Bankers
Gregory Kouvelas
Senior Managing Director, Technology Investment Banking
Mr. Gregory Kouvelas joined National Securities Corporation as a Senior Managing Director of Technology Investment Banking. Previously, Mr. Kouvelas served as a Senior Banker at Wunderlich Securities, Seven Hills Partners, ING and Robertson Stephens. In addition, Mr. Kouvelas also has experience as a consultant at Andersen Consulting (Accenture) Strategic Services Group and an executive at a Silicon Valley software startup. Mr. Kouvelas earned an MBA in Finance from the University of Chicago Booth School of Business and an AB from Harvard University.
Technology Sector Expertise
National has built a robust banking practice across the massive technology industry, including in exponentially growing sectors like software, internet apps, social media, hardware, data mining platforms and fin tech, as well as large crossover segments like 3D printing, self-driving cars and the Internet of Things (IoT). Our banking team’s capabilities center on capital raising activities, primarily through private placements for early stage companies, as well as investment funds and SPVs dedicated to well-known tech “unicorns,” both in primary and secondary markets.
While we sometimes displace traditional VC investors, we also co-invest alongside them to support the development, market penetration and adoption of promising technologies.
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Analysts
Allen Klee
Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst
Allen Klee joined National Securities in October 2019 as Managing Director, Senior Equity Research Analyst covering Technology, Media and Telecom (TMT). Allen previously worked as an SVP Equity Analyst covering TMT and Services for Maxim Group and prior to that as a Senior Equity Analyst covering Technology and Telecom Services for Sidoti & Company. Allen has worked as a Portfolio Manager of mutual and hedge funds at Guardian Life Insurance, Captiva Partners and Xanthus Capital and as an Equity Analyst at those firms plus Sigma Capital and Casey Capital. Previous experience also includes private placement and credit analyst at Guardian Life and Senior Analyst at Moody's Investor Services. Allen earned a B.S. with a double major in Biomathematics and Economics from Rutgers University, an MBA in Finance from N.Y.U. Stern and is a Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA).
Technology Sector Coverage
Technology research coverage at National focuses on sub-sectors such as software as a service (SaaS), the Internet of Things (IoT), and other unique opportunities in tech. The technology analyst team looks for companies with unique products, a growing market opportunity, expanding market share and recurring revenues. All types of valuation methodologies are used, with a consistent eye toward profitability.
