NEW YORK
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 3, 2017--
Piper Jaffray Companies
(NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of
Michael Lavery
as a senior research analyst covering packaged food and tobacco companies. He will be based in the firm’s
New York
office.
Previously, Lavery was a senior analyst and director covering tobacco and packaged foods at
CLSA Americas LLC
, and also spent over three years supporting coverage of beverages. He was named the
No. 1
stock picker in tobacco in 2013 by Starmine. Prior to CLSA, he worked at
Kraft Foods
and covered food manufacturers as a research associate at
Citigroup
for four years before spending two years in a consulting role at Booz & Co working with consumer companies. Prior to business school, he was in public accounting at
PricewaterhouseCoopers
.
“With the evolving consumer and retail landscape, we look forward to adding Michael’s packaged food, tobacco and beverage coverage to our platform,” said
Michael Cox
, director of equity research at
Piper Jaffray
. “We believe the combination of Michael’s industry and sell-side experience of over 11 years brings a differentiated research product that will deliver value to our clients.”
Lavery holds a Master of Business Administration degree from
Columbia Business School
and a bachelor’s degree in commerce from the
University of Virginia
.
The
Piper Jaffray
equity research group consists of
35 senior analysts
covering
659 companies
in the following sectors: healthcare, energy, financial institutions, technology, consumer, industrials, agriculture and clean tech & renewables.
Piper Jaffray Companies
(NYSE: PJC) is a leading investment bank and asset management firm. Securities brokerage and investment banking services are offered in the U.S. through
Piper Jaffray & Co.
, member
SIPC
and FINRA; in
Europe
through
Piper Jaffray Ltd.
, authorized and regulated by the
U.K. Financial Conduct Authority
; and in
Hong Kong
through
Piper Jaffray Hong Kong Limited
, authorized and regulated by the
Securities and Futures Commission
. Asset management products and services are offered through five separate investment advisory affiliates―U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (
SEC
) registered
Advisory Research, Inc.
,
Piper Jaffray Investment Management LLC
,
PJC Capital Partners LLC
and
Piper Jaffray & Co.
, and Guernsey-based
Parallel General Partners Limited
, authorized and regulated by the
Guernsey Financial Services Commission
.
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Source:
Piper Jaffray Companies
Piper Jaffray & Co.
Pamela Steensland, 612-303-8185
pamela.k.steensland@pjc.com
