Frank Quattrone

Professor Frank Quattrone Talks History of Tech IPOs

Liz Gannes in News on April 6 at 5:30 am PT

Frank Quattrone admonished would-be public CEOs, “Don’t go public before you can be public,” and, “Respect public investors and treat them as partners and important constituents.”

Somebody’s Finally Interested in Buying Brocade

John Paczkowski in News on January 9 at 1:25 pm PT

Looks like Brocade is back in play. Finally.

Britain’s First Software Billionaire Now Reports to HP CEO Meg Whitman

Arik Hesseldahl in News on October 3, 2011 at 2:58 pm PT

Hewlett-Packard closes on its $11.7 billion deal to acquire the British software firm Autonomy. Now the question is whether it can make it pay off.

Autonomy: When All Else Fails, Blame the Bankers

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 30, 2011 at 4:52 pm PT

He still says he never shopped his company to Oracle, and Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch keeps changing his story. Wait till you read the email from his banker to Oracle President Mark Hurd.

Mike Lynch to Oracle: Oh, You Mean Those Slides

Arik Hesseldahl in News on September 29, 2011 at 5:51 am PT

Autonomy CEO Mike Lynch now remembers a meeting with Oracle in April, but says it wasn’t about selling the company. Oracle’s copies of his PowerPoint slides tell a different story.

Oracle: You Have a Very Bad Memory, Mr. Lynch

Arik Hesseldahl in Enterprise on September 28, 2011 at 5:18 pm PT

Oracle says it was approached by the British software firm Autonomy about being purchased, and it has the CEO’s PowerPoint slides from the meeting to prove it.

Videos: Three Best Sessions of Fortune Brainstorm Tech

Liz Gannes in News on July 22, 2011 at 1:00 am PT

Feisty is often best at conferences — even when the altitude is making you loopy! Here’s my choice of the breakout hit sessions of this week’s just-concluded Fortune Brainstorm Tech conference.

As Web IPOs Heat Up, Prominent Internet Analyst Khan Jumps From J.P. Morgan to Banking at Credit Suisse

Kara Swisher in News on February 2, 2011 at 10:38 am PT

In yet another sign that the Internet market is getting very interesting to Wall Street, well-known analyst Imran Khan is jumping from his perch as managing director at J.P. Morgan to become a banker at Credit Suisse, sources said. In this new role, the high-profile Khan–well known for his reports on digital companies–will be running investment banking for Internet markets, including IPOs and M&A.

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Palm for Sale; Hires Goldman and Quattrone, Bloomberg Says

Eric Savitz, Blogger and Columnist, Barron's, Tech Trader Daily in News on April 12, 2010 at 4:25 am PT

Palm has put itself up for sale and is seeking bids for the company as early as this week, according to Bloomberg, which cites “three people familiar with the situation.”