Truist Securities bolsters healthcare investment banking team

New additions expand depth and breadth of platform

ATLANTA, Aug. 15, 2024/PRNewswire/ -- Truist Securities announced today three new appointments to its healthcare investment banking team, broadening and deepening its industry expertise.

• Jefferson Rives, managing director and head of healthcare technology, joins from Barclays. Rives has 20 years of experience, including leading roles within the Wells Fargo and Morgan Stanley global healthcare teams. He is a graduate of the University of North Carolina- Chapel Hilland received his MBA from the Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.
  
  
• Max Riso, managing director, biotech, joins from Citi's healthcare investment banking group. Riso has 11 years of healthcare investment banking experience, including roles with PJT Partners and Jefferies. He is a graduate of the University of Floridaand received his MBA from the University of Michigan'sRoss Schoolof Business.
  
  
• Dheeraj Chinthalapelly, director, biotech, joins from UBS and Credit Suisse, where he collectively spent more than eight years. He is a graduate of the India Institute of Technology and received his MBA from NYU Stern School of Business.

"Our healthcare practice has seen robust activity this year and we anticipate momentum in the industry will continue," said Pat Stevens, head of Healthcare Investment Banking Group. "The addition of Jefferson, Max and Dheeraj will help us further deliver on these opportunities with innovative solutions and actionable ideas for our clients as they look to navigate a quickly evolving landscape."

Riso and Chinthalapelly will be based in New York Citywith Rives in the Charlotteoffice.

About Truist Securities
Truist Securities is the full-service corporate and investment banking arm of Truist Financial Corporation (NYSE: TFC). With a rich history extending back more than 125 years, Truist Securities offers a robust capital markets and investment banking platform that includes a comprehensive array of strategic advisory, mergers and acquisition, and capital markets capabilities for corporate and institutional clients, including sales, trading, and research services in both fixed income and equity. The firm also provides corporate finance, asset finance, risk management, liquidity, and treasury management solutions to meet clients' full spectrum of financial needs. Headquartered in Atlanta, Truist Securities has offices located across the U.S. Learn more at www.truistsecurities.com.

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