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</style><table class="infobox ib-company vcard"><caption class="infobox-title fn org" style="font-size: 125%;">Francisco Partners Management, L.P.</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image ib-company-logo logo"></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Company type</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Privately_held_company" title="Privately held company">Private</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Industry</th><td class="infobox-data category"><a href="Private_equity" title="Private equity">Private equity</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founded</th><td class="infobox-data">August 1999 (1999-08) in <a href="Menlo_Park%2C_California" title="Menlo Park, California">Menlo Park, California</a>, U.S.</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Founders</th><td class="infobox-data agent"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">

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</style><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Dipanjan Deb</li><li>Benjamin Ball</li><li>Neil Garfinkel</li><li>Sanford Robertson</li><li>David Stanton</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Headquarters</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div class="ib-company-locality locality"><a href="Letterman_Digital_Arts_Center" title="Letterman Digital Arts Center">Letterman Digital Arts Center</a>, <a href="San_Francisco%2C_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco, California</a>, U.S.</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Key people</div></th><td class="infobox-data agent"><div class="plainlist"><ul><li>Dipanjan Deb (<a href="Chief_executive_officer" title="Chief executive officer">CEO</a>)</li><li>David Golob (<a href="Chief_information_officer" title="Chief information officer">CIO</a>)</li><li>Ezra Perlman (co-president)</li><li>Deep Shah (co-president)</li><li>Tom Ludwig (<a href="Chief_operating_officer" title="Chief operating officer">COO</a>)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Assets_under_management" title="Assets under management">AUM</a></th><td class="infobox-data">US$45 billion (2024)<a href="#cite_note-WSJ-AUM-1">[1]</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Number of employees</div></th><td class="infobox-data">116 (2023)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="Subsidiary" title="Subsidiary">Subsidiaries</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="The_Weather_Company" title="The Weather Company">The Weather Company</a>, <a href="AdvancedMD" title="AdvancedMD">AdvancedMD</a>, <a href="Merative" title="Merative">Merative</a>, <a href="New_Relic" title="New Relic">New Relic</a>, <a href="RBMedia" title="RBMedia">RBMedia</a>, <a href="Sumo_Logic" title="Sumo Logic">Sumo Logic</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://franciscopartners.com">franciscopartners.com</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-below">Footnotes / references <a href="#cite_note-ADV-2">[2]</a>: 9–10 </td></tr></tbody></table>

Francisco Partners Management, L.P., <a href="Doing_business_as" class="mw-redirect" title="Doing business as">doing business as</a> Francisco Partners, is an American <a href="Private_equity_firm" title="Private equity firm">private equity firm</a> focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses.<a href="#cite_note-2014_Article_Y-3">[3]</a> It was founded in August 1999 and based in <a href="San_Francisco" title="San Francisco">San Francisco</a> with offices in <a href="London" title="London">London</a> and <a href="New_York_City" title="New York City">New York City</a>.<a href="#cite_note-WSJ_June_2020-4">[4]</a><a href="#cite_note-SFNews_June_2020-5">[5]</a>

In June 2022, Francisco Partners were ranked 20th in <a href="Private_Equity_International" title="Private Equity International">Private Equity International</a>'s PEI 300 ranking of the largest private equity firms in the world.<a href="#cite_note-6">[6]</a><a href="#cite_note-7">[7]</a>

In June 2024, Francisco Partners ranked 27th in <a href="Private_Equity_International" title="Private Equity International">Private Equity International</a>'s PEI 300 ranking among the world's largest private equity firms.<a href="#cite_note-8">[8]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2></div>

Francisco Partners was founded in August 1999,<a href="#cite_note-2019_Article_T-9">[9]</a> in <a href="Menlo_Park%2C_California" title="Menlo Park, California">Menlo Park, California</a>, during the emergence of dedicated technology buyout firms.<a href="#cite_note-EDNHOME-10">[10]</a> Founders Sanford Robertson, Dipanjan Deb, David Stanton, Benjamin Ball, and Neil Garfinkel came from a variety of <a href="Private_equity" title="Private equity">private equity</a> firms. Robertson had been the founder of the technology-focused investment bank <a href="Robertson_Stephens" title="Robertson Stephens">Robertson Stephens</a>, while Deb left <a href="TPG_Capital" class="mw-redirect" title="TPG Capital">TPG Capital</a> in August 1999,<a href="#cite_note-2019_Website_L-11">[11]</a> in order to help found the firm.<a href="#cite_note-EDNHOME-10">[10]</a> Among its notable early investments, in 2000 the firm paid $375 million in cash to purchase 90% of <a href="AMD" title="AMD">AMD</a>'s communications products division.<a href="#cite_note-NYTMICRO-12">[12]</a> Francisco Partners then raised $800 million in 2002 to purchase 90% of <a href="Global_eXchange_Services" class="mw-redirect" title="Global eXchange Services">Global eXchange Services</a>, a unit of the <a href="General_Electric_Company" title="General Electric Company">General Electric Company</a><a href="#cite_note-NYTEC-13">[13]</a><a href="#cite_note-NYTBONDS-14">[14]</a> handling sales operations for about 30,000 multinational companies.<a href="#cite_note-NYTEC-13">[13]</a>

The firm purchased <a href="NPTest" class="mw-redirect" title="NPTest">NPTest</a> in 2003, the <a href="Semiconductor" title="Semiconductor">semiconductor</a>-testing unit of <a href="Schlumberger" title="Schlumberger">Schlumberger</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2003_Article_AM-15">[15]</a> and by the following year Francisco Partners had more than 30 active portfolio companies.<a href="#cite_note-NY04-16">[16]</a> Francisco Partners purchased Smart Modular from the <a href="Solectron" title="Solectron">Solectron Corporation</a> in 2004, with Smart Modular going public two years later.<a href="#cite_note-2011_Article_U-17">[17]</a> From 2005 until 2010 the firm owned the software company <a href="JDA_Software" class="mw-redirect" title="JDA Software">RedPrairie</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2010_Article_V-18">[18]</a> In 2006 the company led a leveraged buyout of <a href="Metrologic_Instruments" title="Metrologic Instruments">Metrologic Instruments</a>, which makes laser and <a href="Holographic" class="mw-redirect" title="Holographic">holographic</a>-based scanners,<a href="#cite_note-2006_Article_M-19">[19]</a> and also purchased <a href="WatchGuard" title="WatchGuard">WatchGuard</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_D-20">[20]</a> The firm purchased <a href="API_Healthcare" title="API Healthcare">API Healthcare</a> in 2008,<a href="#cite_note-2010_Article_V-18">[18]</a> and by 2010 Francisco Partners' other healthcare holdings included <a href="AdvancedMD" title="AdvancedMD">AdvancedMD</a>, Healthland, QuadraMed, and T-System.<a href="#cite_note-2010_Article_AO-21">[21]</a>

By 2012, the Francisco Partners' funds had about $7 billion in capital and invested "exclusively in technology companies across sectors including <a href="Semiconductors" class="mw-redirect" title="Semiconductors">semiconductors</a>, capital equipment and electronics components."<a href="#cite_note-2012_Article_AV-22">[22]</a> That year the company acquired the software company Ichor from American Industrial Partners,<a href="#cite_note-2012_Article_N-23">[23]</a> as well as <a href="Plex_Systems" title="Plex Systems">Plex Systems</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2012_Article_W-24">[24]</a> and Kewill.<a href="#cite_note-FTWEM-25">[25]</a> The firm invested in Paymetric in 2013,<a href="#cite_note-2013_Article_AN-26">[26]</a> selling the company to <a href="Vantiv" class="mw-redirect" title="Vantiv">Vantiv</a> in <a href="Atlanta%2C_Georgia" class="mw-redirect" title="Atlanta, Georgia">Atlanta, Georgia</a> four years later.<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AT-27">[27]</a> After acquiring the e-commerce services company Avangate in 2013,<a href="#cite_note-2013_Article_X-28">[28]</a> in 2014 the firm invested in the software company <a href="Prosper_Marketplace" title="Prosper Marketplace">Prosper</a>, with Francisco Partners' executive David Golob becoming a Prosper director.<a href="#cite_note-2014_Article_AL-29">[29]</a> Also in 2014, Francisco Partners invested in the information technology company <a href="CoverMyMeds" title="CoverMyMeds">CoverMyMeds</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2014_Article_Y-3">[3]</a> and paid $120 million for a majority stake,<a href="#cite_note-2015_Article_H-30">[30]</a><a href="#cite_note-wsj-31">[31]</a> in the controversial spy company <a href="NSO_Group" title="NSO Group">NSO Group</a>,<a href="#cite_note-:0-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-2015_Article_H-30">[30]</a> sold in 2019.<a href="#cite_note-33">[33]</a> The firm completed raising about $2.9 billion for its fourth fund in 2015.<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_S-34">[34]</a> That year, the firm also purchased the California-based analytics company <a href="Procera_Networks" title="Procera Networks">Procera Networks</a> for $240 million and the Israeli workplace management company <a href="ClickSoftware_Technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="ClickSoftware Technologies">ClickSoftware Technologies</a> for $438 million.<a href="#cite_note-2015_Article_AP-35">[35]</a> The firm invested in <a href="GoodRx" title="GoodRx">GoodRx</a> in 2015 as well.<a href="#cite_note-36">[36]</a>

Francisco joined with <a href="Elliott_Management" class="mw-redirect" title="Elliott Management">Elliott Management</a> in June 2016 to buy the <a href="SonicWall" title="SonicWall">SonicWall</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_D-20">[20]</a> as well as <a href="Quest_Software" title="Quest Software">Quest Software</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_F-37">[37]</a> subsidiaries from <a href="Dell" title="Dell">Dell</a> as part of the spinoff of <a href="Dell_Software" title="Dell Software">Dell Software</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_D-20">[20]</a><a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_E-38">[38]</a> The SonicWall investment attracted some controversy in the press, as Francisco Partners had also invested in the competitor WatchGuard, going against norms in the private equity industry.<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_D-20">[20]</a> Also in 2016, the firm sold Aesynt to <a href="Randall_Lipps" title="Randall Lipps">Omnicell</a> for $275 million and took Ichor Holdings public with an <a href="Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">initial public offering</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_F-37">[37]</a><a href="#cite_note-PITCHAESYNT-39">[39]</a> In late 2016, Francisco Partners launched its Agility fund, raising approximately $600 million of committed capital to focus on smaller technology deals.<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_AK-40">[40]</a> Shortly afterwards, Francisco Partners invested in Dynamo Software,<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AJ-41">[41]</a> <a href="Pet_Circle" title="Pet Circle">Pet Circle</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AI-42">[42]</a> <a href="Discovery_Education" class="mw-redirect" title="Discovery Education">Discovery Education</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_AH-43">[43]</a> and myON, the latter of which was sold in 2018.<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_AG-44">[44]</a> Additional investments in 2016 and 2017 included companies such as <a href="SmartBear_Software" title="SmartBear Software">SmartBear Software</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_K-45">[45]</a> <a href="Telcordia_Technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="Telcordia Technologies">iconectiv</a>, and others.<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AS-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_AR-47">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AQ-48">[48]</a><a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_F-37">[37]</a>

In 2017, Francisco Partners sold <a href="CoverMyMeds" title="CoverMyMeds">CoverMyMeds</a> to <a href="McKesson_Corporation" title="McKesson Corporation">McKesson Corporation</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_AF-49">[49]</a> and Paymetric to <a href="Vantiv" class="mw-redirect" title="Vantiv">Vantiv</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AE-50">[50]</a> and also sold PayLease<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_O-51">[51]</a> and <a href="Corsair_Gaming" title="Corsair Gaming">Corsair Gaming</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AD-52">[52]</a> Francisco Partners bought, and subsequently sold, James Allen.com in 2017.<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AC-53">[53]</a> In June 2017, Francisco Partners also acquired <a href="Sandvine" title="Sandvine">Sandvine</a>, a Canadian public company that was combined with Procera,<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_I-54">[54]</a> for $444 million.<a href="#cite_note-55">[55]</a> Francisco Partners was named Private Equity Firm of the Year by <a href="Mergers_%26_Acquisitions" title="Mergers & Acquisitions">Mergers & Acquisitions</a> in 2017.<a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_F-37">[37]</a> The firm's fifth fund, Francisco Partners V, was formed at the end of 2017 with approximately $4 billion of committed capital.<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_P-56">[56]</a> The year after Francisco Partners V's launch, the firm acquired Bomgar Corporation,<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_AB-57">[57]</a> <a href="Renaissance_Learning" title="Renaissance Learning">Renaissance Learning</a>,<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_R-58">[58]</a> and <a href="LegalZoom" title="LegalZoom">LegalZoom</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_Q-59">[59]</a> In June 2018, Francisco Partners purchased <a href="VeriFone" class="mw-redirect" title="VeriFone">VeriFone</a> for $3.4 billion.<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_A-60">[60]</a> Also in 2018, <a href="Blackstone_Inc." title="Blackstone Inc.">Blackstone Inc.</a>'s Strategic Capital Group and <a href="Goldman_Sachs" title="Goldman Sachs">Goldman Sachs</a>' <a href="Petershill_Partners" title="Petershill Partners">Petershill program</a> acquired a minority stake in Francisco Partners.<a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_P-56">[56]</a>

On September 30, 2019, Francisco Partners announced its intent to acquire Orchard Software Corporation, a privately owned company specializing in medical laboratory software.<a href="#cite_note-61">[61]</a>

In June 2020, Francisco Partners wrapped up fundraising for three funds: $7.45 billion for its VI LP fund, $1.5 billion for its Agility II fund and $750 million for Francisco Partners Credit.<a href="#cite_note-WSJCooper-62">[62]</a>

In August 2020, Francisco Partners joined <a href="Diligent_Corporation" title="Diligent Corporation">Diligent Corporation</a>'s Modern Leadership Initiative and pledged to create five new board roles among its portfolio companies for gender or ethnically diverse candidates.<a href="#cite_note-63">[63]</a> On August 31, 2020, the deal closed for Francisco Partners to buy <a href="LogMeIn" class="mw-redirect" title="LogMeIn">LogMeIn</a>,<a href="#cite_note-64">[64]</a> most known for <a href="LastPass" title="LastPass">LastPass</a> <a href="Password_manager" title="Password manager">password manager</a>, for $4.3 billion together with Evergreen Coast Capital Corp.,<a href="#cite_note-65">[65]</a> a private equity affiliate of Elliott Management. In September 2020, Francisco Partners investment GoodRx <a href="Initial_public_offering" title="Initial public offering">went public</a> on the <a href="Nasdaq" title="Nasdaq">Nasdaq</a>, with a market cap of about $19.4 billion.<a href="#cite_note-GoodRxIPO-66">[66]</a>

On October 26, 2020, Francisco Partners announced the acquisition of <a href="Forcepoint" title="Forcepoint">Forcepoint</a>, a cybersecurity company formerly owned by <a href="Raytheon_Technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="Raytheon Technologies">Raytheon Technologies</a>.<a href="#cite_note-67">[67]</a> Shortly thereafter, the firm bought <a href="MyFitnessPal" title="MyFitnessPal">MyFitnessPal</a> from <a href="Under_Armour" title="Under Armour">Under Armour</a> for $345 million.<a href="#cite_note-68">[68]</a> The acquisition completed on December 1, 2020.<a href="#cite_note-69">[69]</a>

On January 11, 2021, Francisco Partners completed acquisition of Forcepoint.<a href="#cite_note-70">[70]</a> In March 2021, the firm entered into a partnership with <a href="Zenefits" class="mw-redirect" title="Zenefits">Zenefits</a> that gave them full control of the company.<a href="#cite_note-71">[71]</a>

Also in early 2021, Francisco Partners acquired <a href="MyHeritage" title="MyHeritage">MyHeritage</a> for a reported $600 million.<a href="#cite_note-72">[72]</a> In May 2021, Francisco Partners and <a href="TPG_Capital" class="mw-redirect" title="TPG Capital">TPG Capital</a> agreed to acquire <a href="Cloud-based_integration" title="Cloud-based integration">cloud-based integration</a> business <a href="Dell_Boomi" class="mw-redirect" title="Dell Boomi">Boomi</a> from <a href="Dell" title="Dell">Dell</a> for $4 billion.<a href="#cite_note-Boomi-73">[73]</a> In July 2021 Francisco Partners acquired <a href="Starlims" title="Starlims">STARLIMS</a> from <a href="Abbott_Informatics" class="mw-redirect" title="Abbott Informatics">Abbott Informatics</a>.<a href="#cite_note-74">[74]</a> They also completed an acquisition for the EHR vendor OfficeAlly in December 2021.<a href="#cite_note-75">[75]</a><a href="#cite_note-76">[76]</a> In October 2021, Francisco Partners raised $2.2 billion in its FP Credit Partners II fund.<a href="#cite_note-77">[77]</a>

On January 21, 2022, Francisco Partners acquired health data assets from <a href="IBM" title="IBM">IBM</a>'s <a href="Watson_Health" class="mw-redirect" title="Watson Health">Watson Health</a> unit. These assets included Health Insights, MarketScan, Clinical Development, Social Program Management, Micromedex, and imaging software offerings.<a href="#cite_note-78">[78]</a> The assets were valued at a reported $1 billion.<a href="#cite_note-79">[79]</a> In July 2022, raised $13.5 billion for its VII LP fund and $3.3 billion for its Francisco Partners Agility III LP fund.<a href="#cite_note-80">[80]</a>

Also in 2022, Francisco Partners announced the acquisition of bswift from <a href="CVS_Health" title="CVS Health">CVS Health</a>. Bswift (stylilzed as "bswift") is a provider of software and services for benefits and human resources administration.<a href="#cite_note-81">[81]</a>

In May 2023, Francisco Partners completed the acquisition of <a href="Sumo_Logic" title="Sumo Logic">Sumo Logic</a> for $1.7 billion.<a href="#cite_note-82">[82]</a>

In July 2023, together with <a href="TPG_Inc." title="TPG Inc.">TPG Inc.</a>, Francisco Partners agreed to acquire web tracking and analytics firm <a href="New_Relic" title="New Relic">New Relic</a> in an all-cash deal valued at $6.5 billion.<a href="#cite_note-83">[83]</a>

In August 2023, IBM agreed to sell <a href="The_Weather_Company" title="The Weather Company">The Weather Company</a> to Francisco Partners for an undisclosed sum.<a href="#cite_note-84">[84]</a> The sale was finalized on February 1, 2024,<a href="#cite_note-TWC_sale-85">[85]</a> and the cost was disclosed as $1.1 billion, with $750 million in cash, $100 million deferred over seven years, and $250 million in contingent consideration.<a href="#cite_note-86">[86]</a>

In September 2023, American <a href="Investment_management" title="Investment management">investment management firm</a> <a href="Kohlberg_Kravis_Roberts" class="mw-redirect" title="Kohlberg Kravis Roberts">Kohlberg Kravis Roberts</a> sold the <a href="Audiobook" title="Audiobook">audiobook</a> publisher <a href="RBMedia" title="RBMedia">RBmedia</a> to private equity firms <a href="H.I.G._Capital" title="H.I.G. Capital">H.I.G. Capital</a> and Francisco Partners in a transaction valued at over $1 billion.<a href="#cite_note-87">[87]</a> In December 2023, Francisco Partners completed its purchase of <a href="United_Kingdom" title="United Kingdom">British</a> <a href="Data_security" title="Data security">data security</a> provider <a href="Blancco_Technology_Group" title="Blancco Technology Group">Blancco Technology Group</a>, in a deal worth £175 million.<a href="#cite_note-88">[88]</a>

In February 2024, Francisco Partners and <a href="TA_Associates" title="TA Associates">TA Associates</a> signed an agreement to become co-controlling shareholders of Orisha, a European software company.<a href="#cite_note-PEHubJoseph-89">[89]</a> In March 2024, Francisco Partners announced the acquisition of Jama Software, an industry leading requirements management and traceability solution provider, for $1.2B.<a href="#cite_note-90">[90]</a> In October 2024, Francisco Partners and <a href="Clearlake_Capital" title="Clearlake Capital">Clearlake Capital</a> completed their acquisitions of American <a href="Software" title="Software">software</a> company <a href="Synopsys" title="Synopsys">Synopsys</a>' Software Integrity Group (later renamed Black Duck Software), for $2.1 billion.<a href="#cite_note-91">[91]</a><a href="#cite_note-92">[92]</a> That same month, <a href="Global_Payments" title="Global Payments">Global Payments</a> sold its <a href="Medical_software" title="Medical software">medical software</a> business, <a href="AdvancedMD" title="AdvancedMD">AdvancedMD</a>, to Francisco Partners for $1.13 billion.<a href="#cite_note-ReutersNishant-93">[93]</a>

In January 2025, Francisco Partners announced the final closing of FP Credit Partners III, L.P., an opportunistic credit fund worth $3.3 billion, which exceeded the target fund amount of $2.3 billion.<a href="#cite_note-94">[94]</a> In February 2025, Francisco Partners earned the number one spot on the 2025 <a href="HEC_Paris" title="HEC Paris">HEC Paris</a> <a href="Dow_Jones" title="Dow Jones">Dow Jones</a> "Large Buyout" performance rankings.<a href="#cite_note-95">[95]</a>

In March 2025, Francisco Partners acquired Quorum Software, a leading provider of energy software worldwide. With this investment, it hopes to further strengthen its platform and provide customers with world-class software and services.<a href="#cite_note-96">[96]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Business_model">Business model</h2></div>

Francisco Partners specializes in financing divisional buyouts, taking public companies private, sponsored <a href="Mergers_and_acquisitions" title="Mergers and acquisitions">mergers and acquisitions</a>, growth equity financing, recapitalizations, and restructurings. The firm primarily invests in maturing or mature<a href="#cite_note-2019_Article_T-9">[9]</a> technology and technology-related companies<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_S-34">[34]</a> in areas such as software, internet,<a href="#cite_note-2015_Article_AP-35">[35]</a> healthcare, communications, hardware, and technology services. The firm typically acquires a majority or controlling stake in its portfolio companies, but will occasionally acquire a minority interest in a company with board representation.<a href="#cite_note-2019_Article_T-9">[9]</a> Specializing in technology buyouts, Francisco has acquired former <a href="Venture_capital" title="Venture capital">venture capital</a>-backed companies, as well as many divisions of large conglomerates and IT companies worldwide.<a href="#cite_note-NY04-16">[16]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Offices_and_employees">Offices and employees</h2></div>

The firm is based in <a href="San_Francisco%2C_California" class="mw-redirect" title="San Francisco, California">San Francisco, California</a>, with additional offices including one in <a href="London" title="London">London</a>, United Kingdom.<a href="#cite_note-:0-32">[32]</a><a href="#cite_note-2019_Article_T-9">[9]</a> Francisco Partners is currently led by CEO Dipanjan Deb, one of the firm's founders,<a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_S-34">[34]</a> along with Ezra Perlman and Deep Shah, co-presidents, and David Golob, the <a href="Chief_investment_officer" title="Chief investment officer">chief investment officer</a>.<a href="#cite_note-2019_Website_L-11">[11]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Investments">Investments</h2></div>

Francisco Partners has been top ranked by the <a href="HEC_Paris" title="HEC Paris">HEC Paris</a> <a href="Dow_Jones" title="Dow Jones">Dow Jones</a> Private Equity Performance Rankings from 2020 to 2024 and among tech specialist private equity firms,<a href="#cite_note-Private_Equity_Wire_Jan_2021-97">[97]</a><a href="#cite_note-Private_Equity_News_Jan_2021-98">[98]</a><a href="#cite_note-99">[99]</a> and has a list of portfolio companies that changes frequently. Francisco Partners has invested in or acquired companies including <a href="GoodRx" title="GoodRx">GoodRx</a>,<a href="#cite_note-Reuters_Sept_2020-100">[100]</a><a href="#cite_note-CNBC_Sept_2020-101">[101]</a> <a href="BeyondTrust" title="BeyondTrust">BeyondTrust</a>,<a href="#cite_note-CyberScoop_Sept_2018-102">[102]</a> <a href="Renaissance_Learning" title="Renaissance Learning">Renaissance Learning</a>,<a href="#cite_note-EdWeek_May_2018-103">[103]</a> and <a href="MyHeritage" title="MyHeritage">MyHeritage</a>.<a href="#cite_note-Globes_Feb_2021-104">[104]</a><a href="#cite_note-CTech_Feb_2021-105">[105]</a><a href="#cite_note-Austin_Business_Journal-106">[106]</a><a href="#cite_note-CRN_Oct_2020-107">[107]</a><a href="#cite_note-Wiggers-108">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-2018_Article_A-60">[60]</a>

In the past, Francisco Partners has held, among others, investments or ownership of <a href="ClickSoftware_Technologies" class="mw-redirect" title="ClickSoftware Technologies">ClickSoftware Technologies</a>,<a href="#cite_note-investments-109">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-2015_Article_AP-35">[35]</a> <a href="Comodo_Group" class="mw-redirect" title="Comodo Group">Comodo Group</a>,<a href="#cite_note-110">[110]</a> and Connecture.<a href="#cite_note-investments-109">[109]</a><a href="#cite_note-2016_Article_AR-47">[47]</a><a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_AS-46">[46]</a><a href="#cite_note-111">[111]</a><a href="#cite_note-112">[112]</a><a href="#cite_note-pitch1-113">[113]</a><a href="#cite_note-Wiggers-108">[108]</a><a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_I-54">[54]</a><a href="#cite_note-2017_Article_K-45">[45]</a>

<div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2></div>

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<li><a href="Mezzanine_capital" title="Mezzanine capital">Mezzanine</a></li>

<li><a href="Private_equity_secondary_market" class="mw-redirect" title="Private equity secondary market">Secondaries</a></li>

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<li><a href="Early_history_of_private_equity" title="Early history of private equity">Early history of private equity</a></li>

<li><a href="Private_equity_in_the_1980s" title="Private equity in the 1980s">Private equity in the 1980s</a></li>

<li><a href="Private_equity_in_the_1990s" title="Private equity in the 1990s">Private equity in the 1990s</a></li>

<li><a href="Private_equity_in_the_2000s" title="Private equity in the 2000s">Private equity in the 2000s</a></li></ul>

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<li><a href="Pension_fund" title="Pension fund">Pension fund</a></li>

<li><a href="Sovereign_wealth_fund" title="Sovereign wealth fund">Sovereign wealth fund</a></li></ul>

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<ul><li>Private equity firms</li>

<li>Venture capital firms</li>

<li>Portfolio companies</li></ul>

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