Growth
Macquarie has had 40 years of growth. Throughout this time our clients have benefited from our ability to focus on the present, so they can be better placed for the future.
More than 40 years of growth
Our history of embracing change has enabled our expansion in an ever-changing world through acquisitions and establishing businesses organically.
2010
Mexican Infrastructure Fund launched
Acquired Sal. Oppenheim’s equity derivatives and cash equities businesses
2009
Bank licence received in Korea
Acquired:
Constellation Energy's downstream natural gas trading operations (North America)
Tristone Global Capital Inc (Americas and Europe)
Blackmont Capital (Canada)
Delaware Investments (US)
Fox Pitt-Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (North America and Europe)
Macquarie Allegiance Capital (US)
2008
Established a UK bank, Macquarie Bank International Limited
Macquarie Renaissance joint venture (Moscow)
European cash equities platform launched
Stockholm office opened (corporate advisory)
Mexico City office opened (corporate advisory)
Macquarie Private Wealth Asia established
Macquarie, State Bank of India and the International Finance Corporation, a member of the World Bank Group, enter a joint venture
Bristol office opened
Acquired:
CIT Systems Leasing (US)
Four Corners Capital Management (US)
Globalis Investments (US)
2007
Established Macquarie Group Limited as a Non-Operating Holding Company
Macquarie Bank receives advanced Basel II accreditation
US cash equities platform launched
First foreign securities company to receive over-the-counter derivatives licence in Korea
Acquired:
Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC (US)
Orion Financial Inc. (Canada)
2006
Acquired Corona Energy (UK)
Zurich office opened (financial products)
Paris office opened (corporate advisory)
Macquarie First South cash equities joint venture between First South Financial Services and Macquarie (South Africa)
2005
Acquired Cook Inlet Energy Supply (US)
Mumbai office opened
2004
Geneva office opened (cash equities)
Abu Dhabi Commercial Bank joint venture (UAE)
Acquired Asian cash equities business of ING Group (Asia, Europe, US)
2003
Energy trading (London)
First North American infrastructure fund established – Macquarie Essential Assets Partnership (Toronto)
2000
Corporate advisory (London)
Seoul office opened
Tokyo office opened
1999
Futures, debt markets and agricultural commodities (London)
Acquired the Australian assets of Bankers Trust (Australia, US, Brazil)
Established the Treasury and Commodities Group (New York)
1996
Macquarie Bank Ltd publicly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange
Singapore office opened
1995
Hong Kong office opened
Beijing office opened
1994
Macquarie Bank Ltd., London branch established
Foreign exchange (London)
New York office opened
Established institutional equities desk in New York
1992
Acquired Security Pacific (Australia)
1990
Acquired Boston Australia Ltd (Australia)
1989
London and Munich offices opened (institutional stockbroking)
1988
Acquired Chemical Australia Ltd (Australia)
1985
Obtained an Australian banking licence as Macquarie Bank Limited
1969
Established Hill Samuel Australia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK merchant bank Hill Samuel & Co Limited