27 January 2025
San Francisco, California, US
Industry Event
Market Update for Photonics
27 January 2025 • 4:25 PM - 4:55 PM PST 
An update on economic, capital raising, private equity and M&A conditions for lasers optics and photonics companies and outlook for 2025.


Presenter

Brian Perrault
 
 
Brian Perrault
Managing Director
Needham & Company LLC (United States)

Brian Perrault Brian Perrault rejoined Needham & Company in July 2022, having previously been a technology banker and senior member of the M&A group at the firm. Brian’s M&A and capital raising experience includes substantial complex corporate carve-out, public-to-public mergers, founder-led going private, IPO, follow on offering and shareholder activism experience in numerous industries, end markets and countries spans almost 20 years. Prior to rejoining Needham, he worked as a Managing Director at Sage Park from 2019 to 2022, an operations-focused single L.P. family office investment firm. Earlier in his career, he was a member of the research staff in the Advanced Space Systems & Concepts Group at MIT’s Lincoln Laboratory. Brian earned his B.S. in Physics from Saint Michael’s College and his MBA from Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.

Needham & Company is a globally recognized investment banking and asset management firm focused solely on growth companies and their investors. Founded in 1985, the firm is headquartered in New York City with offices in Boston, Chicago, Minneapolis, San Francisco, and Miami. Needham’s mission is to provide its clients with the long-term advice they need to achieve their business goals. The Firm is committed to exceptional service and is born of a tradition which stresses integrity above all else. We strive to be front of mind, approachable, and idea driven.

Needham’s principal activities involve assisting our clients through a variety of advisory and transaction-related services, with a specific focus on:

  • Investment Banking
  • Equity Research
  • Institutional Sales and Trading
  • Assest Management

 



Event Details

FORMAT: Oral presentation followed by audience Q&A.
MENU: Coffee, decaf, tea, soft drinks, and water available.
SETUP: Classroom style seating