PIPR · Piper Sandler Companies
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Advisory work was the strongest part of the quarter. Fees rose 18% from a year earlier, and the firm completed 81 advisory transactions, including advice on 6 of the 10 largest bank deals. But public finance revenue fell sharply as rates rose. Overall deal activity and sponsor activity also declined, and management expects slower corporate financing as investors become more selective. Strong advisory results do not erase the weaker activity elsewhere, so the report does not clearly shift the company’s outlook in either direction.