Thomas Gregory Smith

Part of Waste Management, Inc., Waste Management International Plc is a trash hauler. The company is based in Oak Brook, IL. Waste Management International was acquired by Waste Management, Inc. on November 24, 1998 for $491.38 million.

Piper Jaffray Cos. is an investment bank and asset management firm, which engages in the provision of equity and debt capital markets products; public finance services; financial advisory services; equity research and institutional brokerage; fixed income institutional brokerage; and asset management services. It operates through Capital Markets and Asset Management segment. The Capital Markets segment focuses on investment banking and institutional sales, trading and research services for various equity and fixed income products. The Asset Management segment gives traditional asset management business and seed investments in registered and private funds. The company was founded in 1895 and is headquartered in Minneapolis, MN.