TORONTO, June 17, 2019 – GMP Capital Inc. (“GMP” or the “Corporation”) (TSX: GMP) announced today that it has entered into a definitive agreement (the “Agreement”) to sell substantially all of its capital markets business to Stifel Financial Corp. (“Stifel”) (the “Transaction”) in an all cash transaction.
The entering into of the Agreement follows a comprehensive strategic review process overseen by a committee of GMP’s board of directors (the “GMP Board”) comprised exclusively of independent directors (the "Special Committee"). In its review, the Special Committee considered numerous alternatives and recommended to the GMP Board that the Transaction is in the best interest of the Corporation.