Investors in Alberta

Founded in 1998, TriWest is one of Canada’s leading private equity firms. Having raised over $775 million of committed capital, they are entrepreneurial, independent and based in Western Canada. TriWest provides more than just capital. The managing directors of TriWest have significant operational and transactional expertise, making us effective partners in creating shareholder value.

Goldman Sachs is a global financial services firm that provides investment banking, securities, and investment management services to corporations, financial institutions, governments, and high-net-worth individuals worldwide. The company offers financial advisory services, underwriting services, and client execution services in various markets. They also engage in securities services, financing, and investing activities across a range of asset classes. Additionally, Goldman Sachs manages investment portfolios and mutual funds for institutions and individuals globally. The firm operates various segments, including Investment Banking, Institutional Client Services, Investing & Lending, and Investment Management. Founded in 1869 and headquartered in New York, Goldman Sachs aims to drive technology-based disruption and invest in late-stage venture capital and growth equity transactions to build revolutionary businesses worldwide.

"The Ministry of Energy is a Cabinet-level agency of the government of the Canadian province of Alberta responsible for coordinating policy relating to the development of mineral and energy resources. It is also responsible for assessing and collecting non-renewable resource (NRR) royalties, freehold mineral taxes, rentals, and bonuses. The Alberta Petroleum Marketing Commission, which is fully integrated with the Department of Energy within the ministry, and fully funded by the Crown, accepts delivery of the Crown's royalty share of conventional crude oil and sells it at the current market value."

Snow Phipps is a private equity firm focused on middle-market control investments. With $1.5 billion of assets currently under management, Snow Phipps targets platform companies with enterprise values ranging from $100 million to $500 million. The firm utilizes an operating partner model to invest across select industries and seek value creation through an operationally focused strategy.

Banyan Capital Partners is a private equity firm specializing in acquisitions, buyout, growth capital, recapitalizations, turnaround, mezzanine, PIPES, and succession transactions of middle market mature companies. The firm is active looking for investment opportunities in facilitating ownership change or recapitalize balance sheet, leveraged acquisition of orphaned corporate divisions or small-cap public companies, and micro and small-cap public companies seeking negotiated placements of preferred equity or equity-linked securities. The firm does not invest in the biotech, real estate, and mining industries. It primarily invests in mid-sized private and public companies based in Northern America, with a focus on Alberta, British Columbia, Manitoba, Saskatchewan, Washington D.C., Oregon, Western Canada and Northwestern United States. The firm typically invests between CAD7 million ($5.34 million) and CAD30 million ($22.87 million) of equity per transaction in companies with enterprise value between CAD10 million ($7.62 million) and CAD150 million ($114.36 million); revenue between CAD10 million ($7.62 million) and CAD200 million ($152.48 million); and EBITDA between CAD3 million ($2.29 million) and CAD20 million ($15.25 million). The firm also has the ability to execute placements greater than $20 million in partnership with other equity sponsors. It prefers to acquire both majority, control as well as minority stake in its portfolio companies. It prefers long term holding period for its investments, having no requirement to exit in less than ten years. It invests through its balance sheet investments. Banyan Capital Partners was founded in 1999 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional office in Vancouver, Canada.

CIBC Capital Partners is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in direct, fund, and mezzanine investments; providing subordinated debt and equity to mid and late stage private or public companies to finance internal growth, acquisitions, management/leveraged buyouts, and recapitalizations for middle market and mature companies . The firm prefers to invest in companies undergoing financial restructurings (or requiring short-term liquidity) and investments are typically made in later stage. The firm typically invest in Internet retail, Industrials, Consumer staples, Healthcare services and equipment, Biotechnology, Pharmaceuticals, Financials, Online services, Application Software, Computer Hardware, and Telecommunication Services sector. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in Canada, Europe, and Australia. The firm prefers to invest between CAD10 million ($9.81 million) and CAD20 million ($19.61 million) in its portfolio companies. The firm typically exits its investments between 3 and 5 years and form transitional a capital investment, such as bridge financing, a horizon of up to 24 months is typical. CIBC Capital Partners was founded in 1989 and is based in Toronto, Canada with additional offices in New York, United States, Greater London, United Kingdom, Massachusetts, and United States.

Founded in 1987, TD Securities is an investment firm based in Canada. The firm provides investment banking, equity research, commodities, derivatives and capital market products and services internationally.

Desjardins Securities offers a complete range of securities brokerage products and services through its investment advisors and its Disnat Online Brokerage division. The needs of businesses and institutions are handled by its Corporate Financing, Debt Capital Markets, and Equity Capital Markets departments, which are solidly backed by its highly reputed Research department.

First Reserve is an investment company that offers private equity investment services to firms in the energy industry. It was founded in 1983 and is based in Connecticut.

Azimuth Capital Management is a venture capital and private equity firm specializing in seed/startup, mid venture, early stage, middle market, and emerging companies. The firm makes direct investments and co-investments. The firm seeks to invest in the energy sector resource and infrastructure development companies with a focus on oil and gas exploration and production, oil sands, non-conventional resource plays, energy infrastructure, services and energy technology. It prefers to invest in companies based in Canada and also invests in the United States and international energy sector opportunities. The firm makes investments between $7.58 million and $36.12 million. The firm makes investments for a period between five and nine years. KERN Partners was founded in 2000 and is based in Calgary, Canada.