About Us
A leading investment bank and asset management firm
Piper Jaffray is a leading full-service investment bank and asset management firm serving clients in the U.S. and internationally. Our proven advisory teams combine deep product and sector expertise with ready access to global capital.
Corporate Snapshot
Founded: 1895
NYSE: PJC
Headquarters: Minneapolis, MN
CEO: Andrew S. Duff
Employees: 1,000
Founded in 1895, the firm is headquartered in Minneapolis and has offices across the United States and in London, Hong Kong1 and Zurich. We offer a full suite of products to serve our clients’ business lifecycle needs, geographic reach in an increasingly global market, and deep expertise in our core sectors.
Investment Banking
Our investment banking group offers a complete range of advisory and financing services to clients involving M&A, equity and debt underwriting, private placements, restructuring and corporate & venture services.
We deliver in-depth knowledge and expertise in our core middle-market sectors:
Equity Sales & Trading
Piper Jaffray equity sales & trading teams facilitate public offerings in our core sectors and provide dedicated aftermarket support. We are a market maker and/or transact in 1,900 securities, offering traditional, algorithmic and program trading approaches.
Our award-winning2 research analysts support trading clients by providing in-depth industry research on more than 600 small-, mid- and large-cap companies.
Public Finance
The Piper Jaffray public finance group aids in the issuance of taxable and tax-exempt debt for a variety of clients across the following sectors:
Through Piper Jaffray Lending, we also assist borrowers and lenders in accessing capital.
Fixed Income Sales & Trading
The Piper Jaffray fixed income sales & trading group provides a variety of taxable and tax-exempt products, including municipal bonds and taxable debt.
Asset Management
Our asset management teams offer an array of investment products through separately managed accounts, mutual funds and closed-end funds.
Advisory Research
With $9.05 billion in assets under management, Advisory Research manages domestic and international equity strategies as well as fixed income assets for institutional and private clients. FAMCO MLP, a division of Advisory Research, manages master limited partnerships (MLPs) and energy infrastructure strategies.
Piper Jaffray Investment Management
Focused on fixed income investments, Piper Jaffray Investment Management LLC offers municipality cash management, municipal opportunity funds and corporate cash management.
Merchant Banking
Piper Jaffray Merchant Banking Fund I, L.P., managed by PJC Capital Partners LLC, seeks investments in private, commercial-stage businesses within the industry sectors covered by Piper Jaffray.
Community Leadership
Commitment to the communities where we do business is a cornerstone of Piper Jaffray
Since our inception, we’ve kept our company solidly rooted in our time-tested core values of leadership and partnership. We are committed to contributing to the communities in which we live and work through the Piper Jaffray foundation as well as corporate giving, sponsorships and volunteerism.
Our Guiding Principles
We create and implement superior financial solutions for our clients. Serving clients is our fundamental purpose.
We earn our clients’ trust by delivering the best guidance and service.
Great people working together as a team are our competitive advantage.
As we serve, we are committed to these core values:
Always place our clients’ interests first
Conduct ourselves with integrity and treat others with respect
Work in partnership with our clients and each other
Maintain a high-quality environment that attracts, retains and develops the best people
Contribute our talents and resources to serve the communities in which we live and work