Paul T. Hansen

Yorkville Asset Management, Inc. (Yorkville) is a Canadian independent investment firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded by Hussein Amad 2010. Yorkville aims to help high net worth individuals, foundations, institutions, and family offices achieve their financial goals through wealth management, estate and tax planning, portfolio management, and capital markets debt and equity advisory services.

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.

Part of Arthur Andersen LLP, the company is based in Vancouver, Canada. The Canadian company provides accounting services.

Merrill Lynch Canada, Inc. is a Canadian broker/dealer headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. They are a subsidiary of Midland Walwyn, Inc. and their ultimate parent is Bank of America Corp. (NYSE: BAC). The firm offers brokerage and investment banking services as well as commercial lending, global high-yield debt, global equity, and M&A services to institutional and retail clients.