PJC Piper Jaffray Companies

MINNEAPOLIS, Sept. 13 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Piper Jaffray & Co. is pleased to announce that Nicole Miller Regan has joined the firm as principal and senior research analyst focusing on the restaurant sector. Miller will be located in the firm's Minneapolis office. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, Miller worked in equity research at ThinkEquity Partners in Minneapolis, where she was named a 2006 Top Stock Picker by Starmine related to her 2005 coverage. She previously researched restaurant stocks at Sterne, Agee & Leach in New Orleans. "Nicole is a tremendous addition to our research team as she brings award- winning expertise and knowledge of the restaurant sector," said Joel Denney, head of Investment Research at Piper Jaffray. Miller received her bachelor's degree in communications from the College of Saint Benedict in St. Joseph, Minn. About Piper Jaffray Piper Jaffray Companies is a leading, international middle-market investment bank and institutional securities firm, serving the needs of middle-market corporations, private equity groups, public entities, nonprofit clients and institutional investors. Founded in 1895, Piper Jaffray provides a comprehensive set of products and services, including equity and debt capital markets products; public finance services; mergers and acquisitions advisory services; high-yield and structured products; institutional equity and fixed income sales and trading; and equity and high-yield research. With headquarters in Minneapolis, Piper Jaffray has 25 offices across the United States and an office in London. Piper Jaffray & Co. is the firm's principal operating subsidiary. (NYSE:PJC)( http://www.piperjaffray.com/ ) Since 1895. Member SIPC and NYSE. DATASOURCE: Piper Jaffray & Co. CONTACT: Rob Litt of Piper Jaffray, +1-612-303-8266 Web site: http://www.piperjaffray.com/

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