Francisco Partners

We are proud to announce that Ashley Evans, a partner in our Application Software group, has been recognized as an expert senior dealmaker on The Wall Street Journal Pro Private Equity’s 2024 Women to Watch List, which recognizes the women shaping private equity’s present and future. “As investors, intellectual capital is the only non-commodity asset at our disposal,” Ashley said. “It is because of this that I have always been committed to working with and leading teams focused on growth, development, and the voicing of non-consensus opinions and perspectives.” Read about Ashley’s recognition, here: https://lnkd.in/e3U4hWw5

We are proud to be named by GrowthCap as a Top Private Debt Firm in 2024. GrowthCap recognized us as a partner of choice for publicly-traded, privately-held, family, and founder-led technology and technology-enabled companies seeking flexible capital solutions. Our dedicated credit and structured solutions team is proud to support our portfolio through a unique platform-based approach – able to meet the specific operating and financial objectives of our partners. ? Learn more about today’s award win, here: https://lnkd.in/dcYBRw8G

We are proud to announce that Private Debt Investor has named Francisco Partners’ Lee Rubenstein to its 2024 Rising Stars of Private Debt list as a top achiever in the private debt sector with potential to shape the future of the asset class. With the ability to creatively structure capital solutions that help companies achieve their operating and financial objectives, Lee has been instrumental in growing the firm’s credit strategy into one of the leading providers of flexible, partnership-driven capital to technology and tech-enabled companies. Read more about this award, here:?https://lnkd.in/eAKcWWQR

We are proud to be recognized by Inc. Magazine on its annual list of Founder-Friendly Investors for the fourth consecutive year. The list showcases firms with a reputation for being trusted partners to founder-led businesses. In our 25-year history, we have invested in more than 150 founder-owned businesses, and our devoted team of experienced investment professionals, executives and functional experts empowers them to realize their full potential and deliver enhanced value to their customers, partners, and end users. We are grateful to our founder partners for allowing us to help scale their businesses. Read more about our track record working with founders:?https://lnkd.in/eCFG2-8n

We are proud to announce that we have signed a definitive agreement to acquire AdvancedMD, a leading cloud-based provider of medical office software, from Global Payments Inc. ? “We are excited to welcome AdvancedMD back to the FP portfolio and to partner with the team to continue building best-in-class healthcare software. AdvancedMD’s end-to-end platform delivers an integrated user experience for patients, physicians, staff and billers, and is well-positioned to ensure its customers’ success,” said Justin Chen, Partner at FP. Read more about our investment here: https://lnkd.in/d-tyvMV9

Francisco Partners’ Petri Oksanen, Partner and Co-Head of Europe, spoke with RJ Lumba of GrowthCap to discuss what he looks for in enterprise application software companies and how our differentiated approach can be molded to be a perfect fit for any partnering founder or business owner looking to usher in the next stage of growth for their company. ? “We take a partnership approach with our management teams and were one of the first technology-focused private equity firms to come into existence, which gives us an experience base that is broader and deeper than some others,” said Petri. “We are able to help not just with high-level strategy, but also offer deep functional expertise in specific areas.” ? Listen to the full conversation here: https://lnkd.in/gcdXR2JJ

We are proud to announce that?GrowthCap?has named Francisco Partners’ Jason Brein and?Brian Decker to its 2024 Top Software Investors List. This marks Brian’s second consecutive year being recognized on this list. ? Jason and Brian are critical members of FP’s?leading software?team and were selected by GrowthCap based on their investing experience and professional milestones, as well as feedback from colleagues and FP’s portfolio company CEOs. ? Read more about Jason and Brian’s software expertise and the award here:?https://lnkd.in/ejDn65zj

We are proud to announce that we have completed our carve-out acquisition of the Software Integrity Business assets from Synopsys Inc, a leading provider of trusted and comprehensive silicon to systems design solutions. Alongside Clearlake Capital Group, we have established the Software Integrity Group as Black Duck, a newly independent application security company providing a comprehensive portfolio of application security products and services. “We are excited to continue our partnership with the entire Black Duck management team as the company begins the next step of its journey as a standalone business,” said Brian Decker and Evan Daar, Partners at Francisco Partners. “Alongside Clearlake, we are excited to help extend the company’s leadership in the industry as a comprehensive next-generation application security testing provider. This next stage of growth will better serve its customers, while protecting their mission-critical software applications, and we are looking forward to bringing additional resources and expertise to keep accelerating its growth.” Read more about our investment here: https://lnkd.in/eQ9fT2ae

We are thrilled to be recognized by GrowthCap as a Top Private Equity Firm for the third consecutive year. GrowthCap acknowledged us as a leading technology-focused investment firm with a proven reputation for delivering exceptional returns through a distinctly flexible approach, deep domain knowledge and strong operational expertise. Since our founding 25 years ago, Francisco Partners has invested in more than 450 technology companies, making it one of the most active, successful and longstanding investors in the technology industry. ? Learn more about today’s award win, here: https://lnkd.in/ejPCMaki

We are proud to announce the pending sale of QGenda a leader in healthcare workforce management solutions, supporting over 700,000 physicians and other healthcare providers across more than 45 different specialties. QGenda’s founder and CEO, Greg Benoit said, “Every technology founder should aim to partner with Francisco Partners. They are the gold standard, and I’m thrilled that I chose to partner with them 8 years ago. Ezra Perlman, Justin Chen and the whole FP team have been instrumental in providing strategic advice and guidance, supporting our acquisition efforts, and driving our mission to deliver transformative technology to healthcare providers. It is bittersweet that our journey with FP is ending, but we are excited about the future chapter of transformation and growth.” Today showcases FP’s deep expertise in the healthcare technology market and our extensive track record of successfully partnering with founders to help inflect and grow their businesses. To learn more about QGenda and today’s announcement, the full press release is linked here: https://lnkd.in/ervVCxPJ