Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE:PJC)
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Piper Jaffray & Co. (NYSE: PJC) will significantly strengthen its media,
entertainment and telecommunications investment banking capabilities
with the addition of four new senior bankers, Robert Cockburn, Gregory
Dawkins, Michael Hirsch and Peter Lombard. As a team, they will bring
more than 50 years experience in the industry and join Mark Leavitt,
managing director and head of the media, entertainment and
telecommunications group, in building the firm’s
expertise in the sector.
Cockburn will join Piper Jaffray in April, and Dawkins and Lombard will
join the firm in June, as managing directors from Jefferies & Company
Inc.’s media and communications group. Hirsch
will join as a principal in May from media investment banking at
Jefferies. Each of them holds a bachelor’s and
master’s degree in business administration.
“As industry veterans, each of our new senior
bankers brings significant experience to Piper Jaffray in guiding
clients in this dynamic and converging industry,”
said Jon Salveson, head of investment banking at Piper Jaffray. “This
team has a proven track record and offers our firm the ability to hit
the ground running in assisting clients with the significant growth and
acquisition opportunities that are available in the sector.”
Cockburn, Dawkins and Hirsch will be based in the Piper Jaffray New York
office, while Lombard will work out of the Boston office. The team will
report to Leavitt.
Piper Jaffray also announced it has hired vice president Mary Megan
Peer; associates Matthew Guimbarda and Peter Mavrovitis; and analysts
Alex Leb and Sean Wilder, also from Jefferies, to further extend the firm’s
media, entertainment and communications expertise.
About Piper Jaffray
Piper Jaffray Companies is a leading, international middle market
investment bank and institutional securities firm, serving the needs of
middle market corporations, private equity groups, public entities,
nonprofit clients and institutional investors. Founded in 1895, Piper
Jaffray provides a comprehensive set of products and services, including
equity and debt capital markets products; public finance services;
mergers and acquisitions advisory services; high-yield and structured
products; institutional equity and fixed-income sales and trading; and
equity and high-yield research. With headquarters in Minneapolis, Piper
Jaffray has 25 offices across the United States and international
locations in London, Hong Kong and Shanghai. Piper Jaffray & Co. is the
firm's principal operating subsidiary. (NYSE: PJC) (www.piperjaffray.com)
Since 1895. Member SIPC and FINRA.
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