Market Opens

Dale Tingley, Co-Managing Partner, Canadian Business Growth Fund and Hai Tran-Viet, Co-Managing Partner, Canadian Business Growth Fund (“CBGF” or the “Company”), and their team joined Dani Lipkin, Managing Director, Global Innovation Sector, Toronto Stock Exchange, to open the market and celebrate Canadian Business Growth Fund’s new chapter, marked by its new leadership and several new additions to its team, as it continues on its mission of helping entrepreneurs in Canada ‘Think Big’. The Canadian Business Growth Fund (CBGF) provides long-term, patient, minority capital to ambitious entrepreneurs to fund growth and expansion of mid-market businesses with investments between $5 million and $20 million. An evergreen investment fund with capital commitments of $545 million, CBGF is committed to long-term partnerships with the companies it invests in. As part of its mission to drive growth, CBGF connects business leaders and sector experts to help its partner businesses achieve their full potential. Since the Fund’s launch in 2018, CBGF has made a meaningful impact on the Canadian scale-up ecosystem having invested in 31 companies to date and has established itself as one of Canada’s leading mid market growth capital providers.

Justin Sansoucy, President, HEC Montreal Student Investment Fund (FPHEC), joined Keith Wu, Head, Exchange Traded Products, Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX) to open the market and celebrate a student-run investment fund managing approximately $1.2M in North American equities. This year marks the 30th anniversary of HEC Montreal Student Investment Fund (FPHEC), and they recently surpassed $1M assets under management. Launched in 1994, the HEC Montreal Student Investment Fund (FPHEC) is an investment club that actively manages over $1,000,000. Its mission is to train the next generation of finance leaders in Montreal while serving as the premier finance association for undergraduates. This year, the FPHEC is celebrating 30 years of operations and the milestone of $1,000,000 in assets under management.

Ashley Leftwich, Chief Executive Officer, Rock The Street, Wall Street (RTSWS), joined Cindy Bush, Chief Human Resources Officer, TMX Group, to close the market to celebrate reaching over 7000 young women within their financial & investment programming. Rock The Street, Wall Street (RTSWS) is a leading nonprofit dedicated to bringing the M in STEM to diverse high school girls with a focus on financial and investment fundamentals. RTSWS provides industry guidance, helping students and alumni transition from classrooms to careers and fostering inclusivity in the capital markets. RTSWS celebrates its expansion in Toronto and commemorates a significant milestone in reaching over 7,000 young women with its programming, equipping them with insights and access into the financial industry. Remarkably, these young women are pursuing economics, finance, and related degrees at five times the rate of the average female student. Active in more than 25 cities across the U.S., U.K., and Canada, as well as with virtual offerings online, RTSWS continues to expand its reach and impact.

Brent Osmond, Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer, alongside the Management Team and Directors of Fiddlehead Resources Corp. (“Fiddlehead Resources” or the “Company”) (TSXV: FHR), joined Berk Sumen, Managing Director, TSX and TSX Venture Exchange Company Services Global Client Team, to open the market to celebrate the company’s new listing on the TSX Venture Exchange. Fiddlehead Resources is a Cardium dedicated resource development company producing 1750 barrels of oil equivalent per day. The company has an inventory of over 50 low risk Cardium development locations with additional upside in the Belly River and other horizons. Fiddlehead will continue to grow through organic development, while reviewing accretive acquisitions in the Western Canadian Sedimentary Basin. The Company operates as an upstream energy company in Canada. It engages in the exploration, development, and production of oil and gas properties. The company is based in Calgary, Canada.