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MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Mar. 7, 2014-- (NYSE: PJC), a leading investment bank and asset management firm, is pleased to announce the hiring of Ruben Roy as a senior research analyst covering semiconductor and semiconductor capital equipment companies. He will be based in the firm’s New York office.

Roy brings more than 10 years of sell-side experience to the firm, previously serving as a research analyst at Mizuho Securities, Pacific Crest Securities and Thomas Weisel Partners. He earned a Best on the Street award from The Wall Street Journal in the semiconductor category in 2011 and a Starmine earnings accuracy award in 2009.

"Piper Jaffray has a strong team of TMT professionals and we are excited to be adding research talent with Ruben’s hire,” said , co-director of equity research for Piper Jaffray. “His extensive knowledge of the semiconductor sector will enable us to provide clients with meaningful, value-added research.”

Roy began his career in the semiconductor industry in both a sales and design capacity for more than seven years. He holds a bachelor’s degree in engineering and a Master of Business Administration degree from New York University, Stern School of Business.

Piper Jaffray has a total of located in Minneapolis, New York, San Francisco and Chicago. The firm provides coverage on globally in key sectors: clean technology & industrial growth, business services, consumer, healthcare and technology, media & telecommunications.

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