Layton Rogers

Piper Jaffray is a leading middle-market investment bank advising hundreds of clients across our core focus sectors - healthcare, energy, consumer, financial services, technology, diversified industrial and business services. With a full suite of products and services, we advise our clients throughout the entire business life cycle - from private placements and M&A advisory to providing access to the equity and debt capital markets.

Our sole mission is to partner with management teams to advance lower middle market companies into industry leaders through a buy-and-build value creation strategy, with a rigorous adherence to customer-centric organic and acquisition growth. As an Intern I: ~Reviewed investment memoranda, performed ad hoc financial analyses, and developed financial models for new platform investment opportunities and add-on acquisitions as member of Deal Team ~Assisted in managing diligence process for $90M potential platform company with responsibilities including data room review, information request tracking, and third-party team coordination ~Conducted industry and company-specific research on potential acquisition opportunities

OCJ Apparel specializes in custom apparel and merchandise for many companies and organizations in the Dallas/Fort Worth Area. As Account Manager, my role was to keep a rich pipeline of potential customers, while fulfilling orders and maintaining customer relations. By utilizing sales and social skills I am able to gain valuable clients through the means of cold call, email outreach, and in-person interaction. In this position I strive to create a product that perfectly fits my customer's apparel vision and needs, while managing the screen printing process.

Accepted on the panel of 10 high school students to assist the endowment committee on investing and managing an account of $50,000. I was tasked with researching, studying, and learning about multiple publicly traded companies, while learning the basic tenants of long-term investment strategies. At the end of the process I presented my investment portfolio recommendations in front of a panel of school administrators, investment analysts, and the endowment directors.

Managing Partner and CEO of State Pride Industries. State Pride Industries was founded on the basic idea that a quality shirt could combine the customer with the pride they feel within their home state. Although a short lived business, I learned how to manage several employees, work with a supply chain, and use sales skills to entice retailers to carry our product.