About Us
Serving clients is our fundamental purpose
As a leading investment bank, we enable growth and success for our clients through deep sector expertise, candid advice and a differentiated, highly productive culture.
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| Founded: 1895 | NYSE: PIPR | CEO: Chad Abraham | President: Deb Schoneman | Employees: 1,700 | Offices: 60+ |
Our Values
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.
Careers As a human capital business, we realize our most valuable assets are the people we hire. Learn more about a career at Piper Sandler here. |
Community Leadership We are committed to our clients, our colleagues and the communities where we do business. Learn how we support our communities here. |
Diversity & Inclusion We believe diverse teams with unique backgrounds, skills, and experiences yield more innovative solutions. Learn more about our pledge to diversity and inclusion here. |
Environmental, Social & Corporate Governance We are taking key actions to demonstrate our commitment to long-term sustainability. Learn more about our efforts here. |
Investor Relations Through a distinct combination of candid counsel, focused expertise and empowered employees, we deliver insight and impact to each and every relationship. Learn more here. |
Conferences & Events Our firm hosts several client conferences and events each year across a variety of industries. Learn more here. |
Locations Our firm is headquartered in Minneapolis with offices across the U.S. and in London, Aberdeen and Hong Kong. View our locations here. |
Our History
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1895
George B. Lane Commercial paper is established, later merging with Piper, Jaffray & Co.
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1987
Piper Jaffray establishes a presence in London, expanding business into Europe
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2003
Piper Jaffray becomes independent, publicly held company following spin-off from U.S. Bancorp
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2011
Piper Jaffray identifies Advisory and Public Finance as key growth strategies
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2015
Piper Jaffray acquires River Branch Holdings, bolstering its sector coverage in financial institutions, and grows its fixed income services group with the acquisition of BMO Capital Markets GKST
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2019
Piper Jaffray acquires Weeden & Co., L.P., a leading equity trading firm, almost doubling equities revenue
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1931
Lane, Piper & Jaffray merges with Hopwood & Company and gains a seat on the NYSE; Piper Jaffray & Hopwood is established
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1998
U.S. Bancorp acquires Piper Jaffray in a cash transaction valued at
$730 million
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2006
Private client services division is sold to UBS Financial Services, allowing Piper Jaffray to redirect business strategy toward building a leading investment bank
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2013
Piper Jaffray acquires Seattle-Northwest Securities Corporation significantly expanding the firm’s municipal business
Piper Jaffray acquires Edgeview Partners, L.P., a middle-market M&A boutique Piper Jaffray adds a consumer industry team |
2016
Piper Jaffray acquires Simmons & Company International, an energy investment bank, creating our second largest investment banking franchise
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2020
Piper Jaffray acquires Sandler O’Neill + Partners, the leading financial services investment bank; the combined firm is named Piper Sandler Companies
Piper Sandler acquires The Valence Group and adds sector coverage in chemicals & materials Piper Sandler acquires restructuring team with addition of TRS Advisors |
Learn more about our 125-year legacy here.
Our Firm
In January 2020, Piper Jaffray Companies and Sandler O’Neill + Partners merged to form Piper Sandler Companies. Hear from our leadership team below:
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