Mr. Mather oversees Janney’s banking activities in the private, primary equity and equity-linked markets. Prior to joining Janney in 2009, Mr. Mather served as Managing Director and Head of the Structured Equity Group at Jefferies where he was responsible for the origination and execution of private placements for private companies, registered direct and PIPE offerings for public companies and special purpose acquisition companies (“SPACs”). Prior to joining Jefferies, Mr. Mather was with Cowen and Company for ten years where he led the Private Equity Group. Prior to Cowen, Mr. Mather held senior investment and investment banking positions at Smith Barney Inc. and Prudential Investment Corporation. Mr. Mather has completed financing and advisory assignments for more than 100 companies.