Piper Jaffray Expands Technology Equity Research with the Hiring of Brent Bracelin and Rob Owens

09/19/2019 | 03:54:00 PM

MINNEAPOLIS --(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sep. 19, 2019-- Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and institutional securities firm, is pleased to announce the addition of senior research analysts, Brent Bracelin and Rob Owens . Both Bracelin and Owens will cover the software sectors and be based in the firm’s Portland, Oregon office.

Prior to joining Piper Jaffray , Bracelin was a managing director and equity research analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. , where he covered cloud software and analytics. Earlier in his career, Bracelin was a technology analyst at Charter Investment Group and a generalist at the Red Chip Review. He was ranked by Institutional Investor’s All-America Research Team in three categories, and has been frequently quoted in Barron’s , Business Insider , The Wall Street Journal , Reuters and Dow Jones .

Prior to joining Piper Jaffray , Owens was a managing director and equity research analyst at KeyBanc Capital Markets Inc. , where he managed its security and infrastructure software practice. Owens earned a third-place ranking in The Wall Street Journal’s “Best on the Street” survey for his earnings forecasting and a sixth-place ranking in a Reuters survey for his software sector research.

“These hires underscore our commitment to build an industry-leading technology platform at Piper Jaffray . Brent and Rob will bring a collaborative research approach to our platform. They have worked together for the past 20+ years, and we are excited to welcome them both to our team,” said Michael Cox , director of equity research at Piper Jaffray .

Bracelin earned a bachelor’s degree in finance from Linfield College . Owens graduated cum laude with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and finance from Linfield College .

Piper Jaffray Companies (NYSE: PJC) is a leading investment bank and institutional securities firm driven to help clients Realize the Power of Partnership®. 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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