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Walter Capital Partners (WCP) is a Private Equity firm founded in 2014. The firm is headquartered in Montreal.

The OPSEU Pension Trust (OPTrust) is a government-owned pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1995 to provide members with a say in their pension plan through joint trusteeship. OPTrust invests and manages one of Canada’s pension funds and administers the OPSEU Pension Plan (which includes OPTrust Select), a defined benefit plan with over 106,000 members.

CN Investment Division (the Division) is an investment management firm headquartered in Montreal, Quebec. The firm was founded in 1968 and is owned by Canadian National Railway Co. (CNR) (NYSE: CNI; TSE: CNR). CNID manages the pension fund of CNR. The Division also manages the assets of the CN Pension Plan for Senior Management and the BC Rail Pension Plan.

Samara Multi-Family Office, Inc. is a multi-family office that was created by families for families. The company is based in Westmount, Canada. The Canadian company's goal is to share the journey to lasting prosperity with its clients.

Walter Global Asset Management, Inc. engages in the provision of development capital. It partners with asset management companies. The company was founded in 2018 and is headquartered in Westmount, Canada.

Intact Investment Management, Inc. (IIM) is an investment advisor headquartered in Montréal, Canada. The firm was founded in 1809 and formerly known as ING Investment Management, Inc. They are a wholly owned subsidiary of Intact Financial Corp. (IFC) (TSX: IFC). IIM manages assets for institutional investors, which includes IFC and its subsidiaries and pension funds' assets.

Established in 1989, CIBC Capital Partners, the venture group of CIBC World Markets' Capital Partners Division, is headquartered in Toronto with additional offices in Boston, New York City and San Francisco. Their ultimate parent is Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSX: BCM).

Deutsche Bank (Canada Branch) provides commercial and corporate banking services. It provides inventory and wholesale finance as well as asset based lending to small and medium sized businesses. The company was founded in 1981 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Part of Marsh & McLennan Cos., Inc., Mercer Investment Consulting LLC is a company that redefines the world of work, reshapes retirement and investment outcomes, and unlocks real health and well-being. The company is based in Chicago, IL. Mercer provides solutions for both the federal government as well as state agencies. The company has an action plan and a commitment to inclusion and diversity. Mercer offers forward-looking ESG ratings and operational due diligence reports on thousands of managers and strategies across public and private markets. The company meets the needs of today and tomorrow by understanding the data and applying it with a human touch, and by turning ideas into action to spark positive change.