On the record · Investment firm
Francisco Partners
Technology-focused PE firm with $45B+ AUM. Specializes in software and technology buyouts
Research depth
Transactions sourced
At least one recorded transaction has a public source.
Record updated Sept. 27, 2026
Current ownership
Current owner not established
This record does not identify a current owner. That absence is a gap in the record, not a conclusion about ownership.
Ownership and transaction history
Chronology from recorded ownership periods, transactions and reviewed outcome events. Event order does not imply causation.
Feb. 21, 2017
Carve-out · Completed · Recorded transaction
June 1, 2016
Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction
May 30, 2019
Prometheus Group / Genstar Capital
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Sept. 30, 2019
Orchard Software Corporation / Francisco Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
May 11, 2020
Eventbrite, Inc. / Francisco Partners
Other · Announced · Recorded transaction
Feb. 11, 2021
Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction
March 31, 2021
BARBRI Inc. / Francisco Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Sept. 10, 2021
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Aug. 3, 2022
8x8, Inc. / Francisco Partners
Other · Announced · Recorded transaction
July 31, 2023
New Relic, Inc. / Francisco Partners, TPG
Take-private · Announced · Recorded transaction
Oct. 30, 2024
AdvancedMD / Francisco Partners
Carve-out · Announced · Recorded transaction
March 4, 2025
Quorum Software / Francisco Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Oct. 29, 2025
Take-private · Announced · Recorded transaction
Aug. 4, 2026
Command Alkon / Francisco Partners
Leveraged buyout · Announced · Recorded transaction
Date not recorded
Acoustic, L.P. / Francisco Partners
Minority investment · Announced · Recorded transaction
Date not recorded
Muse Group / Francisco Partners
Minority investment · Completed · Recorded transaction
Sources and evidence
Recorded transaction sources
These support a recorded transaction row. They have not passed the separate evidence-review process.
- R1New Chapter for myON as an Independent Literacy Software Company | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 21, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R2Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in QGenda | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 14, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R3Genstar Capital Acquires Prometheus Group for Over $1 Billion | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 11, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R4Francisco Partners to Acquire Orchard Software | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 10, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R5Eventbrite Announces Financing with Francisco Partners | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 9, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R6Zocdoc Announces $150 Million in Growth Financing from Francisco Partners | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 16, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R7Francisco Partners to Acquire Leading Legal Education Provider BARBRI | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 9, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R8RugsUSA Announces Growth Investment from Francisco Partners, Acquiring a Majority Stake from Comvest Partners | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 8, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R98x8 Announces Convertible Notes Exchange, New Issuance and Stock Repurchase | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 8, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R10New Relic to be Acquired by Francisco Partners and TPG for $6.5 Billion | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 7, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R11Francisco Partners to Acquire AdvancedMD from Global Payments | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 6, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R12Francisco Partners to Acquire Quorum Software | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 6, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R13Jamf Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Francisco Partners in $2.2 Billion Transaction | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 6, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R14Jamf Enters into Definitive Agreement to be Acquired by Francisco Partners in $2.2 Billion Transaction
Jamf · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 6, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R15Command Alkon Announces Acquisition by Francisco Partners | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 1, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R16Thoma Bravo to sell Command Alkon to Francisco Partners | Thoma Bravo
Thoma Bravo · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 1, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R17Acoustic Announces Strategic Growth Investment from Francisco Partners | Media | Francisco Partners
Francisco Partners · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 11, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
- R18Muse Group Enters Its Next Chapter of Growth Following Successful Partnership with Francisco Partners | Muse Group
Muse Group · Company announcement · Retrieved Sept. 7, 2026
Supports: Recorded transaction
What we do not know
These are gaps in the public record, not findings about the organization.
- The organization's operating status has not been researched.
- No current public ownership assessment has been published.
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