Piper Jaffray Expands Asia Investment Banking with Hire of K.B. Teo
August 10 2010 - 10:05AM
Business Wire
Piper Jaffray announced today that K.B. Teo joined the firm as
head of technology, media & telecommunications (TMT) and clean
technology in Asia. Teo is based in Hong Kong.
"Our mission is to connect capital with opportunity and China’s
development and demand for capital is unmatched," said Alex Ko,
head of Piper Jaffray Asia. "K.B.’s experience and leadership will
drive our effort in the TMT and clean technology sectors, where we
see particular opportunity. We intend to continue to expand our
presence in the Greater China region across investment banking,
sales and trading, and research.”
Mark Leavitt and Dave Castagna, global co-heads of TMT, and
Chris McCabe, global head of clean technology, added a joint
comment: “Piper Jaffray offers clients global capabilities with
deep local expertise. K.B. has a strong client focus, and we are
delighted that he has joined our global TMT and clean technology
team.”
Teo has more than eight years of investment banking experience
across the Asia region. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, Teo was an
investment banker at Goldman Sachs and, prior to that, Deutsche
Bank. He has significant experience in equity and debt financing as
well as mergers and acquisitions. Teo holds a bachelor’s degree
from Oxford University and a Masters of Business Administration
degree from the Kellogg School of Management.
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