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 businesses. The firm seeks to invest in communication technology, consumer technology, education technology, ERP & business intelligence, financial technology, healthcare, security & infrastructure, semis & systems, tech-enabled services, and vertical market software sectors.

Year Founded

1999

AUM

$45B

Portfolio Companies

74

Investments

CompanyDateStageLead
Capsa HealthcareApr 2026Buyout/LBOLead
Avalon Healthcare SolutionsDec 2025Private EquityCo-investor
ActivTrakNov 2025StrategicLead
IronCircleAug 2025Corporate FundingCo-investor
EliteAug 2025Buyout/LBOLead

Key People

Dipanjan Deb

CEO

Bill Griffin

Operating Partner, Francisco Partners Consulting

Bruce Grainger

Managing Operating Partner

Dave Stevens

Senior Operating Partner

David Carter

Operating Partner

Duncan James

Operating Partner

Jack Cardwell

Operating Partner

Jose Morales

Operating Partner

Josh Horstmann

Operating Partner, Francisco Partners Consulting

Laura Malinasky

Operating Partner

Michael Hunt

Senior Operating Partner

Paul Cormier

Senior Operating Partner

Shiva Ramabadran

Operating Partner

Snehal Desai

Managing Operating Partner

Alan Ni

Partner

Andrew Kowal

Partner

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Firmographic Details

HeadquartersSan Francisco, California
Year Founded1999
AUM$45B

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