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Another big deal: Texas Instruments to buy National Semiconductor

Is there any question that deals are back in vogue? The latest eye-catcher: Texas Instruments announced it will buy National Semiconductor for roughly $6.5 billion in cash, which amounts to a 75 percent to 80 percent premium. Morgan Stanley ( NYSE: MS ) and Jones Day advised Texas Instruments, w

The return of Frank Quattrone

Frank Quattrone ( Frank Quattrone news), as many of you know, jumped right back into investment banking ( investment banking news) after the government gave up trying to convict him. He started Qatalyst Partners, a firm in San Francisco, to advise small technology companies in March 2008. Si

Frank Quattrone laments lack of pre-IPO research

Frank Quattrone, who famously beat a long government attempt to convict him of obstruction, is certainly back on the technology industry banking scene. At a recent conference, he lambasted Eliot Spitzer's efforts to separate banking and research, which included rules that apparently make it harder

Quattrone lands a big client

Frank Quattrone, who outlasted prosecutors and lived for a second act in the financial services industry, has landed a big-name client: Google. The New York Times reports that Quattrone is aiding Eric Schmidt, CEO of the search giant, as it formulates a strategy amid the Microsoft-Yahoo derby

Get ready for Quattrone 2.0

Frank Quattrone spent four lonely years fighting the Justice Department, who really threw the book at him. But he prevailed after two trials; seven months ago a judge approved a request that all charges be dropped. The speculation since then has been heavy about what he'll do next. His answer: Qa