Needham & Company, LLC

Overview

Needham & Company, LLC is an American independent investment bank and asset management firm headquartered in New York City, specializing in advisory services and financings for growth companies. Founded in 1985, the firm offers a range of services, including public and private financings, mergers and acquisitions, equity research, institutional sales and trading, and asset management through public and private funds. Needham focuses primarily on serving emerging growth industries and their investors, emphasizing long-term value creation and exceptional service. The firm's investment strategy involves capital-raising expertise in initial public offerings (IPOs), follow-on public equity offerings, confidentially marketed equity offerings, private placements, mergers and acquisitions, and corporate and venture services, including share repurchases. Needham's asset management division offers several mutual funds and hedge funds, such as the Needham Aggressive Growth Fund (NEAGX), Needham Small Cap Growth Fund (NESGX), and the Needham Growth Fund (NEEGX), which has been rated a top-performing mutual fund since its inception. The funds invest in venture-backed companies, focusing on growth sectors including technology and healthcare. Needham has a history of building and maintaining lasting relationships with clients, providing long-term advice to achieve business goals. The firm's commitment to exceptional service is born of a tradition that stresses integrity above all else. Needham's extensive experience in its markets, combined with the teamwork inherent in its independent partnership structure, enables the firm to offer clients the resources to achieve their financing and strategic objectives. The firm has acted as lead or co-manager in more than 775 public offerings, including 268 IPOs, been an agent on more than 115 private placements, and completed over 380 mergers and acquisitions, totaling over $200 billion in transactions. Needham's principal activities involve assisting clients through a variety of advisory and transaction-related services, with a specific focus on public and private financings, mergers, acquisitions and divestitures, equity research, institutional sales and trading, and asset management through public and private funds. The firm's commitment to exceptional service and long-term value creation has established it as a trusted advisor for growth companies and their investors. The firm's leadership team includes John J. Prior, Jr., Chief Executive Officer of The Needham Group, Inc.; Andrew J. Malik, Chairman of Needham & Company, LLC, and Head of Capital Markets; and Jack Iacovone, Chief Executive Officer of Needham & Company, LLC.

Investment Focus

• Focus on growth companies
• Long-term value creation
• Integrity and exceptional service

Portfolio Companies