Profile of Frank Quatronne

Frank Quattrone, the 'Prince of Silicon Valley', remains a controversial figure. He made millions in the dotcome bubble but narrowly escaped charges of obstructing justice. Now he is back doing what he does best - making lots of money.

A week of unexpected deals in the technology sector has been capped by "a remarkable comeback", says the FT. Frank Quattrone, the financier responsible for some of the best launches (and worst turkeys) of the dotcom boom, is striding the stage once more. His boutique advisory firm, Qatalyst Partners, not only advised Motorola Mobility on its $12.5bn sale to Google, but also masterminded Hewlett-Packard's proposed $10.2bn takeover of the British software firm Autonomy. He's now being talked up again as the sector's "go to" adviser.

In his Wall Street prime in the 1980s and 1990s, Quattrone earned the moniker "the Prince of Silicon Valley". As head of technology banking, first at Morgan Stanley and then at Deutsche Bank and Credit Suisse, he floated more than 175 firms, including Amazon, Cisco and Netscape. He was "the highest-paid banker, in the hottest sector, and he knew it", says Stephen Wolfe in The Exeter Bulletin: stories of the all-night parties enjoyed by his teams abounded.

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