TD Securities is part of the wholesale banking business of TD Bank Group, one of the largest financialservices providers in North America. Headquartered in Toronto, Canada, TD Bank Group servesapproximately 19 million customers worldwide through four key business lines:

• Canadian Personal and Business Banking including TD Canada Trust and TD Insurance
• Wealth Management including TD Waterhouse and an investment in TD Ameritrade
• Wholesale Banking including TD Securities
• U.S. Personal and Commercial Banking including TD Bank, America's Most Convenient Bank

BCGI was engaged by TD Securities and successfully executed a lift-out which included a ManagingDirector and a Director to head up TDSI's capital markets activities in Canada.