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Francisco Partners

Francisco Partners

San Francisco, Californiafranciscopartners.com

Overview

Francisco Partners is a global private equity firm that specializes in investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses. The firm invests across a wide range of technology sectors and pursues various strategies including buyouts, growth investments, and recapitalizations.

Year Founded

1999

AUM

$45B

Portfolio Companies

95

Investments

Francisco Partners investments
CompanyDateStageLead
prometheus groupMay 2019Buyout/LBOCo-investor
BoomiNov 2021Buyout/LBOLead
verifoneApr 2025Private EquityLead
everfoxJul 2023Buyout/LBOCo-investor
quorum softwareMar 2025Buyout/LBOLead
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Key People

Dipanjan Deb

CEO, Partner

Dave Stevens

Senior Operating Partner

David Carter

Operating Partner

Duncan James

Operating Partner

Greg Hughes

Senior Operating Partner

Jack Cardwell

Operating Partner

Jose Morales

Operating Partner

Josh Horstmann

Operating Partner, Francisco Partners Consulting

Laura Malinasky

Operating Partner

Paul Cormier

Senior Operating Partner

Shiva Ramabadran

Operating Partner

Snehal Desai

Managing Operating Partner

Alan Ni

Partner

Andrew Kowal

Partner

Ashley Evans

Partner

Chris Adams

Partner

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Sector & Stage Mix

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Investment Activity

Yearly cadence, pace, and funding raised over time.

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FAQ

Where is Francisco Partners based?

Francisco Partners is headquartered in San Francisco, California, United States.

When was Francisco Partners founded?

Francisco Partners was founded in 1999.

How many portfolio companies does Francisco Partners have?

Francisco Partners has 95 portfolio companies in Caplight's dataset.

What are some companies in Francisco Partners's portfolio?

Portfolio companies visible on Caplight include prometheus group, Boomi, verifone, everfox, quorum software.

What was Francisco Partners's most recent investment shown here?

Francisco Partners's most recent investment in this portfolio sample was in verifone in 2025.

What sectors does Francisco Partners focus on?

Francisco Partners focuses on Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Real Estate & PropTech, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Real Estate & PropTech, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, FinTech, Real Estate & PropTech, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Healthcare & Life Sciences, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, FinTech, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Crypto & Web3, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Consumer & Commerce, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Enterprise Software, Cybersecurity, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Cybersecurity, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Frontier & Industrial Tech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Energy & Sustainability, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, FinTech, FinTech, Mobility, Transportation & Logistics, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Cybersecurity, Healthcare & Life Sciences, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Media, Entertainment & Gaming, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, FinTech, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Enterprise Software, FinTech, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Telecommunications & Networking, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, AI, Data & Cloud Infrastructure, Frontier & Industrial Tech, Enterprise Software, Enterprise Software, Telecommunications & Networking, Consumer & Commerce, Enterprise Software, Consumer & Commerce.

What company stages does Francisco Partners focus on?

Francisco Partners typically invests at the MultiStage stage.

What is Francisco Partners's AUM?

Francisco Partners's assets under management are estimated between $10.0B and $100.0B.

Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded1999
AUM$45B

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