Investment Summary |
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|---|---|
| Date | 2010-10-25 |
| Target | Quantros |
| Sector | Software |
| Investor(s) | Francisco Partners |
| Deal Type | Growth Capital |
| Advisor(s) | B.C. Ziegler and Co. (Financial) |
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| Category | Private Equity Firm |
|---|---|
| Founded | 1999 |
| PE ASSETS | 45.0B USD |
| Size | Mega |
| Type | Sector Focused |
Francisco Partners is a private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services. Specific areas of interest include semiconductors, capital equipment, electronics components, systems and manufacturing, IT services and business process outsourcing, communications, security and enterprise applications, and infrastructure software. Prospective investment situations include divisional buyouts, growth equity financings, acquisitions of private companies, sponsored mergers and acquisitions, and take-privates. Francisco Partners looks for opportunities where it can commit a minimum of $100 million per investment. Francisco Partners was formed in 1999 and is based in San Francisco, California.
| DEAL STATS | # |
|---|---|
| Overall | 43 of 146 |
| Sector (Software) | 14 of 49 |
| Type (Growth Capital) | 8 of 34 |
| State (California) | 9 of 36 |
| Country (United States) | 34 of 121 |
| Year (2010) | 4 of 5 |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-09-27 |
Hypercom
Scottsdale, Arizona, United States Hypercom Corp., is a provider of complete electronic payment solutions and value-added services at the point of transaction. Hypercom designs, manufactures and sells a variety of electronic transaction terminals, peripheral devices, transaction networking devices, transaction management systems, application software and information delivery services. Additionally, the Company provides support and related services, which include maintenance, 24/7 management and monitoring of customer networks, on-site technology assessments, network training, and design and implementation. Hypercom’s customers include domestic and international financial institutions, electronic payment processors, retailers, independent sales organizations and distributors. |
Sell | $485M |
| DATE | TARGET | DEAL TYPE | VALUE |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2010-10-26 |
Source Photonics
Chatsworth, California, United States Source Photonics is a provider of optical communication products used in telecommunication systems and data communication networks. Source Photonics designs, manufactures, and sells a broad portfolio of optical communication products, including passive optical network, or PON, subsystems, optical transceivers used in the enterprise, access, and metropolitan segments of the market, as well as other optical components, modules and subsystems. Source Photonics, was founded in 2001 and is based in West Hills, Califrornia. |
Buy | $146M |
