SAN FRANCISCO--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2016--
Piper
Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset
management firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Jason Harkness as
a managing director in its technology
investment banking group. He will work in partnership with Michael
Hirsch, serving as co-heads of the internet & digital media sectors,
and based in the firm’s San Francisco office.
Harkness joined Piper Jaffray from Raymond James, where he was a
managing director and head of internet and digital media investment
banking. Previously, he spent over seven years at Pinnacle
Ventures, where he helped lead the firm’s investments in the
internet and digital media space, including BlueKai
(acquired by Oracle),
Chegg
(NYSE: CHGG), Diapers.com
(acquired by Amazon.com),
Gilt
Groupe Holdings, Inc. (acquired by Hudson’s
Bay Co.), Kabam,
Pandora
Media, Inc. (NYSE: P), Right Media (acquired by Yahoo!
Inc.) and Zipcar
(acquired by Avis
Budget Group, Inc.), among many other high-profile transactions.
“As we experience new levels of growth and momentum, our platform is
increasingly attractive for banking talent across our core verticals,”
said Chad
Abraham, global co-head of investment banking and capital markets
for Piper Jaffray. “Jason is an impressive addition who will add
immediate value within our technology franchise. We are pleased to have
him on-board.”
Marc
Steifman and Michael
Kim, co-heads of the Piper Jaffray technology investment banking
group, added: “We continue to focus our advisory and financing practice
on the largest opportunities in technology, centered on secular growth
and convergence themes in software, internet, digital media and
surrounding markets. Jason has a proven track record advising companies
in these sectors. His domain and transaction expertise and his deep
client relationships are welcome additions.”
Harkness received a Master of Business Administration degree from the
Stanford Graduate School of Business and bachelor’s degrees in finance
and accounting from the University of Arizona, where he graduated summa
cum laude.
About Piper Jaffray
Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC) is a
leading, international 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 Simmons & Company International Limited,
authorized and regulated by the U.K. Financial Conduct Authority and the
Dubai Financial Services Authority; 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 four separate investment advisory affiliates―U.S. Securities and
Exchange Commission (SEC) registered Advisory Research, Inc., Piper
Jaffray Investment Management LLC and PJC Capital Partners LLC; and
Guernsey-based Parallel General Partners Limited, authorized and
regulated by the Guernsey Financial Services Commission.
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