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Giving, community service, volunteerism―these aren’t one-and-done events at the Kalispell office of D.A. Davidson. They happen every month of the year. The way branch manager Chris Barone and his team see it, giving isn’t a matter of convenience; there’s always a cause that needs support. “We were brainstorming one day and we decided to focus on something different every month.” And so was born, 12 Months of Giving; the beneficiaries of which include the Kalispell ...

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with a nationwide investment banking practice, today announced  that Tom Hayes has been named a winner of The M&A Advisor 7th Annual Emerging Leaders Awards in the Dealmaker category.Hayes, a Director in Investment Banking, earned the award based on his achievements as an investment banking professional who has reached a significant level of success and made notable contributions to both his industry and community.  We ar...

A new Department of Labor fiduciary rule governing the securities industry casts an unfavorable light on some existing relationships between investors and broker-dealers, says Andrew Crowell, Vice Chairman of D.A. Davidson & Co.'s Individual Investor Group.Crowell has studied the new rule extensively, and writes in Financial Planning magazine that he believes its writers have created unintended consequences that harm both investors and brokerage firms that only follow what is called a su...

D.A. Davidson & Co., an employee-owned full-service investment firm, today announced it has formally completed its merger with Nebraska-based SMITH HAYES Companies. This important milestone marks the beginning of a great partnership under the D.A. Davidson umbrella. We are combining companies that are equally passionate about delivering exceptional service to investors and giving back to our communities, and we will be able to further enhance the depth and breadth of services we provide...

When it comes to his commitment to Special Olympics Montana, Kreg Jones goes above and beyond.As a long-time supporter of Special Olympics Montana, D.A. Davidson has contributed sponsorships, donations, and hundreds of volunteer hours over the years. And, it seems, D.A. Davidson volunteers will do just about anything to raise money for the venerable charity. Recently, Communications Director Jacquie Burchard and D.A. Davidson Senior Vice President Kreg Jones took to Montana’s tallest build...

D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, today announced that Kevin Reevey has joined its institutional equity research team as a vice president, senior research analyst to provide coverage of Midwest banks and thrifts."Kevin brings deep industry expertise and strong experience to D.A. Davidson’s analyst team, and his research broadens our coverage in a core market sector that is important to our entire firm,” said John Ro...

John Clay receives highest award given to a D.A. Davidson Companies employee

Honor Adds to Long List of Awards for D.A. Davidson AnalystsMark Kelleher, vice president, senior research analyst with D.A. Davidson & Co. in Boston, has been named an All-Star Analyst by Zacks Investment Research based on his exceptional stock picking for 2015.Kelleher recommended stocks in 2015 that, together in a hypothetical portfolio, would have provided a 44.76% total investment return, according to Zacks calculations. Of the 10 analysts who earned the All-Star designation, Kelleher i...

D.A. Davidson & Co. has served as exclusive financial advisor to Flathead Bank of Bigfork in its proposed sale to First Interstate Bank System Inc. (NASDAQ: FIBK), the parent company of First Interstate Bank. The companies announced this week that they have signed a definitive agreement to join forces. Flathead Bank has total assets of $231.6 million and operates seven branches throughout western and northwestern Montana. First Interstate Bank is an $8.6 billion community banking compan...

D.A. Davidson & Co., a full-service investment firm with a nationwide investment banking practice, served as financial advisor in the Sterigenics International LLC acquisition of Nelson Laboratories Inc.Sterigenics International is the leading global provider of contract sterilization, gamma technologies and medical isotopes, and a portfolio company of Warburg Pincus and GTCR. Sterigenics has acquired Utah-based Nelson Laboratories, Inc., the largest U.S. provider of life-cycle microbiology ...