Francisco Partners Acquires Sumo Logic

Francisco Partners Acquires Majority Stake in PayScale

April 25, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Francisco Partners has made a majority growth investment in PayScale, Inc., valuing the Seattle-based SaaS compensation data and analytics provider at an enterprise value of $325 million. Warburg Pincus is exiting its investment as part of the transaction, and the capital will be used to support PayScale’s product innovation and growth.

Francisco Partners and TPG Acquire New Relic

November 2, 2023

Software

Francisco Partners and TPG have agreed to acquire observability software provider New Relic for $87.00 per share in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $6.5 billion. The deal, approved by New Relic's board and supported by key shareholders, will take New Relic private to provide greater flexibility to continue its product transition and accelerate investment in its observability platform.

Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Acquire LogMeIn for $4.3B

December 17, 2019

Cloud & SaaS

Affiliates of Francisco Partners and Evergreen Coast Capital Corporation have entered into a definitive agreement to acquire LogMeIn, Inc. for $86.05 per share in an all-cash transaction valuing the company at approximately $4.3 billion. The deal — approved by LogMeIn's board and expected to close in mid-2020 subject to approvals — will take the Boston-based SaaS company private to accelerate product investment and long-term growth.

Sumo Logic Acquires JASK Labs

November 4, 2019

Cybersecurity

Sumo Logic acquired JASK Labs to integrate JASK's cloud-native Autonomous Security Operations Center (ASOC) capabilities into Sumo Logic's Continuous Intelligence Platform, expanding its cloud-native security intelligence, cloud SIEM and compliance offerings. The deal adds JASK's security engineering talent and an Austin, Texas office to Sumo Logic and aims to reduce alert fatigue and automate SOC workflows for modern, multi-cloud environments.

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.

MBO Partners Acquires MindSumo, Inc.

September 29, 2020

Marketing & Advertising

MBO Partners has acquired MindSumo, an open innovation and crowdsourcing platform based in Durham, North Carolina. The acquisition adds MindSumo's community and crowdsourced innovation capabilities to MBO's independent-workforce platform, enabling expanded services for enterprise clients focused on product development, market research and co-creation.