CIBC Innovation Banking Provides Credit Facilities to Q4 Inc.

CIBC Innovation Banking announced today that it has provided credit facilities to support Sumeru Equity Partners’ (Sumeru) strategic investment in Toronto-based Q4 Inc. (“Q4” or the “Company”), the first IR Ops Platform.

"With the successful completion of the transaction with our new sponsor, Sumeru Equity Partners, we are excited to deliver even greater value to our clients as the first AI-driven IR Ops Platform,” said Darrell Heaps, Founder and CEO of Q4 Inc. “We are pleased to have the continued support from CIBC Innovation Banking as the Company continues on our next phase of growth."

"We are proud to support Q4 as it continues its growth and leadership in the capital markets access space,” said Adam Weiers, Executive Director, CIBC Innovation Banking. “The Company and its platform are well positioned to continue to transform the space and provide value to its global customers."

About CIBC Innovation Banking

CIBC Innovation Banking delivers strategic advice, cash management and funding to innovation companies across North America, the UK, and select European countries at each stage of their business cycle, from start up to IPO and beyond. With offices in Atlanta, Austin, Boston, Chicago, Denver, Durham, London, Menlo Park, Montreal, New York, Reston, Seattle, Toronto and Vancouver, the team has extensive experience and a strong, collaborative approach that extends across CIBC’s commercial banking, private banking, wealth management and capital markets businesses.

About Q4 Inc.

Q4 Inc. is the first IR Ops Platform with the world’s largest set of proprietary investor data, purpose-built to remove obstacles between public companies and their investors. Q4 gives investor relations leaders and their teams the tools to attract, manage, and understand investors — all in one place. The AI-enabled Q4 IR Ops Platform boasts a simple yet powerful IR website management system, frictionless events software, a robust analytics engine, a streamlined investor CRM, and shareholder intelligence with enhanced metrics to elevate investor targeting strategies. Q4 delivers the data, insights, and workflows that give IR teams the power to focus on what really matters: strategy, relationships, and driving premium valuations for their companies.

The company is a trusted partner to more than 2,600 public companies globally, including many of the most respected brands in the world, and maintains an award winning culture where team members grow and thrive.

Q4 is headquartered in Toronto, with offices in New York and London. Learn more at www.q4inc.com.

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