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Frank Quattrone

Disciplines:
investment banking
finance/technology finance
investment banking/ipo underwriting

Summary

American investment banker who led the technology IPO practice at Morgan Stanley, Deutsche Bank, and Credit Suisse First Boston during the 1990s internet boom, underwriting Amazon, Cisco, and dozens of other landmark tech IPOs.

Core Contribution

Built the dominant tech IPO franchise during the 1990s boom — managing Amazon's 1997 IPO and hundreds of other technology company listings — becoming the most powerful figure in technology capital markets during that era.

Historical Influences

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Intellectual Lineage

Wall Street Investment Banking Tradition Technology Capital Markets

Contemporaries & Peers

Frank Quattrone Mary MeekerHenry Blodget

Minds Influenced

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Intellectual Posterity

Qatalyst Partners

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