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To: Bread 'n Butta who wrote (5305)	1/10/2000 7:30:00 PM
From: bh	Respond to of 5529

It's my understanding that the 'H' from H & Q left to start WRH.

To: Bread 'n Butta who wrote (5305)	1/10/2000 7:33:00 PM
From: Arcane Lore	Read Replies (1) \| Respond to of 5529

They are not the same company. The following brief biography of William R. Hambrecht from the WR Hembrecht web site explains, at least in part, the similarity in the names of the two companies: William R. Hambrecht William R. Hambrecht is the Founder and Chairman of WR Hambrecht + Co. He began his career in the securities business in 1958 and, in 1968, co-founded Hambrecht & Quist, an investment banking firm specializing in emerging high-growth technology companies. Mr. Hambrecht currently serves as a director for numerous private and public companies. He is on the board of KQED Inc., San Francisco's public radio and television station, and Beacon Education Management, which manages charter schools across the country. He is also a member of the executive committee of the Council on Competitiveness, a Washington-based group of corporate chief executives, university presidents, and labor leaders that focuses on strengthening U.S. economic competitiveness. Mr. Hambrecht graduated from Princeton University. wrhambrecht.com