Francisco Partners is a leading technology-focused private equity firm with $45 billion in assets under management (2024). The firm differentiates itself through deep sector expertise, flexible capital, and a strong track record of returns, earning the #1 spot in the 2025 HEC Paris Dow Jones Large Buyout performance rankings. Francisco Partners specializes in divisional buyouts, taking public companies private, growth equity, and recapitalizations of maturing technology and technology-enabled services businesses. Its portfolio includes notable companies such as The Weather Company, New Relic, and Sumo Logic, demonstrating its ability to drive value in tech investments.
Paul Hastings says it advised Francisco Partners on its acquisition of EfficientIP, a DNS, DHCP, IP address management, and DNS security company, from founders and minority investors. The item was published on June 29, 2026.
