MEMPHIS, Tenn. (November 10, 2010) — Morgan Keegan & Company, Inc. has announced that Jonathan B. Ruykhaver, CFA, has joined the firm as a managing director and senior equity research analyst following the infrastructure software and security industry. Ruykhaver was formerly a managing director with ThinkEquity LLC in San Francisco.
"We are very pleased to add Jonathan’s expertise and experience to our equity research team,” said Elkan Scheidt, director of Equity Research for Morgan Keegan. “His extensive knowledge of the infrastructure software and security sector significantly broadens our firm’s overall expertise in the technology industry and enhances the level and breadth of services to our clients."
Ruykhaver, who is based in the firm’s newly opened equity research office in San Francisco, is also a former senior analyst with Raymond James in Tampa and SunTrust Equitable Securities in Nashville. He is a Chartered Financial Analyst and has over 15 years of experience as a sell-side analyst in the technology industry. His arrival at Morgan Keegan continues the firm’s ongoing expansion into the technology sector that includes the 2008 acquisition of Revolution Partners, a highly-regarded investment banking boutique specializing in mergers and acquisitions and private capital advisory services for the technology industry.
“Jonathan is one of the most respected research analysts on Wall Street in his sector,” said Collie Krausnick, executive managing director and president of the firm’s Equity Capital Markets division. “Both companies and investors have a deep respect for his industry knowledge and honesty. This is another major step forward in Morgan Keegan’s efforts to build the strongest technology practice in the middle market.”
Morgan Keegan’s Equity Capital Markets division encompasses institutional sales, trading and research. The group has approximately 200 employees including sales people, traders and analysts working from institutional offices in Memphis, New York, Boston, Atlanta, Nashville, Houston and San Francisco.
About Morgan Keegan & Company Inc.
Morgan Keegan & Company Inc., one of the nation’s largest regional full-service brokerage and investment banking firms, is the securities brokerage arm of Regions Financial Corporation (NYSE: RF). Headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., Morgan Keegan serves individual and institutional investors in over 300 offices in 19 states. Additional information about Morgan Keegan and Regions — a member of the S&P 100 Index — can be found at www.morgankeegan.com and www.regions.com.
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