Steven Studnicky joined investment bank Piper Jaffray as a managing director within the equity capital markets group, focusing on convertible and equity-linked securities. He will be based in the New York office.

Studnicky has a decade’s worth of capital markets experience. He previously served as an executive director in equity capital markets at MUFG Securities, where he structured and originated nearly $7.5 billion of book-run equity and equity-linked transactions. Prior to MUFG, Studnicky served as a vice president within convertible securities at Lazard Capital Markets.

“We’re excited to welcome Steve to the equity capital markets team. His experience advising on, structuring, negotiating and executing equity-linked securities transactions will allow us to comprehensively serve clients in this important part of the capital structure,” David Stadinski, managing director and global head of equity capital markets, said.