M&A Deal Summary

Canaccord Genuity Acquires Collins Stewart Hawkpoint

On December 15, 2011, Canaccord Genuity acquired financial services company Collins Stewart Hawkpoint from CVC Capital Partners for 393M USD

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Canaccord Genuity’s 2nd transaction in the Financial Services sector.
  • This is Canaccord Genuity’s largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Canaccord Genuity’s 2nd transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary

Date 2011-12-15
Target Collins Stewart Hawkpoint
Sector Financial Services
Buyer(s) Canaccord Genuity
Sellers(s) CVC Capital Partners
Deal Type Add-on Acquisition
Deal Value 393M USD

Target

Collins Stewart Hawkpoint

London, United Kingdom
Collins Stewart Hawkpoint provides services cover institutional stockbroking, UK, European and US research, fixed income credit trading, corporate broking, corporate finance advisory services, debt capital markets advice, restructuring and debt advisory services, private client and intermediary wealth management and fund management. These are serviced by Collins Stewart’s unique research tool Quest.

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Buyer(S) 1

Buyer

Canaccord Genuity

Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

Category Company
Founded 1950
Sector Financial Services
Employees2,784
Revenue 1.5B CAD (2023)
DESCRIPTION

Canaccord Genuity is a Canadian banking and financial services company that specialises in wealth management and brokerage in capital markets. Canaccord Genuity was incorporated in 1950 and is based in Vancouver, Canada.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 2 of 8
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 4
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 2 of 7
Country (United Kingdom) 2 of 5
Year (2011) 1 of 1
Size (of disclosed) 1 of 2
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2009-09-24 Intelli Partners

Edinburgh, United Kingdom

Intelli Partners Ltd is a provider of corporate finance advisory services.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2021-03-19 RF Capital Group

Toronto, Ontario, Canada

RF Capital Group is an independent diversified financial services firm headquartered in Toronto, Canada, providing a wide range of financial products and services to a global client base that includes corporate clients, institutional investors, and high-net-worth individuals in two integrated reporting segments. The Capital Markets segment provides investment banking, including advisory and underwriting services, institutional sales and trading, and research through offices located in Toronto, Montreal, Calgary, New York, Houston, Miami, Dallas, Hong Kong, and Beijing. RF Capital Group was founded in 1995 and is based in Toronto, Canada.

Buy -

Seller(S) 1

SELLER

CVC Capital Partners

Luxembourg, Luxembourg

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1981
PE ASSETS 177.0B EUR
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

CVC Capital Partners is a global private equity firm focused on investments in large companies located in Europe, North America, and Asia. CVC looks for opportunities with stable cash flows and talented management, and will consider businesses in a variety of industries. Target sectors include textiles, industrial products, waste management, building materials, energy/utilities, business services, financial services, distribution, healthcare, media, semiconductors, and gaming. CVC can handle transactions valued from €200 million to €10 billion. CVC Capital Partners was formed in 1981 and is based in Luxembourg.


DEAL STATS #
Overall 84 of 173
Sector (Financial Services) 2 of 6
Type (Add-on Acquisition) 33 of 63
Country (United Kingdom) 21 of 33
Year (2011) 7 of 8
Size (of disclosed) 39 of 54
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-11-28 Minit Asia Pacific

Kawasaki, Japan

Minit Group is the global operator of the Mister Minit brand. Mister Minit stores provide high-end shoe repair, key cutting, engraving and watch repair services. The newly formed Minit Asia Pacific group has a store network of 600 owned and franchised stores throughout Japan, Australia, New Zealand, Canada and Singapore.

Sell -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2011-12-16 Taminco

Allentown, Pennsylvania, United States

Taminco is a global specialty chemical company, with a clear focus on niche markets. Taminco is the world's leading producer of alkylamines & derivatives and a major producer of formic acid & derivatives, supplying diversified, global end markets. Taminco's products are used by customers in the manufacture of a diverse array of products for the agriculture, animal nutrition, water treatment, personal & home care and oil & gas end-markets, and its products provide these goods with a variety of ancillary characteristics required for optimal performance. Taminco currently operates in 23 countries with eight production facilities.

Sell €1.2B