Needham & Company Reviews
New York, NY · Founded 1985
- Type
- Industry specialist
- HQ
- New York, NY
- Founded
- 1985
- Deal size
- $25M-$300M
- Focus
- Tech, Healthcare
- Website
- needhamco.com
- Quintin StephensManaging Director
Needham & Company is a industry specialist headquartered in New York, NY and founded in 1985. The firm focuses on Tech, Healthcare and typically advises on transactions in the $25M-$300M range. Key dealmakers include Quintin Stephens (Managing Director). Read founder-verified reviews of Needham & Company below, from founders who hired the firm as their sell-side advisor whether the deal closed or not.
What to know about Needham & Company
Needham & Company has built its franchise in Tech, Healthcare, where founders running a sale process often turn to firms with deep sector pattern recognition. The senior bench, anchored by Quintin Stephens, sets the tone for how engagements run from the first call through whatever outcome the process produces. Founders evaluating Needham & Company typically compare it against other industry specialist houses with similar sector emphasis.
Deal sweet spot at Needham & Company sits in the $25M-$300M band. That target range shapes everything: which buyers get the call, how the process is paced, and how the firm allocates senior banker attention. Founders working with Needham & Company should expect a process tuned to that band; founders far below or above it sometimes find a better fit elsewhere.
Geography matters more than founders expect. Needham & Company operates out of New York, NY, and its strongest buyer-side relationships tend to cluster around that orbit. For sellers running a global process, that can be either an advantage (concentrated relationships) or a constraint (thinner reach in other regions). Founders should ask directly: which buyers have you placed with in the last 24 months, and where are they.
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Frequently asked questions
- Who can review Needham & Company?
- Any founder who hired Needham & Company as their sell-side advisor and ran an M&A process with them, regardless of whether the deal ultimately closed. How a banker behaves when a deal does not close is just as important as when it does, and both outcomes are welcome.
- Has Needham & Company been reviewed by founders?
- Needham & Company appears in the BankerNotes directory. Reviews from verified founders who hired the firm unlock publicly once five founders have submitted ratings. Until that threshold is reached, reviews are pending and not displayed.
- Where is Needham & Company headquartered?
- Needham & Company is headquartered in New York, NY. The firm was founded in 1985.
- What kinds of deals does Needham & Company work on?
- Needham & Company focuses on Tech, Healthcare. Typical transaction size falls in the $25M-$300M range.
- Who are the key dealmakers at Needham & Company?
- Senior dealmakers include Quintin Stephens (Managing Director). Founders running a process should expect to interact most with the named partner or managing director assigned to the deal.
- How does BankerNotes verify reviews of Needham & Company?
- Every review on BankerNotes is submitted by a founder who confirms they hired the firm as their sell-side advisor. We verify the reviewer privately using work email, LinkedIn, and approximate engagement timing. The verified identity is never published. Only the rating, written review, and a generic sector label appear on the public page.
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Last updated: July 14, 2025