LONDON, November 9, 2018 /PRNewswire/ --
Canaccord Genuity Limited is pleased to welcome George Fleet as Managing Director and Head of
Advisory in its UK & Europe
capital markets business. Based in London, George will work closely with the
existing investment banking and advisory teams to provide
high-quality service and results for the firm's clients across the
region. George joins a strong team and will work in close
partnership with Chairman of the UK & Europe advisory business, Chris Robinson, who will focus full time on
serving clients in a senior leadership capacity.
"George brings more than two decades of corporate finance
experience to his role and a proven ability to harness
opportunities in high-growth sectors such as electronic gaming and
leisure," said Alexis de Rosnay,
Chief Executive Officer of Canaccord Genuity Limited, UK &
Europe and Senior Executive Vice
President, Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. "With broad industry
knowledge and exemplary business building expertise, he will also
play an important role in ensuring that our advisory mandates are
appropriately resourced with strong talent and expertise, as we
deliver differentiated global ideas and opportunities for our
clients."
George joins from Houlihan Lokey
where he was Managing Director, Corporate Finance and Co-Lead of
the Consumer, Food & Retail Group in Europe. He began his corporate finance career
at Robert Fleming and has since held a variety of senior roles
including Head of European Technology at Wasserstein Perella (later
acquired by Dresdner Bank) and Director of Investment Banking and
Co-head of the Technology Group for Dresdner Kleinwort. He was a
major shareholder and Director at McQueen, where he played an
important role in creating a globally recognized Leisure and Gaming
practice which he continued to lead until the firm's acquisition by
Houlihan Lokey in 2015.
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.
Canaccord Genuity Group Inc. is publicly traded under the symbol
CF on the TSX.
Christina Marinoff, Vice
President, Investor Relations & Communications, Phone:
+1-416-687-5507, email: christina.marinoff@canaccord.com,
http://www.canaccordgenuitygroup.com