MINNEAPOLIS
--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 5, 2014--
Piper
Jaffray
(NYSE: PJC) is pleased to announce the hiring of
Katherine
Egbert
as a senior research analyst covering the software sector. Egbert
will be based in
San Francisco
and will begin to re-establish the firm’s
software research platform.
“Expanding coverage in the technology, media & telecommunications arena,
particularly the software sector, presents a great opportunity to
further meet the needs of our clients,” said
Michael Cox
, managing
director of equity research at
Piper Jaffray
. “We are pleased to have
Katherine on board to lead this effort.”
Egbert joined
Piper Jaffray
from a software startup in
Silicon Valley
.
Previously, she was a sector lead and top-ranked software analyst at
Jefferies for seven years. Prior to Jefferies, she gained sell-side
experience at the former
Dain Rauscher Wessels
,
Thomas Weisel Partners
and
C.E. Unterberg, Towbin
. Egbert holds a bachelor’s degree in
electrical engineering from
Villanova University
and a Master of
Business Administration degree from the
University of Minnesota
.
Piper Jaffray
has a total of
29
senior research analysts
located in
Minneapolis
,
New York
,
San
Francisco
and
Chicago
. The firm provides coverage on approximately
555
companies
in the following key sectors: business & financial
services; clean technology & industrial growth; consumer; healthcare;
and technology, media & telecommunications.
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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