Michael W. Nicolaï

AfrAsia Corporate Finance provides financial advisory and capital raising solutions to clients in connection with Mergers & Acquisitions, Restructurings and other strategic matters. They also manage investment funds that integrate capital with their advisory capabilities. They advise a wide range of organizations across the SADC region, from corporates and private equity houses to financial institutions and hedge funds and have the ability to support their client relationships with short-term capital when required. AfrAsia Corporate Finance is an associate company of AfrAsia Bank Limited, a boutique bank headquartered in the Mauritian International Financial Services Center. Their arrangements with AfrAsia Bank ensure their independence is maintained but facilitate access, where it is in their clients’ interests, to their lending, deposit-taking, investment, distribution and wealth management capabilities.

Part of British American Tobacco plc, Imasco Ltd. is a Canadian company that engages in the manufacturing of tobacco products. The company is based in Montréal, Canada. Imasco was acquired by The Toronto-Dominion Bank on February 18, 2000 for $7,264.34 million.

Montréal Exchange, Inc. engages in the operation and development of market and clearing services for Canadian and international clients and to commercialize internally developed technology solutions. The Group operates in two segments, namely, Exchange and Clearing House. The Exchange segment acts as the only standardized financial derivatives exchange in Canada, providing a complete range of equity, index and interest rate derivatives. The Clearing House segment acts as clearing house and guarantor for derivative instruments traded at the MX and certain other derivative instruments from the over-the-counter market. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

National Association of Securities Dealers, Inc. provides financial regulatory services. The non-profit company is based in Washington and has subsidiaries in the United States. The American company was founded by Richard B. Jennings, Vince Means.

Financial Industry Regulatory Authority, Inc. engages in the provision of securities regulation, complementary compliance, and technology-based services. Its services include writing and enforcing rules governing the activities of securities firms with brokers, examining firms for compliance with those rules, fostering market transparency, and educating investors. The company was founded in 2007 and is headquartered in Washington, DC.

Macquarie North America Ltd. provides financial advisory services. It specializes in investment banking services. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Macquarie Bank Ltd. is the investment bank subsidiary of Macquarie B.H. Pty Ltd., itself a subsidiary of Macquarie Group Ltd. (SY: MQG, ADR: MQBKY) in Australia. Established in 1969, the firm is based in Sydney and provides specialist financial and investment banking services.

CFA Society Toronto supports the professional and business development of charterholders. It provides member services including educational programs, sponsored events, employment postings, and networking opportunities. The company was founded in 1936 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Mineral Resource Analysts Group engages in exploration of mineral resources. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Osisko Mining Ltd. engages in the exploration and development of gold deposits in Canada. It is focused on exploring gold prospects in mining friendly jurisdictions. The company holds and continues to acquire, strategic properties in two of Canada's historic mining gold camps, Kirkland Lake in north-eastern Ontario and Cadillac in north-western Quebec. It was founded by Charles E. Page and Hugh D. Harbinson on January 1, 1990 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Crystallex International Corp. is a Canadian-based mining company. The company is engaged in acquiring, exploring, developing and operating mining properties. Its projects include Las Cristinas, Tomi and La Victoria. Crystallex International was founded on January 23, 1998 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.