NEW YORK CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–()–LHA, a leading provider of best practices global investor and media
relations services, announces the firm’s expansion to the greater Boston
area with the launch of its Business Development Services unit via a
strategic alliance with FEP Capital Advisors, a business development
advisory based in Cambridge, Mass. FEP Capital Advisors was founded by
Rick Pierce, a seasoned business development and investor relations
executive, who will now lead this new unit as well as expand LHA’s
presence in greater Boston.
Mr. Pierce joins LHA as a Senior Vice President and will serve as a
senior strategic advisor to clients, develop new business opportunities
and establish and grow LHA’s Business Development Services unit. The
mandate for this unit is to pursue strategic business development
initiatives by leveraging LHA’s acumen and relationships with senior
executives across a number of industry verticals.
To expand LHA’s investor and media relations service offering in greater
Boston, Mr. Pierce initially will focus on opportunities with
biotechnology, pharmaceutical, medical technology, healthy living and
other technology companies.
LHA partners Keith Lippert and John Heilshorn said, “We welcome Rick’s
business development expertise as an added dimension to servicing the
needs of LHA’s clients and look forward to building our presence in the
Boston business community. For nearly 30 years LHA has helped growth
companies achieve business objectives through strategic investor and
media relations programming, and incorporating business development
services is a natural evolution for our firm.”
Prior to founding FEP Capital in 2007, Mr. Pierce served as a senior
finance, business development and investor relations officer for three
publicly traded companies, including at Javelin Pharmaceuticals, Inc.,
which merged with Hospira, Inc. Prior to that he spent 12 years in the
investment banking divisions of Merrill Lynch and Lehman Brothers,
advising corporate and high-net-worth clients, venture capital firms and
hedge funds. During his banking career Mr. Pierce specialized in the
technology, healthcare and biotechnology sectors. He has been involved
in a number of highly successful IPOs, secondary offerings, private
placements, mergers and acquisitions and strategic business development
transactions.
On joining LHA, Rick Pierce commented, “The Boston area is home to some
of America’s great growth companies and is well-known as an incubator of
innovation in science and technology. I am excited to share LHA’s
investor and media relations expertise with area entrepreneurs and
corporations, while bringing a new business development offering to
LHA’s clients. Together we look forward to helping companies create new
and lasting value through investor and media relations and business
development services on an integrated or stand-alone basis.”
About LHA
LHA, formerly known as Lippert/Heilshorn Associates, is a leading
provider of global investor relations, media relations and business
development services. Founded in 1984, LHA has offices in New York, Los
Angeles, San Francisco and Cambridge, Mass. Staffed by teams
of professionals with extensive experience across multiple industry
sectors, we partner with public and private companies to define
objectives, set strategy and implement custom-designed programming
utilizing industry best practices. By creating client identity and
communicating strategic vision, LHA builds awareness, enthusiasm and
sponsorship among target audiences to maximize shareholder value. Quite
simply, LHA delivers results that matter.
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