Preeti Raghupathi Joins Qatalyst Group as Partner

Qatalyst Group, a leading technology-focused independent investment bank, announced that Preeti Raghupathi has joined the Firm today as a Partner, expanding Qatalyst’s industry leading semiconductor and AI infrastructure advisory practice. Ms. Raghupathi, who most recently was the Global Head of Semiconductor Investment Banking at Wells Fargo Securities, is based at Qatalyst’s San Francisco headquarters and will join Adam Howell and Dennis Ding in leading the Firm’s coverage of the semiconductor and AI infrastructure sector.

George Boutros, CEO of Qatalyst Group, said: “I am particularly excited to welcome Preeti to the Qatalyst team. We anticipate that innovation and growth across the Semiconductor and AI Infrastructure sectors will continue to drive meaningful investment and consolidation in the years ahead. Preeti brings significant experience and deep relationships that will fit seamlessly with our industry leading team that provides differentiated, high impact advice to established and emerging leaders across the industry.”

Ms. Raghupathi has over 18 years of experience advising companies in the semiconductor sector and has executed over 200 completed transactions across M&A advisory, equity, and debt financing, representing approximately $475B in value.

Since its founding in March 2008, Qatalyst has advised on over 260 M&A transactions, with total transaction volume of over $965 billion. The Firm has served as financial advisor on all of the last five semiconductor transactions greater than $10 billion and seven of the last 10 semiconductor transactions greater than $5 billion. Notable transactions include Groq’s transaction with NVIDIA, Skyworks’ $22 billion pending combination with Qorvo, Ansys’ $35 billion sale to Synopsys, Western Digital’s separation and Inphi’s $11 billion sale to Marvell.

Qatalyst Group is a technology-focused independent investment bank headquartered in San Francisco, California. Qatalyst Partners, its advisory business, provides high impact strategic and financial advice to senior management and boards of established and emerging technology leaders on matters crucial to their growth and success. Qatalyst’s advisors combine an extensive network of relationships with deep industry knowledge and seasoned transaction expertise to deliver a superior, senior level of service for clients who value experience, judgment, candor, and insight.

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