Francisco Partners Acquires Consignor Group for NOK 1.5 Billion

Francisco Partners Acquires EG from Axcel for DKK 3.7 billion

May 23, 2019

Software

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire EG A/S, a leading Scandinavian provider of industry-specific software, from Axcel for DKK 3.7 billion. The deal (approved May 23, 2019) positions Francisco Partners to grow EG organically and via further bolt-on acquisitions while supporting operational improvement and expansion across the Nordics.

Marlin Equity and Francisco Partners Combine Consignor and Unifaun

February 12, 2021

Transportation

Marlin Equity Partners acquired Oslo-based Consignor and merged it with its existing portfolio company Unifaun, creating a combined global provider of cloud Transport Administration Systems (TAS). Francisco Partners partnered with Marlin as an equal shareholder in the combined business to bring together complementary SaaS offerings, accelerate product innovation, and expand geographic reach across ecommerce and logistics end markets.

Francisco Partners Makes Significant Growth Investment in Veson Nautical

March 17, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners has entered a definitive agreement to make a significant equity investment in Veson Nautical alongside existing investor Pamlico Capital and co-founder John Veson. The growth capital will help Veson accelerate product innovation, organic growth and pursue a targeted acquisition strategy in the maritime freight software market.

Francisco Partners Acquires Quorum Software from Thoma Bravo

March 4, 2025

Software

Francisco Partners has agreed to acquire Quorum Software, a leading provider of energy software, from Thoma Bravo. The deal will position Quorum to accelerate product and platform investment and pursue growth through organic initiatives and strategic acquisitions to expand its global energy software footprint.

Francisco Partners Takes Majority Stake in GAINSystems

January 25, 2022

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners has made a majority investment in GAINSystems, becoming the company’s majority shareholder after an initial strategic growth investment in July 2020. The capital and partnership are intended to help GAINSystems scale its cloud-based supply chain planning platform and expand capabilities for its manufacturing, distribution and retail customers.

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.