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Jefferies is a leading global, full-service investment banking and capital markets firm that provides advisory, sales and trading, research and wealth and asset management services. With more than 40 offices around the world, we offer insights and expertise to investors, companies and governments. More about our company can be found at www.jefferies.com.

Investissement Québec is the go-to partner for international businesses thinking of locating to Québec. Our team of experts provides the full range of services you need to set up in Québec and make your venture a long-term success.

Lincoln International, Inc. (NYSE: LCLN) is a trusted investment banking advisor to business owners and senior executives of leading private equity firms and their portfolio companies and to public and privately held companies. Our services include mergers and acquisitions advisory, private funds and capital markets advisory, and valuations and fairness opinions. The global enterprise is comprised of a tightly integrated team of more than 1,400 professionals in more than 30 offices in 14 countries, offering an unobstructed perspective on the global private capital markets, backed by superb execution and a deep commitment to client success. With extensive industry knowledge and relationships, timely market intelligence and strategic insights, we forge deep, productive client relationships that endure for decades.

PJT Partners is a premier, global, advisory-focused investment bank that was built from the ground up to be different. Our highly experienced, collaborative teams provide independent advice coupled with old-world, high-touch client service. This ethos has allowed us to attract some of the very best talent in the markets in which we operate. We deliver leading advice to many of the world’s most consequential companies, affect some of the most transformative transactions and restructurings and raise billions of dollars of capital around the globe to support startups and more established companies. If you would like to learn more about PJT and are interested in reimagining the craft and culture of strategic advice, visit pjtpartners.com.

Harris Williams is a global investment bank specializing in M&A, private capital solutions, and primary fund placement. Clients worldwide rely on us to help unlock value in their business and turn ambitious goals into reality. We approach every engagement with boundless collaboration, pooling expertise and relationships across industries and geographies. For over 30 years, our clients have trusted us to think strategically, execute precisely, and deliver superior outcomes to help them grow. Harris Williams is a trade name under which Harris Williams LLC, Harris Williams Private Capital Advisors Ltd., Harris Williams & Co. Ltd and Harris Williams & Co. Corporate Finance Advisors GmbH conduct business, member FINRA and SIPC. Visit www.harriswilliams.com for more information. Disclosures: https://www.harriswilliams.com/disclosures Privacy Policy: https://www.harriswilliams.com/privacy-policy

Moelis & Company (“Moelis”) is a leading global independent investment bank that provides innovative strategic advice and solutions to a diverse client base, including corporations, governments, and financial sponsors. The Firm assists its clients in achieving their strategic goals by offering comprehensive integrated financial advisory services across all major industry sectors. Moelis’s experienced professionals advise clients on their most critical decisions, including mergers and acquisitions, recapitalizations and restructurings, capital markets transactions, secondary transactions and primary fundraising, and other corporate finance matters. The Firm serves clients from locations across North and South America, Europe, the Middle East, and Asia-Pacific. For further information, please visit: www.moelis.com.

At Fireclay Partners, we understand that achieving success in today’s dynamic markets requires more than capital—it demands precision, trusted partnerships, and exceptional performance. As a veteran-owned investment bank, we bring a disciplined, results-driven approach to every engagement. We collaborate with ambitious businesses, providing the strategic insight and financial strength they need to navigate challenges and seize growth opportunities.

Houlihan Lokey, Inc. (NYSE:HLI) is a leading global investment bank recognized for delivering independent strategic and financial advice to corporations, financial sponsors, and governments. With uniquely deep industry expertise, broad international reach, and a partnership approach rooted in trust, the firm provides innovative, integrated solutions across mergers and acquisitions, capital solutions, financial restructuring, and financial and valuation advisory. Our unmatched transaction volumes provide differentiated, data-driven perspectives that help our clients achieve their most critical goals. To learn more about Houlihan Lokey, please visit HL.com.

Spartan Group founders John O. Johnson and Peter D. Morgan both had significant and successful careers with large corporate investment banking firms but became disenchanted with the way these banks prioritized profits over the people they professed to serve. Believing they could leverage their experience to bring top-tier service to entrepreneurs and family business owners in specialized sectors of the middle-market, they left the world of Wall Street to found The Spartan Group in 2002. Headquartered in Los Angeles with an office in San Francisco, The Spartan Group serves clients nationwide. Our team of bankers and analysts have forged a culture of teamwork that manifests a passion for excellence in our service to clients. This has resulted in $3 billion in successful transactions, including 6 public company transactions.

We are an impact investor developing the next generation of infrastructure Canadians need. We deliver outcomes such as sustainable economic growth, connected communities and energy competitiveness. / La BIC est un investisseur d’impact qui développe la prochaine génération d’infrastructures dont le Canada a besoin. Ses résultats sont une croissance économique durable, des communautés connectées et la compétitivité sur le plan énergétique.

Carlsquare is a partner-led investment bank that supports companies and their shareholders to implement their strategic goals. We advise owner-managed and market leading enterprises, fast-growing start-ups with innovative technologies and business models, alongside private equity investors, family offices and corporations. Carlsquare assists entrepreneurs, management teams and owners on executing transactions (M&A), IPOs and raising Growth Equity and Debt. Carlsquare is represented in Europe and the US with 180+ employees in Berlin, Boston, Copenhagen, Frankfurt, Hamburg, London, Munich, Paris, San Francisco, Stockholm and Vancouver, Warsaw. Partnering with Globalscope, Carlsquare has more than 55 partner companies in 48 countries with 600+ professionals worldwide. More information about Carlsquare can be found on www.carlsquare.com Securities are offered through Finalis Securities LLC Member FINRA / SIPC. Carlsquare LLC is not a registered broker-dealer, and Finalis Securities LLC and Carlsquare LLC are separate, unaffiliated entities.