FinnCap

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finnCap Group, comprising finnCap Capital Markets and finnCap Cavendish, is an AIM-listed British investment bank, financial services firm, and a corporate and institutional stockbroker, based in London. It provides strategic advisory and capital raising services, including: investment banking, equities research,^[1] institutional sales and trading,^[2] and market making.

The group provides financial services in capital markets, PLC strategic advisory, debt advisory, M&A, and raises private growth capital. The company provides research on about 150 companies and makes markets in about 130 stocks, on the Alternative Investment Market, the London Stock Exchange’s junior market and the London Stock Exchange’s Main Market.

finnCap employs 149 people, and is majority employee owned. The company is led by Sam Smith, CEO and the Chairman is Robert Lister.

History[]

finnCap was founded in 2007 following a 50% buyout of JM Finn's corporate advisory and broking division. The buyout was completed in May 2010 when the remaining 50% of the company was acquired from JM Finn, making the company wholly independent.^[3] At this time the company also changed its name from J. M. Finn Capital Markets Ltd to finnCap Ltd, in line with the company trading name.

In 2013, finnCap received regulatory clearance to begin market making activity, and in 2014 became a FCA Sponsor for Main Market transactions.^{[citation needed]}

finnCap has raised over £1.5 billion for its clients since its buyout from JM Finn. The company was ranked in the top 5 Corporate Brokers in the Extel Survey 2016 and was named Broker of the Year at Grant Thornton Quoted Company Awards 2016.

In 2018 finnCap Ltd acquired Cavendish Corporate Finance LLP, a leading UK independent M&A adviser and which subsequently rebranded as finnCap Cavendish, enabling the group to provide an enviable end to end service offering which now includes investment banking, equities, debt advisory, public M&A, private growth and alternative capital as well as significant sector expertise.

finnCap floated on AIM in December 2018 and began trading as finnCap Group Plc.^[4]

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External links[]

• finnCap website