Qatalyst Partners
{{Short description|American investment bank}}
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|products = Boutique investment bank
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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.
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.{{cite web |url= http://www.bizjournals.com/sanfrancisco/blog/2013/03/63-billion-comeback-financial.html |title= Financial Dealmaker of the Year: Frank Quattrone |publisher= San Francisco Business Times|access-date=14 March 2013}}
Deals
The company's advisory and acquisition deals have included eBay, LinkedIn, LifeSize, Google, GoDaddy.com, Taleo, NetSuite, Motorola, and others.{{cite web|title=Qatalyst Partners LP|url=http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=43230284|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080526060553/http://investing.businessweek.com/research/stocks/private/snapshot.asp?privcapId=43230284|url-status=dead|archive-date=May 26, 2008|access-date=June 13, 2012|publisher=Bloomberg}}
Qatalyst has acted as lead adviser to various deals including
- LinkedIn's sale to Microsoft for $26.2 billion{{cite web|date=June 13, 2016|title=Microsoft to acquire LinkedIn|url=https://news.microsoft.com/2016/06/13/microsoft-to-acquire-linkedin/|access-date=May 20, 2020|publisher=Microsoft}}
- Analog Devices acquisition of Linear Technology for $15 billion{{cite web|author=Matt Turner|date=July 26, 2016|title=A $15 billion tech deal just landed, and there are 2 big winners on Wall Street|url=https://www.businessinsider.com/analog-devices-linear-technologies-advisers-credit-suisse-2016-7|access-date=May 20, 2020|publisher=Business Insider}}
- KLA Tencor's sale to Lam Researchfor $11.5 billion{{cn|date=June 2025}}
- NetSuite's $9.4 billion sale to Oracle{{Cite web|title=chedule 14D-9|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1117106/000104746916015045/a2229460zsc14d9.htm|access-date=May 20, 2020|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}
- HomeAway's $3.9 billion sale to Expedia{{Cite web|title=424B3|url=https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1324424/000119312515400939/d61180d424b3.htm|access-date=May 20, 2020|publisher=U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission}}
See also
References
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