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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 Drawbridge

September 1, 2022

Cybersecurity

Francisco Partners has made a strategic growth investment in Drawbridge, a cybersecurity software provider focused on the alternative investment industry. Existing investor Long Ridge and Drawbridge's leadership team remain significant equity holders; the capital will be used to accelerate product development and expand Drawbridge's market reach. The transaction closed on September 1 with terms undisclosed.

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 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.

Francisco Partners Makes Growth Investment in GAINSystems

July 27, 2020

Cloud & SaaS

GAINSystems, a provider of supply chain planning and inventory optimization software, received a growth investment from Francisco Partners — the company’s first institutional capital. GAINSystems CEO Bill Benton and the management team retain a controlling ownership stake as the company scales product and go-to-market efforts.

Francisco Partners Makes Strategic Growth Investment in SourceScrub

September 28, 2021

Data & Analytics

Francisco Partners has made a strategic growth investment in SourceScrub, a San Francisco–based private company intelligence platform. The funding will support SourceScrub's expansion into new markets and customer segments and accelerate product development; existing investor Mainsail Partners and the company's founders and management will remain significant equity holders.