C. K. Cooper & Company Announces Analyst Suraj Kalia Joining Its Healthcare Research Department


Irvine, Calif. – July 18, 2012 – C. K. Cooper & Company, an independent, full-service investment bank, headquartered in Irvine, Calif., announced today that Suraj Kalia has joined the firm as a Managing Director in the Healthcare Research Department.

Over the past 9 years, Mr. Kalia has focused primarily on Medical Device issuers having developed a reputation as a thought leader in the identification of emerging technologies. Previously at Rodman and Renshaw, Mr. Kalia covered 22 issuers ranging in market capitalizations from $20 million to $10 billion. Prior to joining Rodman and Renshaw in 2007, Mr, Kalia provided research at Sanders Morris Harris, Piper Jaffray & Co. and Northland Securities.


Commenting on the addition to the Healthcare Team at C. K. Cooper & Company, Bilal Basrai Director in the Corporate Finance Group – Healthcare commented, “Suraj’s broad range of experience and prior coverage of healthcare names fits well with our core investment thesis.  We expect him to bring immediate value to our clients through his insightful research.  We are pleased and excited to have Suraj as part of the team.”

Mr. Kalia added, “I look forward to being part of the team tasked with building out the healthcare franchise at C. K. Cooper”.

Mr. Kalia is a Chartered Financial Analyst. He has a Bachelor of Technology degree from Indian Institute of Technology, a Masters of Engineering from Stevens Institute of Technology and a MBA from the University of St. Thomas, in Minneapolis Minnesota.

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