M&A Deal Summary

Francisco Partners Acquires Blancco Technology Group

On December 5, 2023, private equity firm Francisco Partners acquired consumer services company Blancco Technology Group for 175M EUR

Acquisition Highlights
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 1st transaction in the Consumer Services sector.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 19th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 7th transaction in the United Kingdom.

M&A Deal Summary
Date 2023-12-05
Target Blancco Technology Group
Sector Consumer Services
Buyer(s) Francisco Partners
Deal Type Going Private
Deal Value 175M EUR
Advisor(s) Rothschild Global Advisory (Financial)
Travers Smith (Legal)

Target

Blancco Technology Group

Bishop's Stortford, United Kingdom
Blancco Technology Group provides after-sales services for consumer technology companies worldwide. Blancco Technology Group was founded in 1997 and is based in Bishop's Stortford, the United Kingdom.

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Buyer

Francisco Partners

San Francisco, California, United States

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor

Category Private Equity Firm
Founded 1999
PE ASSETS 45.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Focused
DESCRIPTION
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.
Francisco Partners' headquarters in San Francisco, California.

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 152 of 157
Sector (Consumer Services) 1 of 1
Type (Going Private) 16 of 16
Country (United Kingdom) 7 of 7
Year (2023) 7 of 7
Size (of disclosed) 19 of 30
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-04 Muse Group

San Francisco, California, United States

Muse Group is an operator of music technology brands. Their products and services operate under many different brands, including Ultimate Guitar, Audacity, StaffPad, MuseScore, Tonebridge, and MuseClass. Muse Group is based in San Francisco, California.

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FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-03-14 Jama Software

Portland, Oregon, United States

Jama Software is a product development platform for companies building complex, smart and connected products. The Jama solution enables enterprises to accelerate development time, mitigate risk, slash complexity and verify regulatory compliance. Jama Software was founded in 2006 and is based in Portland, Oregon.

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