Vivian Koen

MARA Renewables Corp. is a Canadian biotechnology company that specializes in providing sustainable plant-based nutritional and nutraceutical ingredients for human health. The company is based in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia, and has subsidiaries in the United States and the United Kingdom. MARA is a leading supplier of patented ingredients, including algal-derived omega-3 oil DHA, which meets the growing needs of plant-based and environmentally conscious brands and consumers. The company has seen high revenue growth through exports and plans to continue to accelerate the commercialization of new products and expand into new markets. MARA's mission is to enable a more sustainable future through plant-based technology and advance food and health security across the globe. The company was founded in 2012, and Arturo Ania has been the CEO of the company since 2021.

MacKinnon, Bennett & Co., Inc. (MKB) is an independent private equity firm founded in 2007 by Kenneth MacKinnon and William John Bennett. The firm is headquartered in Montreal, Canada.

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.

Royal & Sun Alliance Insurance Co. of Canada provides property and casualty insurance services. It also offers auto, home, personal specialty, commercial, and understanding insurance in case of an accident, theft, and disaster. The company was founded in 1845 and is headquartered in Toronto, Canada.

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.