SECURITIES
From Times Staff and Wire Reports
Banker Joins Morgan Stanley: Morgan Stanley Group Inc. announced that Joseph R. Perella, one of Wall Street’s top investment bankers and merger specialists, joined the firm as a senior banker and managing director. Perella developed a reputation as a leader in his field during a 15-year stint at First Boston, where he was co-head of investment banking. He left that firm in 1988 and co-founded Wasserstein Perella & Co.
