Frank Quattrone (born 1956) is a former investment banker at Credit Suisse First Boston who helped bring dozens of companies public during the 1990s tech boom, including Netscape, Cisco, and Amazon.com. Later he was prosecuted for interfering with a government probe into Credit Suisse First Boston's behavior in allocating "hot" IPOs. The case was eventually dropped. He was earning roughly $160 million a year during his peak at the firm.[1] Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... An investment banker works for an investment bank. ... Credit Suisse First Boston (CSFB) is a bulge bracket New York City based investment banking and financial services firm. ... “IPO” redirects here. ...

Quattrone grew up in Philadelphia and attended St. Joe's Preparatory school on an academic scholarship. He was admitted to the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania and graduated with honors. Following business school at Stanford University, he began work at Morgan Stanley's technology investment banking group. Nickname: Motto: Philadelphia maneto - Let brotherly love endure Location in Pennsylvania Coordinates: , Country Commonwealth County Philadelphia Founded October 27, 1682 Incorporated October 25, 1701 Government  - Mayor John F. Street (D) Area  - City 369. ... The Wharton School Wharton School is the business school of University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn[3][4]) is a private, coeducational research university located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. ... “Stanford” redirects here. ... Morgan Stanley (NYSE: MS) is an investment bank and retail broker provider headquartered in New York City. ...

In 2003, Quattrone was confronted with evidence of allegedly-incriminating emails in a widely publicized series of trials. The first trial resulted in a hung jury. The second trial resulted in a conviction. Partially based upon the Supreme Court case Arthur Andersen LLP v. United States[2], on March 20, 2006, Quattrone's appeal was successful when the 2nd U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals overturned Quattrone's conviction based on erroneous jury instructions. WSJ.com (sub. req'd) Bloomberg.com (no sub. req'd) The appeals court also agreed with the defense that in the interest of justice, subsequent proceedings should take place in front of a different judge. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Court membership Case opinions Laws applied 18 U.S.C. § 1512(b)(2)(A) and (B) (2000 version which has since been modified by Congress) Arthur Andersen LLP v. ...

On August 22, 2006, Quattrone reached a deferred prosecution deal and will not face prison time, "leading legal observers to label the agreement an exoneration."[3] The National Association of Securities Dealers also dropped their charges. He now "plan[s] to resume [his] business career."[4] According to reports, Mr. Quattrone will receive $100 million to $550 million in overdue compensation, so long as he abides by an agreement and does not break the law for a year. Credit Suisse already paid for Quattrone’s legal costs. is the 234th day of the year (235th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

Quattrone was one of the highest profile Wall Street bankers to face prison since Michael Milken, the Drexel Burnham Lambert junk bond king of the 1980s. Elaborate marble facade of NYSE as seen from the intersection of Broad and Wall Streets For other uses, see Wall Street (disambiguation). ... Michael Robert Milken, born July 4, 1946, in Encino, California, is an American financier best known as the Junk Bond King of 1980s era Wall Street. ... Drexel Burnham Lambert was one of the most profitable Wall Street investment banking firms during the late 1970s and most of the 1980s. ... High yield debt (non-investment grade or junk bond) is a business term referring to a corporate debt instrument, usually a bond, that has a higher yield (compared to investment grade debt) because of a high perceived credit risk (default risk). ...

Confusions have often been made of Quattrone and his younger cousin with similar name, Frank J. Quattrone.

Frank J. Quattrone, who used to be an exclusive studio musician, bandleader and songwriter in the 1990s, http://www.myspace.com/frankqsongwriter left that career in 1998 to become an investment broker. However, issues of mistaken identity during the time of his cousin’s widely publicized legal battles, forced him out of that business. In an effort to escape the association of his cousin’s misfortunes, he became involved in commercial real estate development and resides in the Washington D.C. area. They both share the same family lineage from Reggio Calabria, Italy, although it is believed that the two have never met. Image File history File links Size of this preview: 390 × 599 pixelsFull resolution (481 × 739 pixel, file size: 178 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Picture of Frank J. Quattrone, cousin of Frank P. Quattrone, taken at a Villa in Tuscany Italy. ... A studio musician is a professional musician who is hired on a freelance basis by a performer, group, advertising jingle agency, film music director, or for any other reason, yet is not otherwise affiliated with these artists or products. ... Brokers are individuals or firms that bring together buyers and sellers and do not take a position in the investment being traded. ... Aerial photo (looking NW) of the Washington Monument and the White House in Washington, DC. Washington, D.C., officially the District of Columbia (also known as D.C.; Washington; the Nations Capital; the District; and, historically, the Federal City) is the capital city and administrative district of the United... Reggio Calabria (officially Reggio di Calabria, Rìggiu in Calabrian dialect, Righi in Greek-Calabrian), is the largest and the oldest city in Calabria, Italy, dating back to the 8th century BC (see history below). ...

External links

• nndb entry (may be out of date)