Investors in British Columbia

Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC is an investment firm specializing in direct and secondary direct investments. For direct investments, it specializes in special situations, distressed debt, turnaround, PIPES, leverage buyout, growth, industry consolidation, corporate divestitures, complex ownership changes, expansion stage, and recapitalization investments in middle market companies. The firm typically invests in companies that are facing rapid secular or cyclical change or legal, operational, and financial challenges; turnarounds; restructurings; and bankruptcies. The firm prefers to make investments in technology, healthcare, energy and power, aerospace, forest products, paper, packaging, gaming/lodging, defense, clean technologies, media and business services, chemicals, retail and consumer services, real estate, telecommunications, housing & building products, natural resources, metals, mining, engineering & construction, environmental services, financial services, financial technology, transportation, logistics, utilities, and general manufacturing. It seeks to invest in North America with investing in Europe. It seeks to make equity investments between $10 million and $300 million in public and private companies with enterprise value between $100 million and $1500 million through open-market purchases and privately negotiated transactions. The firm makes debt investments between $10 million and $125 million in companies with enterprise values between $100 million and $1500 million. It can be an active control investor or a supportive financial partner. It takes minority stakes. Tennenbaum Capital Partners, LLC was founded in 1996 and is based in Santa Monica, California with additional offices in San Francisco, California; Atlanta, Georgia and New York, New York.

Discovery Capital is a venture capital firm specializing in early and growth stage investments. It seeks to invest in information technology with a focus on hardware and software companies, communications sector that includes mobile technology that includes wireless and networking solutions, new media, health and life sciences focused on biotechnology, environmental and energy technology, water purification, electric power by wind energy and solar energy, and other advanced technologies focused on hardware and software, industrial, alternative energy, energy-saving technology solutions, and clean technology solutions investments. Discovery Capital seeks to invest in companies based in British Columbia. It also provides capital for follow-on investments. It will invest in eligible small businesses that qualify under the Small Business Venture Capital Act. Discover Capital invests in those firm in which their business, together with affiliates, must have less than 100 employees at the time of their initial investment. It may make additional investments if the employment level grows beyond 100. Also, their business must pay at least 75% of its wages and salaries to B.C. employees. This may be reduced to 50% if their business is engaged in the export of goods or services outside B. C. It prefers to have successful exits by way of initial public offerings and sales of portfolio companies. John McEwen and Harry Jaako founded Discovery Capital in 1986. It has its headquarters in British Columbia in Canada.

WUTIF Capital (VCC) Inc. is a novel angel fund that co-invests with angel investors in promising new technology ventures in British Columbia. WUTIF was formed in mid-2003 and made its first investments in late 2004.

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.

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.

Sprott is a global asset manager providing investors with access to highly-differentiated precious metals and real assets investment strategies. It invests and holds all of its assets in physical gold and silver bullion and seeks to provide a secure, convenient, and exchange-traded investment alternative for investors interested in holding physical bullion without the inconvenience that is typical of direct investment.

The Fonds de solidarité FTQ is a development capital fund that calls upon the solidarity and savings of Quebecers to help create and maintain jobs in Québec by investing in small and medium-sized businesses. Its mission also involves offering its shareholders a fair return. No other institution has stricken such a balance, which indeed, is a fundamental principle of a labour-sponsored investment fund. Since its inception in June 1983, the Fund, whose net assets is $9.3 billion as at May 31, 2013, has become a hub of knowledge, resources and contacts for Québec companies and a key player in the Québec economy.

Eight Capital Management LLC is a private equity firm specializing in investments in restructuring, turnaround, special situations and distressed companies. The firm prefers to invest in companies based in India. It prefers to take controlling interest in the companies it invests in. Eight Capital Management LLC is based in New York, New York with an additional office in Mumbai, India.

Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited offers security brokerage services. The company provides market research and equity sales and trading, analysis, and financing services. Additionally, it offers tax, insurance, pension consulting, and online dealing services. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited was formerly known as Collins Stewart Wealth Management Limited and changed its name to Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited in April 2013. The company was founded in 1996 and is based in London, United Kingdom. Canaccord Genuity Wealth Limited operates as a subsidiary of Canaccord Genuity Wealth Group Limited

I Squared Capital Advisors, LLC is an investment firm specializing in infrastructure investments. It invests in energy, utilities and transportation sectors. It seeks to invest in India, China, North America and Europe. It seeks to invest between $125 million and $400 million. I Squared Capital Advisors, LLC was founded in 2012 and is based in New York, New York with additional offices across North America, Europe, and Asia.