Francisco Partners

Francisco Partners Management, L.P.
Company typePrivate
IndustryPrivate equity
FoundedAugust 1999 (1999-08) in Menlo Park, California, U.S.
Founders
  • Dipanjan Deb
  • Benjamin Ball
  • Neil Garfinkel
  • Sanford Robertson
  • David Stanton
Headquarters
Key people
  • Dipanjan Deb (CEO)
  • David Golob (CIO)
  • Ezra Perlman (co-president)
  • Deep Shah (co-president)
  • Tom Ludwig (COO)
AUMUS$45 billion (2024)
Number of employees
116 (2023)
SubsidiariesThe Weather Company, AdvancedMD, Merative, New Relic, RBMedia, Sumo Logic
Websitefranciscopartners.com
Footnotes / references

Francisco Partners Management, L.P., doing business as Francisco Partners, is an American private equity firm focused exclusively on investments in technology and technology-enabled services businesses. Founded in 1999, it is headquartered in San Francisco and has offices in London and New York City.

In June 2024, it ranked 27th in Private Equity International's PEI 300 ranking among the world's largest private equity firms. In February 2025, Francisco Partners earned the number one spot on the 2025 HEC Paris Dow Jones "Large Buyout" performance rankings.