University of Manitoba

Burgundy utilizes a value-focused global investment approach that seeks to preserve clients' capital while providing long-term superior investment returns. The firm offers investment strategies across many major asset classes, including but not limited to US large- and small/mid-cap, international, emerging markets and global equities. Burgundy employs a bottom-up investment approach, which focuses on strong business fundamentals and outstanding management teams and aims to reduce the inherent risk in investing. This approach is designed to achieve lower volatility than the market averages. The firm’s investment process is driven by limiting downside through a “margin of safety”. They prefer to invest in companies that are capital rich, but which earn a high return on their financial capital. Companies that have a long history of good profitability, that generate high levels of free cash flow, are the basis of their investment style.

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLC provides assurance, tax and advisory services. Its services include audit and assurance, consulting, deals, human resources, legal, tax, and family business. The firm also offers accountability, risk management, structuring, mergers and acquisitions, and performance and process improvement. The company was founded in 1998 and is headquartered in Buffalo, NY.

Thompson Dorfman Sweatman LLP (TDS) is one of the leading full-service business law firms in Manitoba, with over 120 years of history providing legal services to its clients locally, nationally and internationally. From their offices in Winnipeg, Manitoba, TDS has the expertise necessary to help clients take advantage of every opportunity and to develop creative solutions to legal challenges experienced in their business in a timely and cost-effective way. TDS has long been recognized as a centre of excellence in the areas of business law, labor relations law, employment law, civil litigation and dispute resolution. LEXPERT® The Business Magazine for Lawyers recognized TDS as the leading corporate law firm in Manitoba, being the only Manitoba corporate law firm at the centre of its 'Bulls-Eye' ranking of Manitoba corporate law firms. A number of their lawyers have been recognized by LEXPERT® and THE BEST LAWYERS IN CANADA® and other legal publications as being among the leading Canadian lawyers in their areas of practice.While assisting business, government, institutional and individual clients with their Canadian legal needs, wherever and whenever they may arise, TDS, its lawyers and staffs are committed to supporting their community of Winnipeg, and the Province of Manitoba. Many TDS lawyers hold positions of leadership in community service support of the arts, legal education and in the legal profession.TDS is a founding member of Lex Mundi, the world's leading association of independent law firms. Through Lex Mundi, TDS provides its clients with access to more than 20,000 lawyers practicing in 160 elite law firms.