Piper Jaffray Strengthens Consumer Investment Banking
20 September 2012 - 5:00AM
Business Wire
Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC) today announced that Arnold Holle and
his team have joined the firm’s investment banking division. Holle
will serve as a managing director in the consumer group. He will be
based in the London office and will cover the retail, consumer,
food and ingredients sectors in Europe.
"We continue to hire high-quality senior professionals in our
key focus areas. The arrival of Arnold and his team is further
evidence of our commitment to the consumer sector, expanding our
global M&A business and our investment banking platform in
general. His extensive relationships with large companies
and financial sponsors across Europe, along with his industry
expertise are a great fit for our established consumer team,"
commented Scott LaRue, global co-head of investment banking and
capital markets at Piper Jaffray.
Holle brings 14 years of investment banking experience and joins
Piper Jaffray from goetzpartners, where he was managing director
and head of the consumer & retail practice in London.
Representative clients include Associated British Foods, Nestle,
Unilever and KKR. Previously, Arnold was with Houlihan Lokey, UBS
and Goldman Sachs. Holle holds a bachelor’s degree in business
administration from the University of Stuttgart, a Master of
Business Administration degree from the Wharton School, a master’s
degree from Johns Hopkins School of Advanced International Studies
and a Ph.D. in economics from J.W. Goethe University Frankfurt.
“Our consumer group is a market-leading global platform,”
commented Michael Hoffman, global head of consumer investment
banking. “The addition of a seasoned professional like Arnold
greatly enhances our capabilities as the team expands its coverage
opportunities.”
Since 2003, the Piper Jaffray global consumer investment banking
and capital markets team has represented clients in 182
transactions with an aggregate value of $33.8 billion. In addition,
the firm has five senior research analysts, covering 106 consumer
companies across the hardlines retail, consumer products,
restaurants, active and healthy lifestyles, and specialty retail
industries.
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firm serving clients in the U.S. and internationally. Proven
advisory teams combine deep product and sector expertise with ready
access to global capital. Founded in 1895, the firm is
headquartered in Minneapolis and has offices across the United
States and in London and Zurich. www.piperjaffray.com
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