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CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC. THROUGH ITS WEALTH MANAGMENT BUSINESS IN THE UK & CROWN DEPENDENCIES ANNOUNCES ACQUISITION OF BROOKS MACDONALD ASSET MANAGEMENT (INTERNATIONAL) LTD.
TORONTO, Sept. 12, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (TSX: CF) (the “Company”) is pleased to announce that through its wealth management business in the UK & Crown Dependencies (“CGWM UK”) it has entered into a binding agreement with Brooks Macdonald Group plc (“Brooks Macdonald“) to acquire its wholly owned operating subsidiary Brooks Macdonald Asset Management (International) Limited (“BMI”).
Founded in 2012, BMI provides investment management, financial planning and fund management services through its offices in Jersey, Guernsey, and the Isle of Man. As of 30 June 2024, BMI had funds under management of £2.3 billion and annual revenue of £19.9 million.
The acquisition represents an important addition to the Company’s international operations and, specifically, the addition of BMI will complement the Company’s existing capabilities in Jersey and provide a strong foundation to strengthen and support our continued growth and development. Upon completion of the transaction, the professionals and clients of BMI will benefit from being part of a larger, dedicated wealth management business with deep resources and a strong commitment to supporting their long-term growth and success.
David Esfandi, Chief Executive Officer of CGWM UK said: “Brooks Macdonald International is a quality business and an excellent strategic fit for our international division. This is a mutually beneficial transaction that will cement Canaccord’s position as a fully-fledged integrated wealth manager. Both firms are well-established across the Crown Dependencies, and BMI will also add significant financial planning expertise in our international business. Canaccord has a robust and scalable operating platform with a proven track record of successfully integrating businesses, and we anticipate a smooth process for BMI in 2025.”
Andrea Montague, CEO Designate & Chief Financial Officer of Brooks Macdonald adds: “We are pleased to announce the sale of BMI to Canaccord as their presence and understanding of the local markets will provide a strong foundation for the future growth and development of the business. I would like to thank all our BMI colleagues for their commitment to their clients and professionalism. We wish them all the best for the future.”
TRANSACTION OVERVIEW
Consideration to be paid to Brooks Macdonald on closing will comprise cash in the amount of £28.0 million with an additional contingent consideration of up to £22.85 million payable on the second anniversary of completion, subject to meeting certain revenue targets. BMI will be acquired by CGWM UK’s international subsidiary, Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Holdings Limited, with an agreed level of regulatory capital, with any surplus paid for at completion.
Completion of the acquisition is subject to regulatory approval and other customary closing conditions. The acquisition is expected to be completed within the quarter ended March 31, 2025.
Spencer House Partners LLP is acting as financial adviser and Farrer & Co LLP are acting as legal adviser to CGWM UK in connection with this transaction. Collas Crill is acting as legal adviser to Canaccord Genuity Wealth (International) Limited.
Raymond James Financial International Limited is acting as financial adviser and Travers Smith LLP are acting as legal adviser to Brooks Macdonald in connection with this transaction.
ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY GROUP INC.
Through its principal subsidiaries, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. (the “Company”) is a leading independent, full-service financial services firm, with operations in two principal segments of the securities industry: wealth management and capital markets. Since its establishment in 1950, the Company has been driven by an unwavering commitment to building lasting client relationships. We achieve this by generating value for our individual, institutional and corporate clients through comprehensive investment solutions, brokerage services and investment banking services. The Company has wealth management offices located in Canada, the UK, Guernsey, Jersey, the Isle of Man and Australia. The Company’s international capital markets division operates in North America, UK & Europe, Asia, and Australia.
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX.
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The promotions span across six practice areas and three regions to drive growth in 2025 and beyond
CHICAGO, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII), a premier provider of global leadership advisory and on-demand talent solutions, today announced key global and regional leader appointments, effective January 1, 2025. The appointed leaders will continue advancing the firm’s objective of delivering exceptional value to clients by fostering differentiated, deep, and durable relationships.
“Having the right leadership in place is increasingly crucial to business performance, growth, and prosperity, making our work more important than ever,” said Tom Monahan, CEO, Heidrick & Struggles. “This dynamic group embodies our values as a firm as well as our unwavering commitment to delivering superior client service. We’re excited to promote these outstanding leaders as they continue to shepherd our clients through their most pressing business and talent challenges.”
These leaders span Heidrick & Struggles’ priority practice and solution areas, as well as multiple regions globally.
Individuals appointed to Regional Leader:
- Anne Rockey, North America
- Richard Guest, Asia Pacific & Middle East
Individual appointed to Global Managing Partner:
- Todd Taylor, Client Driven Growth, a newly created role
Individuals appointed to Executive Search Global Practice Managing Partner:
- Jaimee Eddington, Corporate Officers Practice
- Dominique Fortier, Financial Services Practice
- Chris Bray, Global Technology & Services Practice
- Gustavo Alba, Co-Lead, Private Equity Practice
Individuals appointed to Executive Search Regional Practice Managing Partner:
- Liz Langel, Americas, Financial Services Practice
- Ina Sood, Americas, Healthcare & Life Sciences Practice
- David Burd, Americas, Corporate Officers Practice
- David Crawford, Asia Pacific & Middle East, Global Technology & Services Practice
- Tom Cunningham, Europe & Africa, Global Technology & Services Practice
- Sarah Driscoll, Europe & Africa, Global Technology & Services Practice
- Roman Wecker, Europe & Africa, Industrial Practice
Individuals appointed to Partner-in-Charge:
- Jane Xing, Beijing
- Jessi Gentile, Chicago
- Maliha Jilani, Dubai
- Kim Pomoell, Finland
- Kiwook Kim, Korea
- David Richardson, New York/Stamford
- Christina Besozzi Cary, Washington, D.C.
Individual promoted in Heidrick Consulting:
- Eric Joseph, leading North America on an interim basis
About Heidrick & Struggles
Heidrick & Struggles (Nasdaq: HSII) is a premier provider of global leadership advisory services and on-demand talent solutions, serving the senior talent and consulting needs of the world’s top organizations. Heidrick & Struggles pioneered the profession of executive search more than 70 years ago. Today, we partner with clients to develop future-ready leaders and organizations, combining our expertise in executive search, leadership consulting, and on-demand, critical talent solutions to achieve the highest levels of profitability and performance. Helping our clients change the world, one leadership team at a time.® www.heidrick.com
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Heidrick & Struggles
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LONDON, Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Finastra, a global provider of financial services software applications, today announced a significant leadership transition. After nearly a decade of transformative leadership, Simon Paris will step down from his role as Chief Executive Officer. Chris Walters has joined Finastra and will assume the role of Chief Executive Officer.
Chris brings a wealth of experience from senior executive leadership positions, driving innovation and scaling technology companies. He recently served as CEO of Pluralsight and Avantax, a leading company within Financial Services, where he orchestrated significant performance improvement and the company’s successful sale. Prior to Pluralsight and Avantax, Chris served in a variety of leadership roles, including being a Partner at McKinsey & Company and the COO of Bloomberg Industry Verticals Group.
On his appointment, Chris said, “I’m excited to join Finastra at this pivotal moment in its journey and am impressed by the significant progress that has been made during Simon’s leadership. I look forward to working with the talented team to drive sustainable growth and continue to deliver more value to our customers, team members, and investors.”
Under Simon’s stewardship, the company has achieved remarkable milestones, including:
- Leading the charge in Open Finance, following the merger of Misys and D+H in 2017 to form Finastra
- Building a loyal customer base of over 8,000 clients in 130 countries, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks
- Achieving recognition as a leader in Generative AI, with all employees upskilled and ~50 capabilities in progress from ideation to production stages
- Garnering extensive market accolades, including multiple product, culture, and leadership awards, and being named the #1 Banking Technology company, the #2 Financial Technology company, and appearing in the top 15 Software companies worldwide in 2024 alone
- Delivering record financial performance and double-digit Annual Recurring Revenue (ARR) growth
As Finastra embarks on its new strategic sprint in 2025, the company is well-positioned for continued success. During the transition period, Simon and Chris will work closely together to ensure a smooth handover.
Simon reflected on his tenure, saying, “This journey with Finastra has been a privilege. Chris is a seasoned professional, and I am honored to ‘pass the baton’ to him. I leave incredibly proud of what Finastra has achieved so far and excited for the company’s future under Chris’s leadership.”
About Finastra
Finastra is a global provider of financial services software applications across Lending, Payments, Treasury and Capital Markets, and Universal (retail and digital) Banking. Committed to unlocking the potential of people, businesses and communities everywhere, its vision is to accelerate the future of Open Finance through technology and collaboration, and its pioneering approach is why it is trusted by ~8,100 financial institutions, including 45 of the world’s top 50 banks. For more information, visit finastra.com.
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AI Impact leverages DXC’s combined consulting, engineering, and secure enterprise services
ASHBURN, Va., Jan. 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC), a leading Fortune 500 global technology services provider, today announced AI Impact, an approach designed to help solve customers’ most pressing challenges. By combining DXC consulting, engineering and secure enterprise services, DXC will help clients across industries securely innovate and drive real business outcomes with AI.
DXC takes a pragmatic approach to AI by focusing on developing solutions that solve real world challenges and support business growth. With DXC’s AI Impact, customers benefit from DXC’s vast industry expertise and technology experience to build solutions, services and experiences together that will deliver real business outcomes using the latest technology innovation. Read more about DXC’s approach here.
“AI has already captured the attention and imagination of industries everywhere. From AI agents to autonomous driving and personalized medicine, companies are taking steps to unlock value from AI, which promises to reshape our world,” said Howard Boville, EVP, Consulting & Engineering Services – Powered by AI. “With DXC’s AI Impact approach, we are helping to push the boundaries of what AI makes possible, guided by our team of consulting, engineering and technology experts to address our clients’ most pressing challenges.”
Customers across industries are leveraging AI Impact, including:
- Automotive: DXC is helping customers leverage AI-powered diagnostic tools to make it easier for automotive manufacturers and service providers to identify potential issues before they become critical, reducing downtime and maintenance costs. DXC is also helping customers leverage AI to personalize every aspect of a vehicle, including personal assistants that learn a driver’s preferences and habits over time to make more intuitive recommendations.
- Public Sector: To provide more transparency, governments are using DXC AI Impact to efficiently engage with citizens and make it easier for them to access public services. This includes the use of AI Agents and AI enhanced processes that streamline and simplify tax, national lending and even public healthcare processes.
- Financial Services and Insurance: DXC is helping customers optimize operations, from underwriting and risk assessment to claims processing and customer service. By working with DXC, financial institutions are leveraging chatbots to make it easy for human agents to respond faster and more accurately to customer inquiries by analyzing thousands of documents in minutes with Generative AI.
- Healthcare: DXC implemented an AI-powered app to help measure patient symptoms in real-time, analyzing data to provide clinicians with insights that enable more accurate diagnoses and treatment plans, improving the quality of care and proactively addressing prescription resistance.
For more information on DXC AI Impact and how we’re working with the most innovative industry leaders to securely innovate, visit here.
Forward Looking Statements
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About DXC Technology
DXC Technology (NYSE: DXC) helps global companies run their mission-critical systems and operations while modernizing IT, optimizing data architectures, and ensuring security and scalability across public, private and hybrid clouds. The world’s largest companies and public sector organizations trust DXC to deploy services to drive new levels of performance, competitiveness, and customer experience across their IT estates. Learn more about how we deliver excellence for our customers and colleagues at DXC.com.
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