Francisco Partners Acquires Jama Software for $1.2B

Francisco Partners Acquires Jamf

January 30, 2026

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners completed a take-private acquisition of Jamf for $13.05 per share in cash, valuing the Apple device management and security company at an enterprise value of approximately $2.2 billion. The deal, approved by Jamf stockholders, will delist Jamf from NASDAQ and positions the company to accelerate its product roadmap and expand its offerings under private ownership.

PSG and 2ndWave Software Acquire JAMS from Fortra

April 22, 2025

Software

PSG and 2ndWave Software have purchased JAMS (including the Skybot platform) from Fortra and established JAMS Software as an independent company owned by PSG, 2ndWave and employees. The transaction, which closed June 1, 2025, positions the standalone JAMS Software to accelerate product innovation, expand market reach, and deepen support for global IT operations customers.

Francisco Partners Acquires Smith Technologies (rebranded as RedSail Technologies)

March 2, 2020

Software

Francisco Partners has signed a definitive agreement to acquire Smith Technologies, a wholly owned subsidiary of J M Smith Corporation; the company will be rebranded as RedSail Technologies. Terms were not disclosed; Francisco Partners says the investment will provide capital to accelerate growth, expand market share and geographic footprint as an independent business. Kraig McEwen will join as CEO and the company will continue to operate its QS/1, Integra and PUBLIQ product families from its Spartanburg, South Carolina headquarters.

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.

Francisco Partners and TA Associates Become Co-Controlling Shareholders of Orisha

July 16, 2024

Software

Francisco Partners has agreed to partner with TA Associates to become co-controlling shareholders of Orisha, a Paris-headquartered European vertical software company. TA, the majority shareholder since 2021, will reinvest alongside Francisco Partners and Orisha management to support continued organic growth, geographic expansion and strategic acquisitions; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 2024 subject to regulatory approvals.

Blackstone Growth Makes Strategic Growth Investment in Dynamo Software; Francisco Partners Reinvests

September 9, 2021

Cloud & SaaS

Dynamo Software has entered into a definitive agreement to receive a strategic growth investment from funds managed by Blackstone Growth, with existing investor Francisco Partners reinvesting. The capital will be used to accelerate Dynamo's product development and global expansion across the alternative investment management market; the transaction is expected to close in Q4 with terms undisclosed.