Piper Jaffray Announces Investment Banking Hires in Diversified Industrials & Services
May 22 2017 - 11:58AM
Business Wire
The appointment of dealmakers Chris Geyer
and Tim Shea marks another addition to the firm's growing
investment banking division.
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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