 2013 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Pathways to Education Canada operates as a charitable organization that helps youth from low income communities to graduate from high school and successfully transition into post-secondary education, training or employment. The company was founded by Carolyn Acker and Samuel L. Duboc in 2001 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.