Qatalyst Partners
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| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Banking |
| Founded | 2008 |
| Founder | Frank Quattrone |
| Headquarters | |
Area served | United States |
Key people | Frank Quattrone (Founder Executive Chairman), George Boutros (CEO), Jason DiLullo (President) |
| Products | Boutique investment bank |
Number of employees | 58 |
| Website | http://www.qatalyst.com |
Qatalyst Partners is an American technology-focused boutique investment bank that specialises in mergers and acquisitions. It is based in San Francisco with an additional office in London.[1]
History
Qatalyst Partners was founded in March 2008 by Frank Quattrone, Adrian Dollard, and Jonathan Turner.
In 2012, CEO Frank Quattrone was named the "Financial Dealmaker of the Year" by the San Francisco Business Journal for his work with the firm.[2]
Deals
The company's advisory and acquisition deals have included eBay, LinkedIn, LifeSize, Google, GoDaddy.com, Taleo, NetSuite, Motorola, and others.[3]
Qatalyst has acted as lead adviser to various deals including
- LinkedIn's sale to Microsoft for $26.2 billion[4]
- Analog Devices acquisition of Linear Technology for $15 billion[5]
- KLA Tencor's sale to Lam Research for $11.5 billion[6]
- NetSuite's $9.4 billion sale to Oracle[7]
- HomeAway's $3.9 billion sale to Expedia[8]
See also
References
- ^ "Companies Qatalyst Partners". LinkedIn. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Financial Dealmaker of the Year: Frank Quattrone". San Francisco Business Times. Retrieved 14 March 2013.
- ^ "Qatalyst Partners LP". Bloomberg. Archived from the original on May 26, 2008. Retrieved June 13, 2012.
- ^ "Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn". Microsoft. June 13, 2016. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ Matt Turner (July 26, 2016). "A $15 billion tech deal just landed, and there are 2 big winners on Wall Street". Business Insider. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "Lam Research to Combine with KLA-Tencor, Creating a New Capability Paradigm to Serve a Transforming Semiconductor Industry". PR Newswire. October 21, 2015. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "chedule 14D-9". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
- ^ "424B3". U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Retrieved May 20, 2020.
Further reading
- Fortune "Qatalyst Partners - Fortune Tech"
