Jean-François Dion

The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec (CDPQ) is a government-owned institutional fund manager headquartered in Montréal, Canada. Founded in 1965, CDPQ manages the funds of several depositor groups primarily for public and parapublic pension and insurance plans which pay out benefits to more than two million Quebecers each year.

COTE 100, Inc. is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Saint-Bruno, Quebec and was founded in 1988. The firm manages a portion of the COTE 100 family of mutual funds.

Alvarez & Marsal LLC provides debtor management and advisory services. It offers turnaround management consulting, crisis and interim management, performance improvement, creditor advisory, financial advisory, and business consulting services. The company was founded by Tony Alvarez II and Bryan Marsal in 1983 and is headquartered in New York. NY.

Burgundy Asset Management Ltd. (Burgundy) is a Canadian fund management firm headquartered in Toronto, Ontario. The firm was founded in 1990 and is a direct subsidiary of Laucam Holdings Ltd. Burgundy offers discretionary investment management services to institutions (foundations, endowments and pension funds) and private individuals through separately managed accounts and commingled funds.

Industrial Alliance Investment Management, Inc. (iAIM) is a mutual fund manager headquartered in Québec, Canada. They grew out of an alliance between La Compagnie Financière Edmond de Rothschild in Paris and Laurentian Bank in Montréal. The firm was founded in 2004 and is a subsidiary of Industrial Alliance Insurance & Financial Services, Inc., itself a subsidiary of iA Financial Corp, Inc. (TSE: IAG). iAIM manages general portfolios, segregated and mutual funds for the Industrial Alliance group. They also manage separate client-focused accounts.

H.I.G. Capital LLC (H.I.G Capital) is a private equity division of H.I.G. Capital LLC founded in 1993 by Sami W Mnaymneh and Anthony A Tamer. The firm is headquartered in Miami, Florida with offices in Europe, Latin America and Middle East.

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.

Scotia Capital, Inc. (Broker) (Scotia Capital-Broker) is the broker-dealer division of Scotia Capital, Inc., a full-service financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada. The firm is owned by The Bank of Nova Scotia (NYSE, TSE: BNS). Scotia Capital-Broker delivers a broad range of electronic trading products such as high-touch, low-latency, market access and a broad algorithmic trading suite for a wide range of clients globally. They publish monthly indexes to help investors track the performance of Canadian Hedge Funds and Alternative Mutual Funds.

Nautic Partners LLC (Nautic Partners) is a private equity firm founded in 2000 by Gorgi Habib Y. The firm is headquartered in Providence, Rhode Island.

H.I.G. Capital LLC operates as s a private equity and alternative assets investment firm. Its portfolio focuses in private equity, growth equity, real estate, debt or credit, lending, and bio health. The company was founded by Sami W. Mnaymneh and Anthony Tamer in 1993 and is headquartered in Miami, FL.

Northstar Trade Finance, Inc. provides financing services for export sales. The company develops partnerships with financial institution, government shareholders and strategic working relationships with Export Development Canada and others, which in combination allow to provide a trade finance solutions and services aimed specifically at small and medium-sized enterprises. Northstar Trade Finance was founded August 1994 by C. Scott M. Shepherd and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology is an Independent Venture Capital firm founded in 2001. Canada Foundation for Sustainable Development Technology is headquartered in Ottawa.

MDS Aero Support Corp. supplies engine test facilities and test systems. It provides testing solutions in the areas that include aviation, industrial and marine, component and special test. The firm offers products that include proDAS, AeroAcoustics Products, Thrust Measurement 150K, Load Absorption, Quick Connect Systems, engine handling, engine adapters, driveline systems, mechanical support systems, throttle systems, trim balance and vibration conditioning, exhaust collector and diffusers and turbulence control. The company was founded in 1985 and is headquartered in Ottawa, Canada.

Pineridge Bakery, Inc. operates specialty baked food companies. It manufactures and markets fresh and frozen baked goods and desserts distributed through in-store bakeries and foodservice channels in Canada and the United States. The company was founded in 2004 and is headquartered in Brampton, ON.

Founded in 2006, Avrio Ventures Ltd (Avrio) is a venture capital firm founded in 2002 and headquarters in Calgary with additional offices located in Montreal and Toronto. The firm is also known as Avrio Capital.

Morris Industries Ltd. manufactures and sells farm equipment. Its products include air carts, air drills, air seeders, packer and harrow bars, press drills, and bale carriers. The company was founded by George Morris in 1929 and is headquartered in Saskatoon, Canada.

Salt Creek Capital Management LLC (Salt Creek Capital Management) is a private equity firm founded in 2008 by Dan Phelps and Dan Mytels. The firm is headquartered in Woodside, California.

Contrarian Capital India Partners Pvt Ltd (Contrarian Capital) is a venture capital firm founded by Somak Ghosh. The firm is headquartered in Maharashtra, India.

SkyTrac Systems Ltd. provides flight data and communication solutions for commercial aircraft. It offers data acquisition hardware, flight following, flight data monitoring, communication solutions via satellite voice and text and global positioning system tracking. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Kelowna, Canada.

Builders Choice Products Ltd. specialized drywall tools. Its brands include Makita, Grabber construction products, DeWalt, Columbia taping tools, 3M, and Irwin tools. The company was founded in 1986 and is headquartered in Regina, Canada.

Part of Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc., Valence Discovery, Inc. is a Canadian company committed to unlocking the true potential of deep learning in drug design. The company is based in Montréal, Canada, and is pioneering the application of few-shot learning in drug design. Valence's AI-enabled drug design platform has been extensively validated and is currently being used to identify and design drug candidates in collaboration with industry-leading partners. The company is developing and deploying novel machine learning methods for molecular property prediction, generative chemistry, and multiparameter optimization. The company was founded by Sebastian Giguere, Prudencio Tossou, Daniel Cohen, Therence Bois, Sebastien Giguere, and Daniel Cohen has been the CEO since incorporation. Valence Discovery was acquired by Recursion Pharmaceuticals, Inc. on May 16, 2023 for $35.35 million.

All Metals Industries, Inc. offers a wide range of prime quality metals in both stock and custom sizes for general and precision fabrication, stamped parts, formed cabinets, roofing, and general purpose sheeting. All Metals Industries is based in Belmont, NH, and provides next-day delivery throughout most orders from its three locations. The company also supports several non-profit organizations in its community. The company has subsidiaries in the United States and was founded in 1986. The CEO is Heidi M. Paiva.

Forage Capital Partners Inc (Forage Capital Partners) is a private equity and venture capital firm founded in 2019 by Jim Taylor. The firm is headquartered in Alberta, Canada.