In 1978, Thom Weisel, the junior partner pulled off what was described later as a "mutiny" of the firm.
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Although its business was squeezed by major Wall Street banks such as Credit Suisse First Boston, and its leading technology banker Frank Quattrone, which swept in and grabbed the most lucrative IPOs, Robertson Stephens was among the most active investment banks in the technology sector at the height of the internet boom.
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Robertson Stephens was acquired by BankAmerica, the holding company owning Bank of America and its subsidiareis, in 1997.
The merger of BankAmerica Corporation and NationsBank Corporation, prompted NationsBank CEO Hugh McColl to propose to put the together the two investment banks, BancAmerica Robertson Stephens and NationsBanc Montgomery Securities.