Our Company History

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Canaccord Financial Inc. is a leading independent investment dealer in Canada, with capital markets operations in the United States and the United Kingdom. Since 1950, Canaccord Financial has grown this global platform to offer a wide range of complementary financial services to individuals, institutions and issuers.

Canaccord Financial has 39 offices worldwide, including 31 Canaccord Wealth Management branches serving individual investors across Canada. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets team, is based in Toronto, London, New York, Vancouver, Boston, Calgary, Montreal, San Francisco, Houston and Barbados. The company is publicly traded on the Toronto Stock Exchange under the symbol CF and on the AIM, a market operated by the London Stock Exchange, under the symbol CF.

We are proud of our legacy of client service, global growth and idea-driven expertise. You can learn more about our history on the timeline below.

1950 – Hemsworth, Turton & Co., a Western Canadian venture capital firm and the predecessor to Canaccord, opens its doors.

1968 – The future partners of Canaccord acquire Hemsworth, Turton & Co. naming the new firm Canarim Investment Corporation. Canarim quickly becomes a principle financier of early stage ventures and the largest trader on the growing Vancouver Stock Exchange.

1992 – In recognition of the firm’s growing partnership and integration of several small acquisitions, Canarim is incorporated as Canaccord Capital.

1993 – Canaccord has 400 employees, including 290 Advisors in six branches across Canada. The company begins an aggressive growth strategy to evolve from a transactional-based business to an integrated, full-service financial services firm.

2000 – Canaccord has completed a series of significant mergers and acquisitions, including six independent brokerage firms in Canada, as well as one in London, UK and one in Paris, France.

2003 – Canaccord has tripled in size since 1993, as measured by clients, employees, locations and business volumes.

2004 – On June 30, Canaccord becomes a public company listed on the Toronto Stock Exchange. The firm’s IPO raises C$70 million and trades under the ticker symbol CCI.

2005 – One year after our listing on the TSX, Canaccord completes a listing on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) of the London Stock Exchange. The company is now dual-listed under the symbol CCI, and continues to broaden our shareholder base.

2006 – On January 3, Canaccord completes the acquisition of Adams, Harkness & Hill Financial Group Inc., a Boston-based investment dealer with expertise in the technology, life sciences and consumer segments. Our global capital markets division is rebranded Canaccord Adams to solidify this strategic growth.

2009 – Canaccord Capital becomes Canaccord Financial Inc., with Canaccord Wealth Management operating as a leading, full-service investment dealer in Canada and Canaccord Adams as our international capital markets operations based in Canada, the US and the UK. To signal this important transition, the ticker symbol for Canaccord Financial is changed to CF on the Toronto Stock Exchange and CF. on the AIM.

2010 – Canaccord Financial Inc. acquires Genuity Capital Markets – a leading independent advisory firm in Canada. The acquisition adds significant strength to Canaccord’s capital markets division, particularly in the M&A, Advisory and Restructuring space. As a result of the business integration, Canaccord’s capital markets division is rebranded Canaccord Genuity (from Canaccord Adams).