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Who is Francisco Partners?

Francisco Partners is a private equity firm based in the United States.

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Francisco Partners

Type
private equity firm
Headquarters
San Francisco, United States
Industries
Last verified 2026-10-24
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Francisco Partners is a technology-focused investment firm with private equity and credit strategies. It provides flexible capital and operating support to growth-aspiring technology businesses across multiple sectors.

Francisco Partners combines sector expertise, flexible capital and operating executives to support growth financing, acquisitions, shareholder liquidity and recapitalizations.

Capital
More than $75 billion of capital raised; the source does not state current assets under management.
Capital model
Private equity and credit investment strategies with flexible capital.
Investment size
Check sizes vary with the company and shareholder objective; no numeric check range is publicly specified on the saved strategy page.
Founder ownership
The official investment roster includes a Partnering with Founders transaction type.
Geography
The official investment roster includes companies in North America, EMEA and APAC.
Majority or minority
The official roster includes minority investments, private buyouts, carve-outs and public-to-private deals rather than one exclusive control model.
Ownership
Uses private buyouts, minority investments, public-to-private transactions, carve-outs and founder partnerships.
Platform or bolt-on
The private equity strategy offers M&A funding to companies and shareholders seeking growth.
Sector focus
Technology companies across vertical sectors; the firm applies specialist expertise to technology used throughout the economy.
Enterprise value
Transaction values range from $100 million to multi-billion dollars; the source states transaction value, not a strict target enterprise-value requirement.

Their portfolio

Showing 87 of 87 known holdings — coverage is still partial.

  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doAccela supplies cloud-based permitting, licensing and service software to government agencies.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doAcoustic is a marketing and customer experience (CX) SaaS platform that enables marketing campaign orchestration, CX analytics, and automated pricing and promotion.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doAdvancedMD provides a cloud-native medical office software platform that unifies practice management, electronic health record, patient engagement, and payments software solutions.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doAeries Software is a provider of student information system (“SIS”) software to the K-12 education market.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doAndHealth provides clinical care for chronic disease treatment and management.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doAvalon develops clinical policies and utilization management services for laboratory tests.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doBARBRI is a provider of technology-enabled legal education with a comprehensive product suite across the legal education lifecycle.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doBetterment is an online wealth management platform.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doBeyondTrust is a leader in intelligent identity and access security, enabling organizations to protect identities, stop threats, and deliver dynamic access.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doBlack Duck provides all the application security solutions previously available from the Synopsys Software Integrity Group.
  • SectorIndustrials & manufacturing
    What they doBlackline Safety is a technology leader driving innovation in the industrial workforce through IoT.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doBlancco provides secure data erasure and mobile device lifecycle software.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doBoomi is a provider of cloud-based integration Platform as a Service (iPaaS).
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they dobswift helps customers change the way their employees perceive and engage with their benefits through a proven blend of adaptive technology, service excellence, and compassionate service.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doLeader in developing and delivering pharmacy automation, point-of-care technology, medication management, and clinical supply solutions.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doCivitas Learning helps colleges and universities reduce student dropout rates.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doDiscovery Education is a provider of standards-based digital curriculum and instructional materials to the K-12 education market.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doDrawbridge supplies cybersecurity program management software to financial services firms.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doDynamo gives alternatives investors a Performance Edge, empowering them to efficiently scale their firm to capitalize on the growing wave of private market opportunities.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doEfficientIP is a provider of DDI (DNS, DHCP, IP Address Management) software solutions for enterprise and service provider networks.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doEG develops sector-specific business software for multiple industries in the Nordic market.
  • SectorProfessional & business services
    What they doElite is a provider of ERP software and integrated payment solutions for the legal industry.
  • SectorConsumer & retail
    What they doEvite is a digital platform that enables consumers to easily create, send, and manage invitations and greeting cards for a variety of occasions.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doFollett Software delivers simple technology to empower educators, streamlining educational processes with intuitive, personalized solutions.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doForcepoint is a global cybersecurity leader for user and data protection.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doGainSystems is a provider of supply chain planning software.
  • Glorious
    SectorConsumer & retail
    What they doGlorious designs and sells PC gaming peripherals including keyboards, mice and accessories.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doGoodRx is a digital platform for healthcare in the US.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doGoTo supplies cloud communications, remote support and IT management software.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doGreenslate provides payroll and production accounting software to film and television producers.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doiboss is a 100% SaaS-based provider of network security solutions via the cloud.
  • SectorIndustrials & manufacturing
    What they doJama Software is a provider of Engineering Management (“EM"), Requirements Management ("RM") and Traceability software solutions.
  • Jamf
    SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doJamf delivers the most complete Apple management and security platform, with unmatched support, the largest Apple IT community, and hundreds of integrations.
  • SectorIndustrials & manufacturing
    What they doKeyloop is a global provider of software solutions to the auto retail industry; serving approximately 16,000 dealer sites and most automotive manufacturers, in over 90 countries.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doKobalt Music is the independent music publishing destination for songwriters and publishers, powered by technology.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doLastPass provides password management, auto form filling, random password generation, and digital wallet applications.
  • SectorProfessional & business services
    What they doLegalZoom operates a online provider of legal solutions for small businesses and consumers at a fraction of the cost and time required of an attorney.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doLitmos develops eLearning solutions for companies.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doLiveU is driving the live video revolution by providing high quality live video streaming for TV, mobile, online, and social media with its portable devices and cloud services.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doLucidworks is a provider of enterprise search software that provides internal workplace and external e-commerce solutions to companies.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doMacrobond is a provider of macroeconomic data and integrated data analysis software.
  • Merative
    SectorHealthcare
    What they doMerative provides data, analytics and software for healthcare and government social services.
  • SectorIndustrials & manufacturing
    What they doMovella provides movement data and technology for entertainment, sports, health and automation uses.
  • Muse Group
    SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doFrancisco Partners backed the combination of Muse Group, an industry leader in music content and creation, and Hal Leonard, the legendary sheet music publisher and music-learning provider.
  • SectorConsumer & retail
    What they doMyFitnessPal is a mobile nutrition and fitness tracking application.
  • SectorConsumer & retail
    What they doMyHeritage is a global genealogy platform enabling consumers to discover, preserve, and share their family history.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doAs a leader in observability, New Relic empowers engineers with a data-driven approach to planning, building, deploying, and running great software.
  • News Break
    SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doNews Break operates a digital platform for local news, community information and nearby events.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doNMI is a provider of payments enablement technology that empowers ISOs, ISVs, VARs, and payment facilitators to offer branded payment gateway services without building or maintaining their own technology.
  • SectorLogistics & transport
    What they donShift is the delivery and experience management platform, helping more than 20,000 e-commerce, retail, manufacturing, and 3PL businesses turn shipping into a growth driver.
  • NZXT
    SectorConsumer & retail
    What they doNZXT is a designer and manufacturer of PC gaming hardware dedicated to making PC gaming achievable to all of those with a passion for play.
  • SectorIndustrials & manufacturing
    What they doOEConnection (OEC) is an end-to-end technology platform serving as the digital backbone for the global automotive aftersales ecosystem.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doOffice Ally provides software to healthcare providers, independent physician associations (IPAs) and health plans.
  • SectorReal-estate services
    What they doOpenTech Alliance supplies self-storage technology including access control, kiosks, call-center tools, electronic locks and site operations management.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doOperative is a provider of software solutions to the media industry.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doOrisha develops vertical business software used across several end markets.
  • SectorProfessional & business services
    What they doParadigm is a provider of practice management software and integrated payments to the legal industry.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doPaysafe is a provider of global payments acceptance solutions to high-complexity segments.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doPayScale is a provider of cloud-based compensation data, analytics, and software.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doPerforce is a global provider of enterprise-grade development operations (“DevOps”) software solutions.
  • SectorConsumer & retail
    What they doPet Circle is one of the e-commerce provider of pet food, accessories, and supplies in Australia.
  • SectorReal-estate services
    What they doProperty Finder is a real estate marketplace designed to connect property seekers to real estate agents.
  • Prosper
    SectorFinancial services
    What they doProsper operates an online marketplace connecting borrowers and consumer-lending investors.
  • Quorum Software
    SectorAgriculture & resources
    What they doQuorum Software provides software for upstream, midstream and renewable energy operations, including planning, accounting and production workflows.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doRBmedia is a audiobook publisher in the world.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doReciprocity is a first-of-its-kind approach to IT risk management that ties an organization’s risk directly to its business strategy.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doRedis is one of the world’s in-memory database, and commercial provider of Redis Enterprise.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doRedSail Technologies is a leader in pharmacy technology and public sector software.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doRenaissance Learning provides cloud-based assessment, teaching, and learning solutions to more than one-third of U.S. schools.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doSmartBear delivers application integrity for modern tech stacks, ensuring continuous, measurable assurance that software just works as intended – with governance to operate at AI speed and scale.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doSonicWall has been an industry security partner over company’s 25 year history.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doSourceScrub is a data service for investment and M&A firms looking to research, find, and connect with privately-held companies.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doST Math is a PreK-8 visual instructional program that leverages the brain’s innate spatial-temporal reasoning ability to solve mathematical problems – a patented approach that is in the market.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doSTARLIMS is a Laboratory Information Management System (LIMS) solution suite.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doSumo Logic, Inc. empowers the people who power modern, digital business.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doSymplr is a developer of governance, risk, and compliance management software intended for healthcare facilities.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doTeachers Curriculum Institute (TCI) is a provider of technology-enabled social studies and science curriculum to K-12 students.
  • SectorMedia & telecom
    What they doThe Weather Company helps people and businesses around the world make more informed decisions and take action in the face of weather.
  • SectorLogistics & transport
    What they doThinventory is a provider of Field Inventory Management Solutions.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doTS Imagine is a cloud-based end-to-end trading and portfolio management software platform for the capital markets and investment management industry.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doUnifiedpost Group SA is a cloud-based platform for SME business services built on documents, identity, and payments.
  • SectorSoftware & IT services
    What they doVendavo supplies price optimization and management software to business customers across industries.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doVeradigm provides electronic health records, revenue cycle, patient engagement and healthcare analytics software.
  • SectorFinancial services
    What they doVerifone supplies payment devices, ecommerce tools and merchant acquiring services.
  • SectorLogistics & transport
    What they doVeson Nautical develops commercial maritime software for vessel management and shipping workflows.
  • SectorEducation
    What they doVitalSource provides critical technology infrastructure to the higher education digital materials industry.
  • SectorHealthcare
    What they doZotec is one of the country's largest privately held providers of revenue cycle, patient billing and practice management solutions for more than 25,000 healthcare clinicians and their patients.
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