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Francisco Partners

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With $7 billion of capital under management, Francisco Partners is one of the world’s largest technology-focused private equity funds. The firm was founded to pursue structured investments in technology companies undergoing strategic, technological, and operational inflection points. Francisco Partners targets control investments in private companies, with transaction values ranging from $30 million to $2 billion. The principals of Francisco Partners have invested in excess of $3 billion of equity capital in over 50 technology companies.

Milestones

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  Francisco Partners invested in Barracuda Networks. (1/9/06)
  Posted 5/5/10 at 3:47am via barracudanetworks.com
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  Francisco Partners invested in Specific Media. (11/1/07)
  Posted 2/10/10 at 3:25am via specificmedia.com
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  Francisco Partners invested in Dextrys. (8/7/07)
  Posted 2/8/10 at 7:41am via dextrys.com
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  Francisco Partners invested in Numonyx. (3/31/08)
  Posted 12/5/09 at 2:30pm via numonyx.com
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  Francisco Partners invested in Aconex. (9/23/08)
  Posted 12/21/08 at 9:26pm via thealarmclock.com
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  Francisco Partners invested in Specificmedia. (11/1/07)
  Posted 11/1/07 at 3:10am via techcrunch.com
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  Francisco Partners — Francisco Partners Acquires Ichor Systems (1/6/12)
  Posted 1/6/12 at 5:17am via finsmes.com
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  Francisco Partners — EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to be Acquired by Francisco Partners. (5/17/10)
  Posted 7/6/10 at 4:04am via franciscopartners.com

Investments

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1. Francisco Partners Closes $2.0BN Middle-Market Technology Fund (finsmes.com) [edit]
2. EF Johnson Technologies, Inc. Enters Into Agreement to be Acquired by Francisco Partners (franciscopartners.com) [edit]
3. Francisco Partners Acquires Ichor Systems (finsmes.com) [edit]
4. Down Unda's Aconex Raises $85M For Construction Software (thealarmclock.com) [edit]
5. Numonyx Press Room: Numonyx Enters Memory Market in a Strong Position (numonyx.com) [edit]
6. Specific Media Secures $100 Million in Funding (specificmedia.com) [edit]
7. More Ad Network Deals—Specific Media Raises $100 Million, AOL Close to Buying Quigo For $300 Million (techcrunch.com) [edit]
8. Francisco Partners' massive investment in DarwinSuzsoft is a ringing endorsement of the opportunities for software outsourcing and development in China. (dextrys.com) [edit]
9. Barracuda Networks Announces Investment from Sequoia Capital and Francisco Partners (barracudanetworks.com) [edit]