The appointment of dealmakers
Chris Geyer
and
Tim Shea
marks another addition to the firm's growing investment banking division.
MINNEAPOLIS
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--May 22, 2017--
Piper Jaffray Companies
(NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of
Chris Geyer
and
Tim Shea
. Based in
Minneapolis
, Geyer and Shea will be part of the firm’s
diversified industrials & services investment banking group
.
“These hires represent another step forward in building upon our multi-year growth trajectory in investment banking and expanding our platform where we see concrete opportunities to expand our reach,” said
Scott LaRue
, global co-head of
Piper Jaffray
investment banking. “Adding Chris and Tim bolsters our coverage in this important sector and adds strength to our overall franchise.”
“We continue to invest in domain expertise, and Tim and Chris bring significant expertise in facility services and chemicals, respectively. Our clients value deep sector knowledge along with world-class M&A execution, and that combination will drive our continued momentum,” said
Michael Dillahunt
, co-head of
Piper Jaffray
diversified industrials & services investment banking.
Geyer re-joined
Piper Jaffray
from Lazard Middle Market’s industrials investment banking group, where he advised chemicals companies. Prior to
Lazard
, Geyer spent four years in corporate development at
Entegris, Inc.
and began his career with
Piper Jaffray
investment banking. Geyer has advised on approximately 30 transactions valued in aggregate at more than
$5 billion
. He earned a Master of Business Administration degree from the
University of Minnesota
–
Carlson School of Management
and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the
University of Colorado at Boulder
.
Shea was most recently the chief financial officer of
Southwest
Foodservice Excellence. Previously, he served as an investment banking director at
Robert W. Baird & Co.
, covering companies in the facility services space. Shea has advised on dozens of transactions with an aggregate deal value of approximately
$10 billion
. He holds a
Juris doctorate
from the
University of Wisconsin Law School
, and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from the
University of Wisconsin
– Madison, and is a CPA.
Recent
Piper Jaffray
industrials assignments include advising Industrial Container Services, a portfolio company of
Aurora Capital
on its sale to
Centerbridge Partners L.P.
;
Arctic Glacier Group Holdings, Inc.
, a portfolio company of
H.I.G. Capital
on its
$723 million
sale to
The Caryle Group
;
Evans Delivery Company
, a portfolio company of AEA Investors SBF on its sale to
Calera Capital
; Unishippers Global Logistics, a portfolio company of
Ridgemont Equity Partners
on its merger with Worldwide Express, a portfolio company of Quad-C Management;
Arrow Tru-Line Holdings, Inc.
, a portfolio company of
Long Point Capital
on its sale to
Sun Capital Partners
; and
Universal Lubricants, LLC
, a portfolio company of
Pegasus Capital Advisors
on its sale to
Clean Harbors, Inc.
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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Piper Jaffray Companies
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Piper Jaffray Companies
Piper Jaffray Companies
Pamela Steensland, 612-303-8185
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