Industry & Services >> Analyst Interviews >> March 25, 2002

Security Products & Services: Peter Barry – Bear, Stearns & Co

PETER J. BARRY is a Managing Director, Small Companies at Bear, Stearns & Co. Prior to joining Bear, Stearns in September 1997, he was associated with Deutsche Banc for approximately four years with responsibility for the analysis and coverage of a broad array of growth stocks and special situations. Areas of research focus have included industrial technology, including comprehensive coverage of a variety of bar code-centric enterprises, security products and services and portable energy, including the battery industry, where, in addition to analysis of the major consumer battery manufacturers, Mr. Barry has targeted an array of emerging industrial battery companies. During his more than 40 years of investment industry experience, he has been cited on numerous occasions as an Institutional Investor All- Star, and has held positions as both Research Analyst and Research Director at several investment banking firms, including E.F. Hutton, Rothschild, Inc., and Gerard Klauer Mattison. He received a BS in Finance from Boston College. Profile
TWST: Would you begin by telling us what you include in your

coverage?

Mr. Barry: At Bear, Stearns, I am responsible for a category

called Small Companies. A broadly definable category, to be