Motorola, the wireless communications company, has turned to Goldman Sachs for the first time this year to advise the company on its $3.9bn (€3bn) acquisition of Symbol Technologies.

Motorola has used Goldman more consistently than any other bank and has largely depended on Goldman's Chicago-based coverage team. Since 1997, Motorola has used Goldman on at least four publicly disclosed mergers and 12 public offerings, according to research database Capital IQ.