D.A. Davidson & Co., the largest full-service investment firm based in the Northwest, announced today that Richard Han and Dana Cojocaru-Ivoska have joined the public finance group of D.A. Davidson’s Fixed Income Capital Markets Division. The veteran team has significant experience with municipal bond issues in California.
Han and Cojocaru-Ivoska are experienced professionals who focus on financing for states, local governments, school districts, universities, hospitals, airports and utilities. Han has joined as senior vice president, public finance banker, and Cojocaru-Ivoska is vice president, public finance banker and analyst.
“Richard and Dana are strong additions to our team and assist us in serving municipal issuers in California,” said Sam Doyle, president of Davidson’s Fixed Income Capital Markets. “They bring a diverse skill set and wealth of knowledge about tailored financing strategies to D.A. Davidson’s clients in the state.”
Han was previously with Edward Jones in Roseville, where he completed a number of senior-managed transactions in California and other Western states. He earned a bachelor’s degree in history from the University of California at Berkeley, a juris doctorate from the University of Oregon School of Law, and an MBA from Washington University in St. Louis.
Cojocaru-Ivoska also joins D.A. Davidson from Edward Jones. For the last 10 years, her focus was on educational and muni transactions as well as providing analysis for a team of bankers. She graduated Cum Laude from the Pierre Laclede Honors College of the University of Missouri-St. Louis, with a bachelor’s degree in business administration.
About D.A. Davidson & Co.
D.A. Davidson is an employee-owned brokerage firm celebrating its 81st year in business and offering investment and financial services and products to institutional, corporate, nonprofit and individual investors nationwide. The firm’s growing fixed income group has public finance and fixed income sales and trading operations in cities around the country.
D.A. Davidson is part of D.A. Davidson Companies, an employee-owned financial services company with 1,300 employees in 24 states. D.A. Davidson Companies also operates Davidson Investment Advisors, a professional asset management firm; D.A. Davidson Trust Company, a trust and wealth management firm; and Davidson Fixed Income Management, a registered investment adviser providing fixed income portfolio management.