Thomas Weisel Partners Group Hires Senior Telecom and Media Investment Banking Calling Officers
11 Marzo 2010 - 3:00PM
Marketwired
Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. (NASDAQ: TWPG), a global
growth-focused investment bank, announced the addition of two
professionals in its Investment Banking group. Aaron Hill has
joined the firm as a Managing Director and Head of Telecom
Investment Banking and Keith Sipes has joined the firm as a
Director in Investment Banking focused on media.
"We continue to execute on our strategy of hiring senior talent
and the addition of these two highly qualified professionals
expands our existing technology practice, a core focus of the firm.
Aaron and Keith bring client relationships and extensive
transactional experience with respect to both equity financings and
mergers and acquisitions to our platform. Aaron is a key addition
as he expands our Telecom practice through his dedicated focus on
small- and mid-cap growth companies. We are pleased Aaron will be
leading this effort. Keith's addition to our West Coast media team
broadens our senior coverage in an area where we are experiencing
an increase in activity," said Brad Raymond, Co-Head of Investment
Banking at Thomas Weisel Partners.
Mr. Hill has spent 25 years as an investment banker most
recently at Cowen and Company, where he was Head of Telecom for the
past three years. Prior to Cowen, he spent 16 years at UBS. Mr.
Hill received his MBA from Harvard Business School and his
undergraduate degree from Dartmouth College. He is based in the
firm's New York office.
Mr. Sipes has more than 13 years of banking experience and was
previously with Merrill Lynch & Co. for over a decade, where he
most recently spearheaded a dedicated Media & Telecom
origination effort focused on West Coast opportunities. Mr. Sipes
also worked at Lazard Freres & Co. LLC focused on Media &
Telecom M&A. Mr. Sipes received his MBA from Columbia Business
School and his undergraduate degree from Colgate University. He is
based in the firm's San Francisco office.
About Thomas Weisel Partners Group,
Inc.
Thomas Weisel Partners Group, Inc. is an investment bank,
founded in 1998, focused principally on the growth sectors of the
economy. Thomas Weisel Partners generates revenues from three
principal sources: investment banking, brokerage and asset
management. The investment banking group is comprised of two
disciplines: corporate finance and strategic advisory. The
brokerage group provides equity and convertible debt securities
sales and trading services to institutional investors, and offers
brokerage, advisory and cash management services to high-net-worth
individuals and corporate clients. The asset management group
consists of: private equity, public equity and distribution
management. Thomas Weisel Partners is headquartered in San
Francisco with additional offices in Baltimore, Boston, Calgary,
Chicago, Dallas, Denver, New York, Portland, Toronto, London and
Zurich. For more information, please visit www.tweisel.com.
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