ArcStone Expands Institutional Equities Platform with Appointment of Thomas Saunders (opens in a new tab)
A new Vice President of Institutional Equity Sales at ArcStone Securities LLC.
Canadian Investment Bank
Young Toronto and New York small-cap platform for equity capital markets, M&A and cross-border listings.
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ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp. is a financial services holding company whose senior bankers advise public and private companies, mostly small and mid-cap, on equity capital markets, M&A and strategic alternatives from offices in Toronto, New York and Miami. Its Canadian advisory business runs through ArcStone Canada Inc. in Toronto, and its US securities business through ArcStone Securities LLC, a FINRA-registered broker-dealer (formerly ArcView Capital) that it bought into in 2023. Distribution comes through ArcStone Kingswood, a division of Kingswood U.S., which announced an equity stake in ArcStone Securities LLC in December 2025. It focuses on growth sectors such as AI, blockchain and digital assets, clean technology, life sciences and mining, and also runs an annual Growth Summit investor conference in Toronto.
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IPOs, follow-on offerings, private placements and at-the-market programs, with distribution through institutional, family office and US retail wealth channels.
Sell-side and buy-side advice, cross-border transactions and fairness opinions for public and private companies.
An institutional equities desk at ArcStone Securities LLC, expanded in 2026.
The annual ArcStone-Kingswood Growth Summit in Toronto and other investor events and roadshows, plus the Financial Pulse media platform.
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Chief Executive Officer, ArcStone Securities and Investments Corp.
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A chartered professional accountant (CPA, CA) who leads the ArcStone group. He says he has set up two investment banking practices at Canadian and US banks, and has taken companies public as a founder.
President, ArcStone Canada
Leadership
Vice-Chairman, ArcStone Canada
Leadership
Managing Director, Head of Mergers & Acquisitions, ArcStone Canada
Mergers & Acquisitions
Head of Canadian Advisory, ArcStone Canada
Canadian Advisory
Senior Managing Director, U.S. Investment Banking, ArcStone Securities LLC
U.S. Investment Banking
Managing Director, Advisory & Private Markets, ArcStone Canada
Advisory & Private Markets
Joined in July 2025 to lead ArcStone's digital assets and blockchain investment banking practice. He has 18+ years in capital markets and emerging technology, and was a founding director of DMG Blockchain Solutions.
Vice President, Advisory and Private Markets, ArcStone Canada
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Apr 8, 2026
Thomas SaundersHire
Vice President, Institutional Equity Sales
— → ArcStone Securities LLC
Appointed as ArcStone expanded its institutional equities platform.
Jul 29, 2025
Justin RasekhHire
Managing Director, Technology and Blockchain
— → ArcStone Canada
Hired to lead ArcStone's digital assets and blockchain investment banking practice.
Oct 28, 2025
Newton Golf Company (NASDAQ: NWTG)
Advisor to the company (Kingswood U.S. as sales agent) · Consumer products
Newton Golf, an ArcStone client, entered an at-the-market equity program for up to US$10 million of common stock, with Kingswood U.S. as sales agent.
Apr 29, 2025
GuardDog AI Inc.
Engaged to lead the financing · Cybersecurity
ArcStone Securities LLC was engaged to lead a US$25 million financing alongside GuardDog AI's planned Nasdaq IPO. This is an announced engagement; the source does not confirm completion.
Mar 25, 2024
Check-Cap Ltd.
Fairness opinion to Check-Cap's board (with Kingswood Capital Partners) · Fintech / healthcare technology
Buyer Nobul AI Corp.
Business combination of Nobul AI and Nasdaq-listed Check-Cap that would give Nobul shareholders a majority stake. ArcStone, with Kingswood Capital Partners, gave the fairness opinion to Check-Cap's board.
A new Vice President of Institutional Equity Sales at ArcStone Securities LLC.
Kingswood expands its investment banking capabilities and deepens its alliance with ArcStone.
An at-the-market equity program for a Nasdaq-listed client.
The firm's second annual ArcStone-Kingswood Growth Summit at the St. Regis Toronto drew more than 600 attendees, by its own count.
FINRA approved ArcStone Securities LLC's change in membership application.
A new practice lead for digital assets and blockchain investment banking.
A financing mandate alongside a planned Nasdaq listing.
ArcStone US Corp. acquired a 9.9% interest in ArcView Capital LLC, a FINRA member broker-dealer later renamed ArcStone Securities LLC.
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Joined in April 2026 as the firm expanded its institutional equities platform.
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