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Our story
We opened the doors to our Sydney office in 1969 with three people. Now we're a global business.
On 10 December 1969, Macquarie’s predecessor organisation, Hill Samuel Australia, opened its doors with three staff and an ambition to provide advisory and investment banking services of an international standard to the Australian market.
Now we are a global business operating in over 25 countries and with specialist expertise in areas such as resources, agriculture and commodities, energy and infrastructure, with a particular knowledge of the Asia-Pacific region.
Since its inception, Macquarie has differentiated itself by focusing on new opportunities, both in product and geography, progressively building expertise in these disciplines and expanding into adjacent areas.
Here are some of the key events that have shaped our evolution into a uniquely diversified business.
Here are some of the key events that have shaped our evolution into a uniquely diversified business
1969
Established Hill Samuel Australia Limited, a wholly-owned subsidiary of UK merchant bank Hill Samuel & Co Limited.
1985
Obtained an Australian Banking license as Macquarie Bank Limited.
1988
Acquired Chemical Australia Ltd (Australia).
1989
London and Munich offices opened (institutional stockbroking).
1990
Acquired Boston Australia Ltd (Australia).
1992
Acquired Security Pacific (Australia).
1994
New York office opened.
1995
Hong Kong office opened.
1996
Macquarie Bank Ltd publicly listed on the Australian Securities Exchange.
1999
Acquired the Australian assets of Bankers Trust (Australia, US, Brazil).
2004
Acquired the Asian cash equities business of ING Group (Asia, Europe, US).
2005
Acquired Cook Inlet Energy Supply (US).
2006
Acquired Corona Energy (UK).
2007
Established Macquarie Group Limited as a Non-Operating Holding Company.
Acquired Giuliani Capital Advisors LLC (US).
Acquired Orion Financial Inc. (Canada).
2008
Established a UK bank, Macquarie Bank International Limited.
Acquired CIT Systems Leasing (US).
2009
Acquired Constellation Energy's downstream natural gas trading operations (North America).
2010
Acquired Tristone Global Capital Inc (Americas and Europe).
Acquired Delaware Investments (US).
Acquired Fox Pitt-Kelton Cochran Caronia Waller (North America and Europe).
2012
Acquired Onstream (UK).
2013
Received Hong Kong banking license.
2015
Acquired aircraft operating lease portfolio from AWAS Aviation Capital Limited.
2016
Entered into an agreement to acquire Esanda dealer finance portfolio from ANZ Banking Group.
2017
Macquarie-led consortium acquired the UK Green Investment Bank plc from HM Government.