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Canaccord Completes Acquisition Of Chinese Firm

Canaccord Financial has completed its acquisition of
China-based boutique investment bank
The Balloch Group.
The Toronto-based financial services firm will be paying C$4
million (around $4.034 million) for TBG, along with an equity
incentive plan that will provide principal employees an
additional payout of as much as 1,187,847 Canaccord common
shares, the company said in a statement. This is worth C$13.5
million based on the present issue price of C$11.3651 per
share.
As a result of the takeover, all businesses in China will be
renamed into
Canaccord Genuity Asia, with immediate effect. Howard
Balloch, the president of TBG, will also be joining Canaccord's
board of dierctors and will serve as chairman of the Asia
business.
Canaccord operates worldwide in two key segments: wealth
management and global capital markets. The company announced its
planned acquisition of the Chinese firm in November 2010.