Jack Fischer

The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board (OTPPB) is the Province of Ontario’s pension fund manager headquartered in Toronto, Canada. Founded in 1990, OTPPB administers a defined benefit pension plan to active and retired teachers in Ontario. The firm manages investment portfolio for the benefit of present and future plan members and their survivors. OTPPB is a signatory to the UN Principles for Responsible Investment (UNPRI).

Ernst & Young LLP engages in the provision of accounting, assurance, tax, transaction, and advisory services. It specializes in the actuarial, analytics and big data, cyber security, accounting compliance and reporting, center for board matters, international financial reporting standards, country tax advisory, global trade, tax accounting, and climate change and sustainability. The company was founded in 1989 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

ONCAP Investment Partners, Inc. operates as an alternative investment manager. The company is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.

RBC Dominion Securities, Inc. (RBCDS) is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1901 and is a subsidiary of Royal Bank of Canada (TSE, NYSE: RY). RBCDS provides a full spectrum of brokerage services to retail and corporate clients.

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).

Deloitte & Touche LLP engages in the provision of audit, advisory, financial advisory, tax, and consulting services. The company was founded on March 7, 1995 and is headquartered in New York, NY.

UBS Securities Canada, Inc. is a Canadian investment bank and securities firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of UBS Holding Canada Ltd. and their ultimate parent is UBS AG (NYSE: UBS) in US. UBS Securities Canada provides execution services for their clients' orders. They consider factors such as price, size of the order, the potential for price improvement, the speed of execution, the certainty of execution, trading characteristics of the security, and the overall cost of the transaction when costs are passed on to clients. In addition, prevailing market conditions are taken into consideration when manually handling a client order, such as the direction of the market for the security, the depth of the posted market, the last sale price and volumes of previous trades, the size of the spread, and the liquidity of the security.

CIBC World Markets, Inc. is a full-service Canadian brokerage and investment banking firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1961 and is a subsidiary of the Canadian Imperial Bank of Commerce (TSE, NYSE: CM). CIBC World Markets provides alternative investment managers with premier prime brokerage that brings together trade execution, reporting, research and capital introduction with a view to enhancing efficiencies and profitability.

CCMP Capital Advisors LP (CCMP Capital Advisors) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of CCMP Capital LP founded in 1984. The firm is headquartered in New York with additional offices in London.

DWM Asset Management LLC (DWM) is a registered investment advisor headquartered in Stamford, Connecticut. The firm was founded by Peter Johnson in 1994 and is a subsidiary of DWM Holding LLC. DWM provides institutional investors with risk-tailored debt and equity strategies designed to combine competitive returns with social and environmental impact.

Desautels Capital Management, Inc. operates as an investment management firm. The firm offers students in the honours investment management program and the masters of management in finance program. The company was founded in 2009 and is headquartered in Montréal, Canada.

Imperial Capital Group Ltd (Imperial Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 1989 by Stephen D. Lister and Jeffrey Rosenthal. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Clearspring Capital Partners ("Clearspring ") is an independent Private Equity firm founded in 2002 by Jim B. Walker and Graham W. Savage. The firm is headquartered in Toronto.

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.

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.

BMO Nesbitt Burns, Inc. provides investment and financial advisory services. The firm offers financial planning; estate planning and preservation; retirement, insurance, and education planning; income replacement; tax minimization; and business succession planning advisory services. The company was founded in 1912 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Founded in 1939, Scotia Capital, Inc. is a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm is a subsidiary of the Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE: BNS) Their global operations are divided into two primary business units: (1) global corporate and investment banking and (2) global capital markets.

TAC Partners Inc (TAC Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 1986 by James F. Wade and David D. Croll. The firm is headquartered in Boston, California.

Walter Surface Technologies, Inc. engages in the provision of surface treatment technologies. It offers abrasives, power tools, tooling, welds cleaning, chemical tools & environmental solutions for the metal working industry. The company was founded by Walter J. Somers in 1952 and is headquartered in Pointe-Claire, Canada.

W.G. Shaheen & Associates Ltd. (do business as Whitney & Co.) is an independent, SEC-registered investment advisor and wealth management firm headquartered in Rochester, New York. The firm was founded in 1975, and offers discretionary portfolio management services to individuals, high net-worth individuals, pension plans/profit sharing plans, and foundations/charities.

Laces Group, Inc. specializes in the development and distribution of home fashion products. It creates, develops, sources and distributes home fashion products, mainly shower curtains, metal bath and window products, window curtains and slipcovers to national retailers. The company is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

Rouge River Capital (Rouge River Capital) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Claude Germain and Alex Hugh Walker. Rouge River Capital is headquartered in Oakville, Canada.

Eden Capital Management LLC (Eden Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2015 by Dina Said Dwyer. The firm is headquartered in New York.

OMERS Private Equity, Inc (OMERS Private Equity) is a private equity firm, a subsidiary of OMERS Administration Corp. founded in 1987. The firm is headquartered in Toronto, Canada with an additional offices in Singapore, London and New York.