Piper Sandler Companies PIPR

What this company does

Piper Sandler Companies is an investment bank and institutional securities firm, serving the needs of corporations, private equity groups, public entities, non-profit entities and institutional investors in the United States and internationally. Its headquarters are located in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and it maintains offices across the U.S. and in international locations including London, Aberdeen, Munich, Paris, Zurich, Abu Dhabi Global Markets and Hong Kong. As of December 31, 2025, the firm had 1,858 full-time employees, of which 1,735 were employed in the U.S. and 123 in the United Kingdom, Germany, France, Switzerland and Hong Kong. It operates in a single reportable segment that provides investment banking services, institutional sales and trading services for equity and fixed income products, and research services. For corporate clients and financial sponsors, it provides advisory services that include mergers and acquisitions, equity and debt financings, equity and debt private placements, debt capital markets advisory, restructuring and private capital advisory. Its fundamental equity research analysts provide investment ideas and support to trading clients on approximately 840 companies. It has created alternative asset management funds in merchant banking and healthcare to invest firm capital and manage capital from outside investors. Piper Sandler Companies was founded in 1895.

Written from the business description in PIPER SANDLER COMPANIES's annual report to the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission, filed 26 February 2026. Every sentence was checked against that document before publication.