Piper Jaffray Expands Healthcare Investment Banking by Adding West Coast Calling Officer
27 November 2012 - 1:08AM
Business Wire
Piper Jaffray (NYSE: PJC) today announced that Jeff Ammerman
joined as a principal in the healthcare investment banking group.
Ammerman will lead coverage of the specialty pharmaceuticals
universe and be based in San Francisco.
“We are excited to have Jeff join our team,” commented Chad
Abraham, global co-head of investment banking and capital markets
at Piper Jaffray. “Healthcare is a strategically critical industry
for our firm and we have a highly ranked advisory and equities
business. The specialty pharmaceutical universe has been a target
area for us and matches up well with our existing coverage. Also,
expanding our healthcare reach to San Francisco demonstrates our
long-term commitment to the Piper Jaffray healthcare
franchise.”
Bob DeSutter, global head of healthcare investment banking
added, “Our healthcare group is a market-leading platform, serving
emerging growth and established clients broadly across life
sciences and healthcare services. Jeff’s experience serving clients
with advisory as well as the full suite of capital market products
provides a great fit with our platform.”
Ammerman brings over 12 years of healthcare investment banking
experience to Piper Jaffray. He joins the firm from Jefferies,
where he was a senior calling officer in the global healthcare
group. Over the last six years with Jefferies, Ammerman was
instrumental in building the healthcare team, both domestically and
internationally, and served as a founding member of the
international healthcare group in London.
Piper Jaffray has a global healthcare investment banking and
capital markets team of 45. Since 2007, the team has represented
clients in 191 transactions with an aggregate value of $32 billion.
In addition, the firm has nine senior research analysts, covering a
broad spectrum of universes, including medical technology, drug
discovery, medical diagnostics, life science tools, specialty
pharmaceuticals, biotechnology, and healthcare services, including
information technology, alternate site providers and contract
research.
About Piper Jaffray
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firm serving clients in the U.S. and internationally. Proven
advisory teams combine deep industry, product and sector expertise
with ready access to 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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