Needham & Company, LLC is a nationally recognized investment banking and asset management firm focused solely on growth companies and their investors. Founded in 1985 by George Needham, Raymond Godfrey, Jr. and David Townes, the firm is headquartered in New York City with offices in Boston, San Francisco, and Menlo Park, CA. NeedhamÕs principal activities involve assisting our 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 * Asset management through public and private funds Since its inception, the firm has acted as lead or co-manager in over 500 public offerings (including 200 IPOs), been an agent on more than 80 private placements, and completed over 275 mergers and acquisitions. Together, these transactions total almost $60 billion. At Needham, extensive experience in our markets, combined with the teamwork inherent in our independent partnership structure, enables us to provide clients with the long-term advice they need to achieve their business goals. The Firm's commitment to exceptional service is unique in todayÕs business climate, and is born of a tradition which stresses integrity above all else.