Duane K. Kailas

Duane K. Kailas serves as Vice President of Investment Banking at Needham & Company since May 2020, specializing in technology sector investments with a focus on Software & Services, Digital Media, and Industrial Technology. Notable transactions include the majority recapitalization of RDI Technologies by SFW Capital Partners and the $3 billion sale of Brooks Automation to Thomas H. Prior to this role, Duane worked at Tyton Partners as an Investment Banking Analyst, concentrating on M&A within Education and Digital Media, and contributed to several significant sales. Experience also includes a role in Sales and Business Development at Vidyard, a Y Combinator-backed SaaS company, and an internship in Financial Analysis at BlackBerry. Duane holds a Master's Degree in Management from Duke University's Fuqua School of Business and a Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies from the University of Waterloo.