D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm headquartered in the Northwest, today announced that Jim Lykins has joined its institutional research team as a vice president and research analyst to provide coverage of the real estate sector with a focus on retail.
“Jim’s analysis compliments D.A. Davidson’s existing real estate coverage and extends our sector work in an important and growing area,” said John Rogers, head of Institutional Research. “We are confident that his deep industry expertise will help us provide our clients with the high-quality research they have come to expect from D.A. Davidson.”
D.A. Davidson’s award-winning institutional equity research team covers public companies across several important sectors, with 16 analysts following 280 companies.
Lykins, who has extensive experience both in real estate and as an analyst, works from the firm’s Lake Oswego office. Previously, he was the acquisitions manager with Whitestone REIT, a publicly-traded REIT based in Houston. Prior to that, he was with brokerage firm Hilliard Lyons for 12 years, where he served as an equity research analyst and on the investment banking team, with a focus on REITs. A graduate of the University of Kentucky with a bachelor’s degree in finance, Lykins holds an MBA from Bellarmine College.
D.A. Davidson’s equity capital markets group provides capital markets services and products that include investment banking, institutional sales, trading, research and corporate services. The firm’s research is supported by professional sales and trading, including market-making. D.A. Davidson’s investment banking team underwrites public offerings, serves as a placement agent for private financings and advises companies nationwide on mergers and acquisitions. The group is based in Oregon and operates offices in Baltimore; Boston; Chicago; Denver; Great Falls, Mont.; Minneapolis; New York; Orange County, Calif.; Salt Lake City; and Seattle.
About D.A. Davidson & Co.
Employee-owned D.A. Davidson is the largest full-service investment firm based in the Northwest. D.A. Davidson is one of four firms within D.A. Davidson Companies, a regional financial services company in its 81st year in business. With 1,300 employees working from offices in 25 states, D.A. Davidson Companies is responsible for $42 billion in client assets under management and administration.