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The Canada Pension Plan Investment Board (also known as CPP Investments) is a government-owned professional investment management organization headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm was founded in 1997 to help provide a foundation on which Canadians build financial security in retirement. CPP Investments manages the investments of the Canada Pension Plan Fund (CPP Fund).

Canada Pension Plan Investment Board Private Investments is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of Canada Pension Plan Investment Board, founded in 1966. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Antares Holdings LP provides investment services. It offers financing solutions for middle-market and private equity-backed transactions. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Antares Unitholder Investment LLC provides middle market capital loan services. The company is headquartered in Chicago, IL.

FIG LLC, operates as Fortress Investment Group (Fortress), is a hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a subsidiary of Fortress Operating Entity I LP, ultimately owned by SoftBank Group Corp. (TYO: 9984) in Japan. Fortress manages assets on behalf of institutional clients and private investors worldwide across a range of credit and real estate, private equity and permanent capital investment strategies.

Markit Ltd. is a holding company, which provides financial information services. It operates through the following segments: Information, Processing, and Solutions. The Information segment provides enriched content comprising pricing and reference data, indices and valuation, and trading services across multiple asset classes and geographies through both direct and third-party distribution channels. The Processing segment offers trade processing solutions for over-the-counter derivatives, foreign exchange, and syndicated loans. The firm's trade processing services enable buy-side and sell-side firms to confirm transactions. The Solutions segment provides enterprise software platforms, managed service, and hosted custom web solutions. The company was founded by Lance Uggla and Kevin Gould in 2003 and is headquartered in London, the United Kingdom.

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.

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.