Avian Securities, LLC Announces Expansion of Its Equity Research Platform into Renewable Energy

BOSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Avian Securities, LLC is pleased to announce the further expansion of its equity research platform into Renewable Energy research. We would like to welcome two senior analysts who join our team of research professionals covering an increasingly broad base of technology companies.

Mark W. Bachman joins Avian as a Senior Research Analyst covering renewable technology stocks. Mark has been actively covering the renewable energy sector since 2007, and was most recently a Managing Director at Auriga USA. Prior to Auriga, Mark spent six years as a Principal and Senior Equity Analyst at Pacific Crest Securities where he covered both renewable energy technology and semiconductor capital equipment stocks starting in 2003. Mark started his Wall Street career as a sell-side research associate at Thomas Weisel Partners in 2000 covering semiconductor-related technologies. Mark’s prior industry experience includes positions at Wind River Systems and Intel Corporation. Mark holds a B.S. in Finance from California State University, Sacramento, and a MBA from the University of Washington.

Robert Spandau joins Avian as a Senior Research Analyst working on the renewable technology team. Robert has been actively researching the renewable energy sector since 2006, and was most recently publishing sell-side research at Auriga USA. Prior to Auriga, Robert worked as a buy-side analyst at Susquehanna where he researched alternative energy and semiconductor technology stocks. Roberts’s prior industry experience includes positions at TDK, Applied Materials, Schlumberger, and Genus; he also served as a nuclear power trained surface line officer in the United States Navy. Robert earned a B.S. in Electrical Engineering from US Naval Academy.

Avian Securities is a FINRA & SIPC member firm with key offices in Boston and New York specializing in brokerage services and equity research for institutional investors. Avian assists its clients in their development of a more complete understanding of new trends in the technology marketplace and important strategic changes for more established technology companies. Through unbiased in-depth analysis of end markets and key technologies, Avian provides customers with insightful commentary regarding investment opportunities.

Avian Securities specializes in the following subsectors within its Research Universe: LCD, RFID, LEDs, Handsets, Wireless Equipment, Wireline Equipment, Networking Equipment, Renewable Energy, Storage Systems, Memory, Processors, HDDs, SSDs, PCs, Tablets, Servers, and their sub-components.

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