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For Immediate Release
June 4, 2008
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Leerink Swann
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Leerink Swann Appoints Joseph La Bianca, Managing Director, Trading
Boston, MA – June 4, 2008 - Healthcare investment bank Leerink Swann announced that Joseph La Bianca joined the Firm as Managing Director, Trading.
Mr. La Bianca has over 17 years of execution experience with major Wall Street firms. For the past 5 years, he was a Senior Managing Director at Bear Stearns, focused on Healthcare and Biotech securities.
"Joe is an outstanding addition to our execution platform," said Stephen Weiss, Senior Managing Director, Head of Institutional Equities. "He has a consistent and extensive track record of success trading securities in the healthcare sector. His deep understanding of these markets and their investors will be a tremendous asset to our dedicated healthcare platform and will add significant value to our clients.”
Prior to his time at Bear Stearns, Mr. La Bianca was with Merrill Lynch where he served as a senior market marker in healthcare securities. Previously, he spent 8 years with PaineWebber as a senior market maker.
About Leerink Swann
Leerink Swann is a healthcare-focused investment banking firm that provides equity research, corporate finance, strategic advisory, and asset management services for institutional, life sciences, and high-net-worth clients. For the past seven years, Institutional Investor has named Leerink Swann Best of the Boutiques in several healthcare categories. Through its MEDACorp division, Leerink Swann provides biomedical-consulting services to the institutional investment community. With an internal team of experts and a dedicated external network of academic and community healthcare professionals, MEDACorp assesses the viability of cutting-edge medical technologies, thus giving decision makers the information they need to perform. Leerink Swann is a member of FINRA/SIPC.
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