Salesforce Acquires ClickSoftware from Francisco Partners for $1.4B EV

Salesforce Acquires Own Company for $1.9 Billion

September 5, 2024

Cloud & SaaS

Salesforce has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Own Company, a provider of cloud-native data protection and data management solutions, for approximately $1.9 billion in cash. The acquisition will expand Salesforce's platform data security, privacy, and compliance capabilities and is expected to close in the fourth quarter of Salesforce's fiscal year 2025, subject to customary approvals.

Salesforce Acquires Informatica for $8 Billion

May 27, 2025

Data & Analytics

Salesforce completed its acquisition of Informatica in an $8 billion equity deal (approximately $25 per share), bringing Informatica's cloud data management, integration, and MDM capabilities into Salesforce's platform. The purchase is intended to accelerate Salesforce's Agentforce/Agentic AI initiatives by embedding Informatica's data catalog, governance, and integration technology across Data 360, MuleSoft, Tableau, and Customer 360.

Francisco Partners Acquires Sumo Logic

May 12, 2023

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners has completed its acquisition of Sumo Logic for $12.05 per share in cash, valuing the company at approximately $1.7 billion. The transaction takes Sumo Logic private and positions the SaaS analytics provider to accelerate product innovation and growth in observability and security for cloud-native applications.

GameSquare Holdings Acquires Click Management

September 11, 2025

Media & Entertainment

GameSquare Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: GAME) agreed to acquire Click Management, a talent and creator management agency, for $8.5 million plus contingent earnouts. The deal is intended to expand GameSquare’s talent management and creator-led offerings, and is expected to be accretive to profitability beginning in 2025.

Francisco Partners Invests in Perforce Software, Joining Clearlake as Equal Partner

July 8, 2019

Software

Perforce Software received a significant new equity investment from Francisco Partners, which will become an equal partner with affiliates of Clearlake Capital; Perforce's management also participated in the transaction. The capital will support Perforce's buy-and-build growth strategy to expand its DevOps platform, accelerate M&A activity and extend its global footprint; terms were not disclosed.

Clearlake Capital Completes Acquisition of Quest Software from Francisco Partners

February 2, 2022

Cybersecurity

Clearlake Capital Group completed its acquisition of Quest Software from Francisco Partners, making Clearlake the majority shareholder and partnering with Quest’s existing management team to pursue a buy-and-build strategy. The investment aims to accelerate Quest’s cloud/SaaS adoption, expand its identity-centric cybersecurity, data intelligence, and IT operations management offerings, and drive growth organically and through M&A.