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Piper Sandler Launches Private Markets Trading with Three Key Hires
MINNEAPOLIS, November 20, 2025--Piper Sandler Companies (NYSE: PIPR), a leading investment bank, is pleased to announce the launch of private markets trading with three new hires. Patrick Gordon, Kyle Mooney and David Ilishah have joined the firm as managing directors and will be focused on trading equity shares of private companies.
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