
Frank Quattrone and former Credit Suisse First Boston colleagues have launched Qatalyst Group, a technology-focussed merchant banking boutique with both advisory and investment operations.
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The direct investment group, Qatalyst Capital Partners, will make principal investments, typically alongside venture and private equity firms. The investment banking group Qatalyst Partners will provide M&A and corporate finance advice to technology companies.
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Frank Quattrone |
Quattrone was considered one of CFSB's star investment bankers during the dot-com boom. He was later accused of obstructing a government investigation of stock offerings he supervised while at CSFB, now Credit Suisse. After three years of attempted prosecution, Quattrone entered into a one-year deferred prosecution agreement in August 2006, freeing him to resume his career.
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The new San Francisco-based firm will not engage in public securities research, sales, trading or brokerage although it may advise or underwrite its clients' public offerings.
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“We believe the experience, perspective and judgment at the core of our advice will be of value to our clients, especially during challenging environments such as these,” said Quattrone in a statement.
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Senior executives from Google, Intuit, Accel Partners and Facebook lauded Quattrone in the same statement.
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Quattrone is joined by former global head of CSFB's internet group Jonathan Turner and former CSFB technology group general counsel Adrian Dollard.Â
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The firm will operate as a division of San Francisco-headquartered investment bank JMP Securities while applications with the Securities Exchange Commission and securities industry self-regulatory authority FINRA are pending.