Piper Jaffray has appointed K.B. Teo as head of technology, media and telecommunications and clean technology in Asia.

Teo is based in Hong Kong.

"Our mission is to connect capital with opportunity and China’s development and demand for capital is unmatched," says Alex Ko, head of Piper Jaffray Asia. "K.B.’s experience and leadership will drive our effort in the TMT and clean technology sectors, where we see particular opportunity. We intend to continue to expand our presence in the Greater China region across investment banking, sales and trading, and research.”

Teo has more than eight years of investment banking experience across the Asia region. Prior to joining Piper Jaffray, Teo was an investment banker at Goldman Sachs and, prior to that, Deutsche Bank. He has significant experience in equity and debt financing as well as mergers and acquisitions.