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. The Company operates in one segment, providing investment banking services, institutional sales and trading services for various equity and fixed income products, and research services. It provides a broad set of products and services, including financial advisory services; equity and debt capital markets products; public finance services; institutional brokerage services; fundamental equity and macro research services; fixed income services; and alternative asset management strategies. The Company operates alternative asset management funds in merchant banking and healthcare in order to invest firm capital and to manage capital from outside investors. It offers both equity and fixed income advisory and trade execution services.