| Industry | Finance |
|---|---|
| Founded | Govett, Sons & Co 1869 Hoare & Co. Govett 1969 Hoare Govett 1976 |
| Successor | Jefferies Group |
| Headquarters | City of London |
Area served | United Kingdom |
Key people | Francis Algernon Govett Christopher "Kit" Hoare Peter Meinertzhagen |
| Products | Stockbroker Business broker Data broker |
| Parent | Security Pacific 1984-92 ABN Amro 1992-2007 Royal Bank of Scotland 2007-2012 Jefferies Group 2012- |
Hoare Govett was a major British corporate brokerage firm based in London, England. The business was created by a merger between two well established stockbroker firms, Hoare & Co and Govett, Sons & Co.[1] From 1984, the business had been a subsidiary, firstly owned by Security Pacific, until its own near collapse and purchase by Bank of America in 1992, when ABN Amro duly purchased the business. ABN Amro itself was purchased by Royal Bank of Scotland in 2007, before the business was sold on to the Jefferies Group, becoming their corporate broking arm in 2012.[2]
- ^ "Any other business: Third time lucky? Hoare Govett is the history of the modern City writ small". The Spectator. 4 February 2012.
- ^ "Jefferies buys RBS' historic UK broker Hoare Govett". Reuters. 2 February 2012.