Secondary Buyout • Software

Francisco Partners Acquires Jama Software

On March 14, 2024, private equity firm Francisco Partners acquired software company Jama Software from Insight Partners for 1.2B USD

Acquisition Context
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 50th transaction in the Software sector.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 9th largest (disclosed) transaction.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 126th transaction in the United States.
  • This is Francisco Partners’ 2nd transaction in Oregon.

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M&A Deal Summary

Date March 14, 2024
Target Jama Software
Sector Software
Buyer(s) Francisco Partners
Sellers(s) Insight Partners
Deal Type Secondary Buyout
Deal Value 1.2B USD
Advisor(s) Evercore Group (Financial)

Target Company

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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Buyer Overview 1

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 Context for Buyer #
Overall 152 of 160
Sector: Software 50 of 53
Type: Secondary Buyout 26 of 29
State: Oregon 2 of 2
Country: United States 126 of 134
Year: 2024 1 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 9 of 31
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-05 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.

Buy €175M
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-05-06 Black Duck Software

Burlington, Massachusetts, United States

Black Duck Software is a provider of automated solutions for securing and managing open source software, eliminating the pain related to security vulnerabilities, open source license compliance and operational risk. Black Duck Software was founded in 2002 and is headquartered in Burlington, Massachusetts.

Buy $2.1B

Seller Profile 1

SELLER

Insight Partners

Investor Investor Investor Investor Investor


Category Venture Capital Firm
Founded 1995
PE ASSETS 90.0B USD
Size Mega
Type Sector Agnostic
DESCRIPTION

Insight Partners is a growth capital investment firm focused on early to later stage investments principally in the software sector. Insight Partners was formed in 1995 and is based in New York, New York.


Deal Context for Seller #
Overall 40 of 48
Sector: Software 16 of 19
Type: Secondary Buyout 16 of 18
State: Oregon 1 of 1
Country: United States 34 of 41
Year: 2024 1 of 5
Size (of disclosed) 4 of 7
PREVIOUS DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2023-12-19 Exiger

New York City, New York, United States

Exiger is an operator of global regulatory and financial crime, risk and compliance company. Exiger arms financial institutions, multinational corporations and governmental agencies with the practical advice and technology solutions they need to prevent compliance breaches, respond to risk, remediate major issues and monitor ongoing business activities. Exiger was founded in 2013 and is based in New York City, New York.

Buy -
FOLLOWING DEAL
DATE TARGET DEAL TYPE VALUE
2024-08-14 AMCS

Limerick, Ireland

AMCS supplies integrated software and vehicle technology for the waste, recycling, and material resources industries. AMCS Platform is a suite of best-in-class SaaS solutions that includes industry-specific enterprise management software, intelligent optimization, mobile workforce, vehicle technology, digital engagement, and analytics solutions, which delivers digital innovation to the emerging circular economy worldwide. AMCS was founded in 2003 and is based in Limerick, Ireland.

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