Mike Piccolo

ANALYST BIOGRAPHY

Mike Piccolo is a seasoned equity research analyst specializing in special situations and event-driven equities across all sectors. His career began at Gabelli & Company as a generalist institutional equities sales-trader, where he gained broad exposure to equities across multiple sectors and market conditions. He later joined Imperial Capital as an equity research analyst with a focus on event-driven equities, specifically in the busted SPAC market and busted convertible bonds, before serving as SVP Sales & Trading, Event-Driven Equities, at Wedbush. Throughout his career spanning over 10 years in equity research and sales, Mike's core competency has been his ability to identify the catalysts that drive debates and ultimately impact stock performance.

Mike received his Bachelor of Business Administration from the Gabelli School of Business at Fordham University, graduating cum laude with a Triple Concentration in Finance, Marketing & Alternative Investments.

ANALYST EDGE

Mike's experience in special situations and event-driven equities allows him to identify opportunities early and understand the catalysts that drive stock performance. He classifies his equity research coverage into two groups: hard catalyst events (announced M&A, distressed situations, convertible arbitrage, spin-offs/split-offs, large asset sales, recapitalizations, and activist targets) and soft catalyst events (takeout speculation, management changes, thematic trends, turnaround stories, and deep value ideas). This framework helps investors identify the key factors that impact a security's performance.

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