Piper Jaffray Appoints Scott LaRue to Head of Consumer Mergers & Acquisitions

Piper Jaffray Appoints Scott LaRue to Head of Consumer Mergers &
Acquisitions 


MENLO PARK, Calif., Aug. 5  /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co. is
pleased to announce the promotion of Scott LaRue to head of Consumer Mergers &
Acquisitions (M&A). He will partner with Murray Huneke, managing director and
head of the consumer investment banking practice at Piper Jaffray.

LaRue has over 20 years of experience in corporate finance and investment
banking. He joined Piper Jaffray in 2003 as a managing director in the Consumer
Investment Banking Group and has played an integral role in its success. Before
Piper Jaffray, he was a managing director at Credit Suisse First Boston in San
Francisco covering the food and beverage industry. Prior to that, he was a
managing director in the Consumer Group at Banc of America Securities also in
San Francisco. LaRue holds a bachelor's degree in economics from the University
of Southern California in Los Angeles.

"We are thrilled to promote Scott to his new position," said Jon Salveson, head
of Investment Banking at Piper Jaffray. "His extensive transaction experience
and leadership abilities will help to ensure Piper Jaffray's continued success
as a leading advisor to consumer companies."

"I look forward to taking on this leadership role within Piper Jaffray," said
LaRue. "We have a very talented team with a great deal of momentum.  I am
convinced that our strategy of providing superior industry insight and advisory
services in our targeted markets will continue to drive our M&A business
forward."

Piper Jaffray & Co. is the chief operating subsidiary of Piper Jaffray
Companies (NYSE:PJC), a focused securities firm dedicated to delivering
superior financial advice, investment products and transaction execution within
selected sectors of the financial services marketplace.  The company operates
through two primary revenue-generating segments: Capital Markets and Private
Client Services.  Investment Research, an independent group reporting to the
CEO, supports clients of both segments.  Piper Jaffray & Co. has served
corporations, government and non-profit entities, institutional investors and
the financial advisory needs of private individuals for more than 108 years.
Headquartered in Minneapolis, Piper Jaffray has approximately 3,000 employees
in 111 offices in 23 states across the country and in London. For more
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