Piper Jaffray
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"Piper Jaffray" is a full-service investment bank and asset management firm focused on mergers and acquisitions, financial restructuring, public offerings, public finance, institutional brokerage, investment management and securities research. Through its principal subsidiary, Piper Jaffray & Co., the company targets corporations, institutional investors, and public entities.

Based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, Piper Jaffray has 35 offices in the U.S., Europe and Asia. The company was founded in 1895.

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