John Wauterlek

General Electric Canada Co. manufactures and markets products for the generation and distribution of electricity. It offers aircraft engines, power generation, water processing, and security technology to medical imaging, business & consumer financing, and media content. The company was founded by Thomas Edison in 1892 and is headquartered in Mississauga, Canada.

Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC (Credit Suisse Securities USA) is the broker/dealer division of Credit Suisse Securities (USA) LLC, an investment banking company headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 and is a wholly owned subsidiary of Credit Suisse (USA), Inc., ultimately owned by Credit Suisse Group AG (SWX: CSGN) in Switzerland. Credit Suisse Securities USA offers a suite of equities, solutions and credit products and services which includes global securities sales, trading and execution, prime brokerage and comprehensive investment research. Their clients include financial institutions, corporations, governments, institutional investors, such as pension funds and hedge funds, and private individuals around the world.

Continental Advisors LLC is an independent hedge fund manager headquartered in Chicago, Illinois. The firm was founded by David Purcell in 1999 and provides investment management services to various private pooled investment funds.

UBS Securities LLC is an investment bank and registered broker/dealer headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded in 1998 as UBS Warburg LLC. They are a subsidiary of UBS Americas Holding LLC, ultimately held by UBS Group AG (SWX: UBSG, NYSE: UBS) in Switzerland. UBS Securities is a primary dealer in US Government securities and provides a full range of investment banking services which includes corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, capital markets, trading and sales, fixed-income, equity research, private banking, underwriting and prime brokerage operations. The firm also provides advisory services and access to capital markets for corporate, institutional, intermediary and alternative asset management clients.

Caxton Associates LP (Caxton) is an independent, SEC- registered investment advisor and hedge fund manager headquartered in New York City. The firm was founded as the successor to Caxton Corp., which was founded in 1983 by Bruce Kovner. Caxton serves directly or indirectly as general partner, manager or advisor to several domestic and foreign private investment funds, and as a trading advisor to several foreign private investment funds.

Part of Corby Spirit & Wine Ltd., Ace Beverage Group, Inc. is a Canadian beverage alcohol company. The company is based in Toronto, Canada. Ace Beverage Group was acquired by Corby Spirit & Wine Ltd. on July 04, 2023 for $111.52 million. The company was founded by Blake Anderson, Mike Wagman, W. Cameron McDonald. The CEO is Mike Wagman.

WUTIF Management Corp (WUTIF) is an independent venture capital firm founded in 2003. The firm is headquartered in Canada.

Nugg Solutions Corp. provides software for assessing the suitability of a business team. It offers solutions for consulting teams, which include share critical updates with stakeholders, reveal issues project management software misses, reduce e-mail overload, and receive feedback on team energy and engagement; and solutions for implementation team, including connect stakeholders, uncover hidden roadblocks, single location for cross-project updates, and measure team effectiveness with energy and engagement metrics. The company was founded by Steven Forth and Amar Dhaliwal in January 2013 and is headquartered in Vancouver, Canada.

NBS Technologies, Inc. provides card personalization, secure identity and sale transaction solutions. The firm’s products include desktop card printers, desktop card embossers, desktop lasers, high-volume card issuance, smart card manufacturing equipment, card software, mobile payments and card imprinters. The company was founded in 1974 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

Frame Technology Corp. develops, manufactures & markets document publishing software. The company was founded in April 1986 and is headquartered in Mountain View, CA.

Aurum Software, Inc. provides customer interaction software solutions services. The company offers complete sales, marketing and customer service applications with packaged integration to back-end enterprise systems. It was founded in 1990 and is headquartered in Santa Clara, CA.

Soros Fund Management LLC (SFM) is a privately-held investment management firm now structured as a family office, but which was once a hedge fund manager. The firm was founded in 1969 and is headquartered in New York City. SFM serves as the principal asset manager for the Open Society Foundations (Open Society) – a private funder of independent groups that works for justice, democratic governance, and human rights.