MINNEAPOLIS
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 24, 2015--
Piper
Jaffray
(NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management
firm, is pleased to announce that senior bankers
Len Sheer
,
Amrit
Agrawal
and
Bob Lauria
joined the
Piper Jaffray
debt capital markets
group to help lead the expansion of the firm’s debt capabilities. They
each bring a strong track record for providing creative and
market-leading debt advisory and fundraising services to middle-market
clients.
Sheer will assume the role of global head of debt capital markets,
joining
James
Chiarelli
who will serve as co-head of debt capital markets. Agrawal
and Lauria will fill out the senior team as head of debt private
placements and principal, respectively. Sheer, Agrawal and Lauria will
be based in the firm’s
New York
office, while Chiarelli will continue to
be based in the firm’s
Chicago
office.
“Len, Amrit and Bob together with James will be highly valuable advisors
to both our corporate and private equity clients and their experience
complements the firm’s deep industry and full-service product
expertise,” said
Ted
Christianson
, head of the
Piper Jaffray
capital
advisory group
. “We look forward to accelerating our already
fast-growing DCM and broader capital advisory (debt restructuring and
private placement) platform into the next phase of growth.”
“The strength of our existing business has positioned us to attract
extremely talented professionals to drive the expansion of our
franchise. We are excited to leverage the talents of our new DCM bankers
to enhance the services we provide to corporate and private equity
clients,” said
Chad
Abraham
, global co-head of the
Piper Jaffray
investment banking and
capital markets group.
Len Sheer
brings 20 years of banking experience, having most recently
served as managing director and co-head of debt capital markets at
Cowen
Group, Inc.
Previously, he was a managing director in debt capital
markets at
Gleacher & Company
and a senior analyst at the debt- and
equity-specialized hedge fund,
Pardus Capital
. Prior to Pardus, Sheer
was an M&A officer at
Lehman Brothers
and BNY Mellon. He began his
career as an associate at
Fieldstone Private Capital Group
. Sheer holds
a bachelor’s degree in finance and economics from
Babson College
.
Amrit Agrawal
joins
Piper Jaffray
from
Cowen Group, Inc.
where he served
as a managing director in the debt capital markets group. He was
previously a managing director and co-head of technology, media &
telecom strategic finance at Bear Stearns. Prior to that, Agrawal worked
in the capital markets group at
Bankers Trust
. He holds a bachelor’s
degree in finance and accounting from the
New York University Stern
School of Business
.
Bob Lauria
joins
Piper Jaffray
from
Cowen Group, Inc.
where he was a
director in the debt capital markets group. He previously worked in
investment banking at
Moelis & Company
and
Lehman Brothers
. Lauria holds
a bachelor’s degree in finance from
Boston College
and a Master of
Business Administration degree from
Babson College
.
About
Piper Jaffray
Piper
Jaffray Companies
(NYSE: PJC) is an investment bank and asset
management firm headquartered in
Minneapolis
with offices across the
U.S. and in
London
,
Hong Kong
* and
Zurich
. Securities brokerage and
investment banking services are offered in
the United States
through
Piper Jaffray & Co.
, member
NYSE
and
SIPC
, and in
Europe
through
Piper
Jaffray Ltd.
, authorized and regulated by the
Financial Conduct
Authority
. Asset management products and services are offered through
three separate investment advisory affiliates registered with the
U.S.
Securities and Exchange Commission
:
Advisory Research Inc.
,
Piper
Jaffray Investment Management LLC
and
PJC Capital Partners LLC
.
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