Canaccord Genuity Hires Graeme Summers as Managing Director and Head of UK Regions

LONDON, July 3, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --

Canaccord Genuity is pleased to welcome Graeme Summers to its UK & Europe capital markets business as Managing Director and Head of UK Regions. Graeme will be responsible for expanding Canaccord Genuity's corporate advisory and broking coverage with a focus on companies in the North of England and Scotland.

"The addition of a dedicated senior resource to service increasing levels of corporate activity in the North of England and Scotland represents an important strategic milestone for our capital markets business in the UK & Europe," said Alexis de Rosnay, Chief Executive Officer of Canaccord Genuity Limited, UK & Europe and Senior Executive Vice President, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. "Graeme brings a wealth of complementary experience and he is well positioned to provide clients in the Northern regions of the UK with expert advice and transaction execution, supported by the vast resources and differentiated expertise available across our global platform."

Graeme has over 25 years of corporate advisory and broking experience in the Northern regions across a range of sectors, having worked at Numis PLC as a Managing Director on the Corporate Advisory and Broking team, with regional responsibility for the North of England and Scotland. Prior to this, he was a Board Director of Brewin Dolphin Limited and Head of its Corporate Advisory and Broking division, during which time he was involved in the management buyout and subsequent merger of the division with the London based firm, Singer Capital Markets. Graeme was also an owner and Director of Bamburgh Capital Limited, a Northern-based merchant banking business.

ABOUT CANACCORD GENUITY 

Canaccord Genuity is the global capital markets division of Canaccord Genuity Group Inc., offering institutional and corporate clients idea-driven investment banking, merger and acquisition, research, sales and trading services from offices in North America, UK & Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. Our diverse team of capital markets and advisory professionals has deep industry and transactional expertise in key growth sectors of the global economy. We are committed to providing valued services to our clients throughout the entire lifecycle of their business and operating as a gold standard independent investment bank - expansive in resources and reach, but targeted in industry expertise, market focus and individual client attention.

More information is available at http://www.canaccordgenuity.com

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, and the Isle of Man and Australia. Canaccord Genuity, the international capital markets division, operates in North America, UK & Europe, Asia, Australia and the Middle East. To us there are no foreign markets.™

Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol CF on the TSX.

Christina Marinoff, Vice President, Investor Relations & Communications, Phone: [phone], email: [e-mail], http://www.canaccordgenuitygroup.com

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