Canaccord Capital Inc.

Type: Public
On the web: http://www.canaccord.com
Employees: 1,590
Employee growth: 6.9%

Canaccord Capital can agree that money makes its world go 'round. The firm is one of the largest independent investment bank and brokerages in Canada. The company offers private client services, including investment products, financial planning, and other services. Through subsidiary Canaccord Adams, which Canaccord Capital acquired at the start of 2006, the company offers fixed income trading, international equities trading, debt financing for corporations and governments, and more. Canaccord Capital operates out of some 30 offices in Canada, the US, and the UK.

Key numbers for fiscal year ending March, 2008:
Sales: $715.0M
One year growth: 9.2%
Net income: $30.6M
Income growth: (62.1%)

Officers:
Chairman: Peter M. Brown
President, CEO and Director; Vice Chair and Global Head of Cannaccord Adams; President and COO, Cannaccord Adams Limited (UK): Paul Reynolds
COO; President and CEO, Canaccord Capital Corporation: Mark G. Maybank

Competitors:
BMO Capital Markets
CIBC World Markets
RBC Capital Markets