Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Drawbridge

Long Ridge Equity Partners Makes Minority Growth Investment in Drawbridge

March 11, 2021

Cybersecurity

Long Ridge Equity Partners has made a minority growth capital investment in Drawbridge, a cybersecurity software provider serving the alternative investment industry. The investment will support Drawbridge's global expansion, accelerate product innovation, and grow its client base; Long Ridge will also place Kevin Bhatt and Jason Melton on Drawbridge's board.

Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Accela

September 6, 2023

Government & Public Sector

Accela, a provider of cloud-based government software, received a strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners while Berkshire Partners remains a significant, equal equity investor. The undisclosed capital will be used to accelerate Accela's product and market growth as the company expands its civic cloud platform for state and local governments.

Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Paradigm

October 13, 2021

Software

Francisco Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Paradigm, the software group that manages PracticePanther, Bill4Time, MerusCase and Headnote, to support product innovation and continued growth. Paradigm, formed by ASG and backed by Alpine Investors, will use the capital and Francisco Partners' software and payments expertise to expand its product suite and accelerate adoption among law firms; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 with terms undisclosed.

Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Acoustic

October 18, 2022

Marketing & Advertising

Acoustic, a provider of unified marketing and customer experience technology for B2C brands, has received a strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners while existing investor Centerbridge Partners remains the primary equity holder. The capital will support Acoustic’s platform vision, accelerating product development and expansion of its personalized multichannel marketing and analytics capabilities.

Charlesbank Capital Partners Makes Growth Investment in Bridgepointe Technologies

January 11, 2022

IT Services

Charlesbank Capital Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Bridgepointe Technologies, a San Mateo-based IT strategy and advisory firm. Bridgepointe raised more than $100 million in total proceeds to fund partner recruitment and enablement, service and brand expansion, key hires, and future acquisitions.

Francisco Partners Provides $60M Growth Investment to Reciprocity

September 8, 2022

Cybersecurity

Reciprocity, a provider of cyber risk and compliance software built around its ROAR platform, has closed a $60 million strategic growth investment from Francisco Partners. The capital will be used to accelerate product innovation and expand go-to-market activities to serve CISOs and business leaders.