CIBC Capital Partners

Sound Point Capital Management is an asset management firm that specializes in credit strategies. Based in New York City with an office in London, the firm was founded in 2008 and manages more than $14 billion in assets for institutions, pensions, foundations, insurance companies, wealth managers, family offices, and high-net-worth individuals. It utilizes in-house research and fundamental analysis to identify opportunities across credit markets in the United States and the United Kingdom, including corporate debt and senior secured loans, and it structures debt-oriented investment solutions for mid-market companies. The firm emphasizes risk-aware, flexible approaches to fixed-income investing and seeks to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns for its clients through diversified credit exposures.

Founded in 1925, Power Corporation of Canada is an international management and holding company with diversified interests across financial services, sustainable energy, asset management, and other business sectors. Its primary subsidiaries include Great-West Lifeco (a major Canadian life insurer), IGM Financial (Canada's largest nonbank asset manager), Sagard Holdings, and Power Sustainable Investments.

Artis Real Estate Investment Trust is a diversified Canadian real estate investment trust based in Winnipeg, specializing in industrial and office properties across Canada and the United States. Since its establishment in 2004, Artis has pursued a disciplined growth strategy, amassing a portfolio that encompasses approximately 23.8 million square feet of leasable area. The properties are strategically located in Central and Western Canada and select U.S. markets, including regions such as Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Ontario, Saskatchewan, Arizona, Minnesota, Colorado, New York, and Wisconsin. The portfolio is primarily composed of industrial properties, followed by office and retail properties, reflecting Artis's commitment to investing in commercial real estate in key markets.

Loop Capital is a full-service investment bank, brokerage and advisory firm that provides creative capital solutions for corporate, governmental and institutional entities across the globe. Our reputation for integrity and service - coupled with our track record of success - has allowed us to serve an expanding number of clients from coast to coast. We continue to grow because clients continue to ask us to do more for them, and our uncompromising commitment to excellence means that clients get superior, focused service across our entire platform.

Inovalis Real Estate Investment Trust is an unincorporated, open-ended real estate investment trust established pursuant to a declaration of trust under the laws of the Province of Ontario. The REIT has been created for the purpose of acquiring and owning office properties primarily located in France and Germany but also opportunistically in other European countries where assets meet the REIT's investment criteria. The REIT currently owns an interest in eleven office properties in France and Germany, comprising approximately 1,409,113 square feet of gross leasable area (taking into account the interests in the properties owned in joint ventures).

CIBC Cleary Gull is an independent investment banking firm based in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, specializing in advisory services for private equity funds, privately held companies, and small publicly traded firms within the middle market. Founded in 1987, the firm initially focused on research, sales, and trading before expanding into investment banking and wealth management in the 1990s. It offers a range of services including mergers and acquisitions, corporate divestitures, refinancing, management buyouts, capital placements, and financial advisory. Its industry focus includes manufacturing, business and industrial services, consumer products, software, and technology. The firm, which is privately held and employee-owned, manages over $2.1 billion in assets and emphasizes a business model that fosters input and decision-making among its principals and employees to deliver quality service and sophisticated advice to clients.

StoneCastle Partners is a New York City-based financial services firm that specializes in serving community banks and other financial institutions. It provides cash management solutions, deposit funding, proprietary processing and analytical systems, and fintech services through its bank network and RIAs. The firm conducts in-house research to inform its lending and advisory activities, with a focus on underserved banks and thrifts. StoneCastle also offers securities brokerage and dealership services and arranges institutional debt transactions for institutional investors. Its client base includes corporations, municipalities, public funds, endowments, foundations, hedge funds, wealth management firms, and private equity firms.