Diversity and inclusion (D&I) continues to be a central tenet of Loop Capital Markets. Loop Capital Markets Founder and CEO Jim Reynolds recently hosted a lively discussion during our 2024 Investor Conference of how companies have been able to successfully implement D&I to the benefit of their various stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, employees, and communities. Panelists included:

• Chris Clark, Founder & Managing Partner, InHarmony Consulting Group and Senior Partner, BrightStar Group
• Dr. Tina Leblanc, America’s Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Jones Lang LaSalle
• Kent Lucas, Co-Founding Partner, non sibi ventures
• Coltrane Stansbury, Vice President—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Macmillan Learning

The following is a link to the panel: https://tinyurl.com/yc3rxbtj.

Diversity and inclusion (D&I) continues to be a central tenet of Loop Capital Markets. Please join us for a lively discussion on Monday, March 11^th at 2:00 PM ET hosted by Founder and CEO Jim Reynolds of how companies have been able to successfully implement D&I to the benefit of their various stakeholders, including customers, shareholders, employees, and communities.

Panelists will include:

• Chris Clark, Founder & Managing Partner, InHarmony Consulting Group and Senior Partner, BrightStar Group
• Dr. Tina Leblanc, America’s Head of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, Jones Lang LaSalle
• Kent Lucas, Co-Founding Partner, non sibi ventures
• Coltrane Stansbury, Vice President—Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion, Macmillan Learning

The following is a link to the panel: https://tinyurl.com/yc3rxbtj. Sponsored by Ernst & Young Capital Advisors, LLC.

We are excited to be hosting the 5^th Annual Loop Capital Markets Investor Conference March 11^th (virtual) and March 12^th (The Lotte Palace Hotel in NYC). We expect to host 100+ companies for 1×1 and group meetings. There will also be selected panel presentations. Please contact your Loop Capital Markets representative for additional information.

On February 24, 2023 – Loop Capital Markets served as the lead distributor of The World Bank’s (International Bank for Reconstruction and Development, IBRD, AAA/Aaa) $50 million 15-year callable Sustainable Development Bond due February 2038. The City of Chicago was the sole investor in the transaction. CIBC World Markets, Inc. acted as lead manager.

The World Bank issues Sustainable Development Bonds in the international capital markets to support the financing of sustainable development activities designed to achieve positive social and environmental impacts in developing countries, while raising awareness of specific development themes across a range of sectors – from health, nutrition, and quality education to sustainable agriculture and climate action.