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Canadian Firm Completes Purchase Of UK Wealth Manager

Max Skjönsberg March 22, 2012

Canadian Firm Completes Purchase Of UK Wealth Manager

The Canadian firm Canaccord Financial’s acquisition of London-listed Collins Stewart Hawkpoint for £253.3 million (around $400 million) has now been completed.

The deal, which was first announced in December last year, includes Collins Stewart Wealth Management’s assets under management of £7.7 billion ($12.1 billion) and wealth management assets under administration of £14 billion.

Collins Stewart Wealth Management will continue with its current branding until later this year.

Canaccord Financial is a full-service financial services company with operations in two main segments of the securities industry: wealth management and global capital markets. Canaccord Wealth Management had AuA of C$14 billion ($14.1 billion) at the end of last year.

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