GMP SECURITIES

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GMP Securities initial predecessor company, Griffiths McBurney & Partners, was founded in March 1995 with the vision of creating an energetic, entrepreneurial and independent investment dealer focused on serving corporate clients and institutional investors. GMP Securities has offered institutional sales, research and trading services to Canadian and U.S. clients since inception and also services European clients through its affiliate GMP Europe and Australian clients through its affiliate, GMP Australia. In 2011, GMP acquired Miller Tabak Roberts Securities, LLC (now known as GMP Securities, LLC), an institutional fixed income boutique specializing in high yield and distressed debt, convertible bonds, international bonds, investment grade debt and asset back securities.

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