Piper Jaffray to Significantly Build its Media, Entertainment and Telecommunications Banking Expertise with Addition of Four Sen
14 April 2008 - 11:00PM
Business Wire
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. (C) 2008
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